POSITION OBJECTIVE
Working under general direction, provide administrative support to the department. The department is highly collaborative and is a community-engaged research environment. This is a part-time position working 20 hours per week.
The academic research center focuses on the complex interplay between environmental drivers and population health outcomes. Specializing in boundary-spanning and collaborative research, training, and practice focused on achieving health equity through food systems transformation and environmental justice.Placing special emphasis on community-engaged approaches that disrupt the role of structural racism to create and sustain environmental health equity. The center seeks to translate these findings into policies, practices, and relationships that promote community and population health equity. The center assistant must uphold the values of the center including a commitment to racial justice, collaboration, community engagement, inclusivity, and innovation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
NONESSENTIAL FUNCITONS
CONTACTS
Department: Continuous contact with supervisor and center leadership to maintain workflow.
University: Regular contact with other university departments on an as needed basis to exchange information related to purchasing, reimbursements, travel, event planning, etc.
External: Occasional contact with travel and accommodation vendors to coordinate activities.
Students: Infrequent contact with students to exchange information.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position has no direct supervision of staff employees. May direct the work of students or temporary employees.
QUALIFICAITONS
Experience: 3 to 5 years of related secretarial experience required.
Education: High school education required.
REQUIRED SKILLS
WORKING CONDITIONS
Typical office environment. The employee will perform repetitive motion using a computer mouse and keyboard to type. Occasional work on evenings and weekends to assist with center-wide events.
This position is eligible for hybrid work arrangement up to two remote days per week at the discretion of the department. New employees may begin a hybrid schedule upon approval from the supervisor, successful completion of an orientation period and signing the remote work checklist certification form.
In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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