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Office Support Associate
Posted On: Tuesday, December 31, 2030
Position Type: Civil Service
College/Division: Applications are accepted and testing is conducted on a continuous basis for this classification
Department: Various
Contact: Human Resources Service Center
| 815-753-6000
Phone: 815-753-6000
Fax: 815-753-2335
RESPONSIBILITIES
Starting Salary: $9.78/hour plus benefits (Click here for employment benefit information)
REQUIRED SKILLS
High school graduation or equivalent.
Any one or any combination of the following:
18 months clerical/office support work experience including use of computer systems
OR
30 semester hours of college or university course work in office occupations, business administration, business education or closely related fields
OR
18 months vocational training that provided a knowledge of clerical procedures
OR
48 semester hours of college or university course work in any curriculum.
Ability to type 40 words per minute.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Knowledge of Word and Excel
MATERIALS
For application and appointment information, call 815-753-6000 or stop by Human Resource Services at 1515 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL. (Click here for employment application).
Applications containing employment information from your first job through your current position and a copy of your college/university transcripts and DD214 if applicable, must be returned to Human Resource Services. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Current NIU employees need to complete a Civil Service Request to Test form (click here) and submit to Human Resource Services.
All qualified candidates will be scheduled to take a State Universities Civil Service Examination. At the time of testing, you will be required to present a photo ID.
NOTE: If you have previously tested for this classification and you wish to rewrite the examination to improve your score, please contact the Civil Service Testing Office at 815-753-6034.
Northern Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.