Category:: Professional
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Department:: Office of Emergency Management
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Aug 5, 2022
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time Temporary
Ref. No.:: 12539
Position ID:: 151527

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

Job Description:

Budget Salary: Instructional Support Associate (SL-2)

Compensation: $1,755.19 bi-weekly

*This is a temporary UUP position through May 31, 2023. Temporary appointments can be terminated at any time.

Binghamton University may require on campus residing student(s) to isolate or quarantine based upon a diagnosis of COVID-19, being evaluated as a person under investigation (PUI) or determined to have had contact with an individual diagnosed with COVID-19.

Students unable to return home will be required to move to designated isolation and quarantine spaces on campus and off campus. The Isolation/ Quarantine Space Coordinators (IQSC) will have responsibilities for coordinating all aspects of isolation and quarantining of students and providing assistance and support as needed. The IQSC will also be responsible for communicating information to key stakeholders. Positions report to the Office of Emergency Management. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Communicate instructions with students on the process of moving into the quarantine / isolation housing (e.g., when / how this will occur, building / room assignment, key access, meal ordering, trash removal, laundry, and process for resource requests for emergency and non-emergency assistance)
• Responsible for room assignment and coordination of keys and room access
• Assist students in the physical move process to isolation/quarantine space on and off campus
• Communication with departments on campus and families
• Provide support to students in isolation/quarantine and make periodic contact (virtual and in-person) with students
• Deliver meals to isolation/quarantine sites on and off campus
• Coordinate all aspects of releasing students from or transferring between isolation/ quarantine, including providing students with instructions
• Performs administrative functions necessary for efficient operation of the space-maintaining database of occupants, inventory of supplies, etc.
• Develop administrative reports (e.g., occupancy / vacancy rate, personal protective equipment (PPE) inventory, concerns / challenges, etc.)
• Coordinating cleaning and turn-over of isolation/ quarantine spaces
• Coordinate laundry services for students in isolation/quarantine as needed
• Considered an essential and critical employee

Requirements:

• Must hold an Associate's Degree
• Must possess a valid driver's license to operate a vehicle in NYS
• Must be physically able to carry up to 20lbs up three flights of stairs
• Must be able to wear PPE, including respirators per guidance by University and health officials (training will be provided)
• Must have the ability and willingness to work in a high-stress environment
• Must have the ability to work with and manage stress / anxiety of others
• Must be willing and able to interact in person with students in quarantine or isolation due to a diagnosis of COVID-19, being evaluated as a person under investigation (PUI) or determined to have had contact with an individual diagnosed with COVID-19
• Must have strong technological skills and ability to communicate virtually with students, families and campus administrators via Zoom
• Will be required to sign confidentiality agreement and maintain strict confidentiality

Preferred:

• Proven record of strong administrative skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to adapt quickly
• Effective communicator
• Experience in health care

Compensation:

• Bi-weekly salary of $1,755.19
• Will be provided with use of state phone, computer and use of campus vehicle to carry out state duties

Additional Information:

Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov

Payroll information can be found on our website http://www.binghamton.edu/human-resources/payroll/

Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."

Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.

For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit:
https://www.binghamton.edu/human-resources/dual-career-program/

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

Persons interested in this position should apply online.

Please submit:

1. Resume,
2. Cover letter, and
3. Contact information for three professional references

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