Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Secretary II
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Administrative & Support
Department	RSDM-Student Affairs
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting Summary	Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) is currently seeking a Secretary II for the Office of Student Affairs. Under direct supervision of the Executive Assistant of the Vice Dean, the Secretary II shares administrative responsibilities for the operation of the Offices of Student Affairs and Diversity and Inclusion. Assists with the coordination of all programs run under the auspices of these areas. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Maintains the schedules and sets up appointments with students, course directors, faculty, etc. Monitors project deadlines and ensures those deadlines are met. Provides administrative and operational support in the development and implementation of a variety of school-wide programs. Provides interdepartmental coverage (Offices of Academic Affairs, Vice Dean and Dean) when needed for phone coverage, proctoring, specialized programs, and events. Assists with general student services and telephones in the Office of Student Affairs. Greets students, faculty and visitors to the offices. Serves as a first point-of-contact for visitors and their questions.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1850
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	23.840
Annual Mid Range Salary	24.340
Annual Maximum Salary	25.070
Standard Hours	35.00
Union Description	Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Graduation from an accredited program in secretarial studies plus three (3) years of full-time secretarial experience required. An additional year of experience is required in lieu of the secretarial program. College credits may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for secretarial experience. Up to sixty (60) credits may be substituted for two years of secretarial experience.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Proficiency in typing and word processing skills.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience with additional software packages.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST2030
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details

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