Office Assistant

Wilkes University invites applications for an Office Assistant in the College of Business and Engineering. This position supports daily office operations and student engagement across the College, including the Air Force ROTC program.

Primary responsibilities include coordinating prospective student and cadet visits, scholarship interviews, recruiting events, and orientations; assisting with student organization activities and departmental events; preparing recruitment materials; and overseeing purchasing of uniforms, equipment, and supplies. The Office Assistant works collaboratively with College staff, faculty, and campus partners to support a positive experience for current and prospective students and cadets.

The successful candidate will communicate professionally, respond to inquiries, handle confidential matters with discretion, and maintain positive working relationships across the University. Strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate multiple activities are important to success in this role. A high school diploma or GED is required; associate's degree is preferred. Administrative support experience is preferred. Candidates should demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel, along with the ability to use standard office equipment.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.