This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time Office Specialist 2 position for the Oregon State University Division of Extension and Engagement’s Extension Yamhill County Office in McMinnville, Oregon.
This Office Specialist 2 (OS2) is a team member of the Oregon State University Division of Extension and Engagement’s (division) Extension Service in Yamhill County, Oregon. As a team member, this OS2 provides administrative and digital communication support for the OSU Extension Yamhill County office as assigned. The Office Specialist 2 must know all facets of the OSU Extension Yamhill County Office and is expected to independently organize and prioritize a demanding and complex workload, monitor progress, and adapt to changing needs. This support includes providing excellent and empathetic customer service while engaging in culturally appropriate and inclusive communication.
This OS2 is the primary point-of-contact for serving the public and responding to various inquiries whether in person, via phone or email. This OS2 serves as the primary clerical support staff for the Master Gardener program, in addition to providing back-up clerical support for all faculty in Yamhill County as needed and /or directed by the Administrative Office Manager through a variety of general office and record keeping functions.
This individual assists the OSU employees in Extension Yamhill County with ensuring that educational programming and outreach activities serve broad and diverse populations in an accessible and inclusive manner. This includes assisting the Administrative Office Manager with the civil rights and language/visual access obligations.
About Yamhill:
Yamhill County is one of 36 counties in Oregon. Yamhill was one of the first “Districts” of Oregon, lying on the west side of the lower middle part of the Willamette Valley. The OSU employees and trained volunteers of the Extension Yamhill County provide non-formal community educational programs and information services to the people in the Yamhill County communities.
About the Division of Extension and Engagement (division):
The Division of Extension and Engagement (division) is core to Oregon State University’s mission. The division helps create real solutions and positive impact across Oregon and beyond. The division is aligned under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement. To learn more about our division and its core units and initiatives, visit the division’s website.
The division has built the capacity and expectation for employees to use digital communications and technologies in the modern-day workplace. This reflects our demonstrable commitment to using digital communications tools and changing technologies as a primary way to raise Oregonians’ awareness of and engagement with our organization, programs and resources.
Oregon State University strives to ensure that all educational programs, services, activities, and materials we offer to the public are identified, developed, delivered, and evaluated in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. OSU division’s educational programs, services, activities, and materials are available to all people. OSU division prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, activities, and materials. All employees are responsible for and expected to comply with Civil Rights obligations and actively work to expand access to all eligible populations.