FACULTY SUPPORT SUPERVISOR II
Location: Seattle Washington
Description: University of Washington is currently seeking to employ FACULTY SUPPORT SUPERVISOR II right now, this job will be placed in Washington. More details about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Req #: 104664 Department: SCHOOL OF LAW Job Location: Seattle Campus Posting Date: 02/07/2014 Closing Info: Closes On 02/17/2014 Salary: $3229-$4340 per month Union Position: Yes This classification is governed by a negotiated labor contract and is subject to union shop provisions. For more information about union shop provisions, visit Union Information Limited Recruitment: Open to UW Employees only Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for th! is position, click here. The University of Washington (UW) is ! proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions.
Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. Founded in 1899, the University of Washington School of Law is one of the nation’s top public law schools; it also enjoys strong private support for leading programs in Asian Law, Global Health, Law & Technology, Tax, and Environmental Law. Located in William H.
Gates Hall, a new state-of-the-art facility in vibrant Seattle, the School of Law is also home to the Gates Public Service Scholars program and the Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services. The UW School of Law has an outstanding opportunity for a Faculty Support S! upervisor II. This position will serve as the Faculty Support Supervisor II for the Faculty Secretarial staff and perform professional secretarial duties for designated School of Law faculty. The Faculty Support Group of the School of Law offers faculty (full-time, part-time, visiting, adjunct and affiliate) teaching in the School of Law administrative support for faculty teaching, scholarship and public service.
The Faculty Support Supervisor II will oversee the Faculty Support Group’s day-to-day office operations and budget, supervise all Faculty Support Group staff, and act as liaison between the Faculty Support Group and faculty, and other offices within the School of Law and University, and outside organizations. Additionally, the Faculty Support Supervisor II will provide faculty support services to a small group of faculty (generally three or four full-time faculty). The Supervisor will report to and act under the delegated authority of the Director of ! Human Resources. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Supervisor will oversee all of t! he day-to-day office operations of the Faculty Support Group with duties and responsibilities which will include but not be limited to the following: -Serve as the first contact point for questions from faculty and secretarial staff.
- Maintains relationships between faculty and secretarial staff, monitor faculty workload requests to ensure that requests fall within secretarial staff job classifications. -Develops and manages support staff budget. -Ensure that questions and requests from both faculty and secretarial staff receive attention and timely response, working with Secretary Lead to coordinate overload coverage. -Supervises staff including hiring, performance management, training, discipline, merit and promotion recommendations.
- Work closely with secretary lead and provide necessary updates and consulting regarding questions and problems. Serve as a resource to supervisor regarding the capabilities and training needs of individual secretarie! s. -Consult with secretary lead regarding annual performance evaluations for secretarial staff. Provide input regarding goal setting for the next evaluation period.
- Take the lead role in orienting and mentoring new secretarial staff. -Create and maintain intranet website containing all Faculty Support Group office procedures, recommend new office procedures, and exercise independent judgment in interpreting and applying existing procedures. -Prepare and/or direct the preparation of reports, budgets, teaching materials, scholarly manuscripts, legal documents and pleadings, and office manuals using word processing, graphics, statistical, spreadsheet and/or database software. -Plan, organize and manage Faculty Support Group staff meetings.
- Represent the Faculty Support Group at department meetings. -Deal professionally with students, staff, faculty, attorneys, alumni and all other visitor and callers. -Perform the duties of Secretary Senior. -Perform related ! duties as required.
Experience working in legal environment. Excellent spelling, composition, summarizing, typing, editing, filing, telephone, computer, organizational, supervisory and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to work independently under general direction without detailed supervision and be successful in working independently with others to accomplish program goals. Initiative, ! attention to detail, judgment, intelligence and professionalism in the work place is essential.
Must work well with diverse personalities in a service oriented environment subject to fluctuating priorities and interruptions. Candidates must have demonstrated experience managing employees including hiring and performance management. Commitment to a service orientation, including customer service skills and experience. DESIRED: Baccalaureate degree.
Familiarity with Westlaw and/or Lexis. Speed, accuracy, proofreading and the ability to take and follow directions are essential elements of this position. Must function well under often intense deadline pressure. Must demonstrate flexibility and willingness to work with systems in transition.
The ability to assume a leadership role in fostering a collaborative working environment. Condition of Employment: Appointment to this position is contingent upon obtaining satisfactory results from a criminal back! ground check. Application Process: The application process for UW posit! ions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Workforce Authorization, Criminal Conviction History, Cover Letter and/or others.
Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this positionâ€Â. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs†page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
The University of Washington is a leader in environmental stewardship & sustainability, and committed to becoming climate neutral. The University ! of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 / 206-543-6452 (tty) or dso@uw.edu. https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=104664&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1-- >
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