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Job Summary/Basic Function:

• Health insurance – Low bi-weekly premium. Employees pay 5% of bi-weekly salary for benefit coverage with ability to pay 2.5% when participating in the wellness program.
• Dental insurance – Coverage is free to employee and dependents after 90 days
• Vision insurance – Coverage is free to employee and dependents after 90 days.
• Group life insurance - equal to annual salary (up to $50,000) at no cost to the employee
• Voluntary Group Life and Accident Insurance – available for purchase at low rates for additional employee coverage as well as coverage for spouse and children
• Long Term Disability Insurance – available for purchase at low rates with either a 90 or 180-day waiting period
• Retirement – 2 plans to choose from
• Tuition waiver – employee, spouse, and dependents are eligible
• Vacation leave– up to 10.4 days accrued for the first year, increases to up to 15.6 days per year after first year
• Personal leave – up to 5 days per year
• Sick leave – up to 15.6 days accrued per year, including up to 5 days per year that can be taken to care for a family member
• Holiday leave – up to 12 days per calendar year

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 2 years of experience in a college and university setting.
• Must have basic knowledge of college student engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to:
  • solve problems.
  • manage multiple, complex tasks with accuracy and attention to detail.
  • maintain a professional demeanor in fast-paced work environment.
  • maintain confidentiality.
  • work independently.
  • learn academic and office policies.
  • change priorities with little/no notice.

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Flexibility, willingness, and ability to pursue and adopt new ideas, information, and technology, and process and summarize information.
• Ability to work with faculty, staff, and students of diverse cultures, racial and ethnic groups, and socioeconomic status.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Evidence of a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Successful interview.
• Successful completion of three background checks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling, or a related Human Services field.
• 1 year of experience in college and university student Housing and Residence Life at the graduate assistant and / or full-time professional level.
• Experience partnering with faculty on living-learning community initiatives.
• Prior experience using Adirondack Solutions' The Housing Director (THD) software.
• Prior certifications and / or training in Clery Act, ATIXA / Title IX, Green Dot, Allies / Safe Zone, Suicide Prevention, and / or ALICE Training.

Essential Functions:

• No or very limited physical effort required.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risks.
• Extensive writing skills (prepare and organize complex documents).
• Extensive verbal communication skills (provide information and assistance regularly).
• Intermediate math skills.
• Most work done at a desk, utilizing a computer and phone.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• Understanding of written and verbal directions.
• Ability to sit for long lengths of time.
• Must be able to lift/pull/push up to 10 pounds.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• This position is represented by a labor union and is subject to the terms and conditions of the SCUPA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Individuals holding this position are essential as defined by the collective bargaining agreement and will be expected to report to work during weather and other emergencies.
• The position specifies contract responsibilities that require living in a university-furnished apartment.
• Ability to work remotely if required due to emergency university closure.

Days Worked: Monday to Friday

Hours/Shift worked: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Occasional evenings and weekends.

Quicklink for Posting/Requisition: 10620

About Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville University is a top-ranked university in the North, with more than 100programs, some of which are uniquely distinctive to the region and nation. We have a strong academic history guided by industry-leading professors. Our faculty members are recognized to be fiercely passionate about their students’ overall success. Our student body is rich in diversity and is known to be enthusiastically driven towards excellence while being socially conscious. Our beautiful 250-acre campus contains classic architecture, mixed with state-of-the-art, energy-saving structures and a historic pond with two resident swans. Access to extraordinary faculty, a historical campus setting and an extremely high job-placement rating are the reasons our alumni rate us as a smart life choice.

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