"Temporary Employment Pool - 2025"

Seattle University strives to be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. We embrace an intersectional framework for defining diversity in its broadest sense, including differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, generational history, culture, socioeconomic class, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, political perspectives, geographic origin and physical ability. Seattle University strives to be a welcome, open and safe campus climate for all who learn, live and work at Seattle University.

Seattle University's Core Competencies

• Effective Team Collaboration: Works harmoniously with others towards a common goal, leveraging individual strengths to achieve shared objectives.
• Emotionally Intelligent Communication: Engages in a skillful exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings, verbally and non-verbally.
• Ethics and Integrity: Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to honesty, professionalism, and alignment with our Jesuit mission in all actions and decisions.
• Flexibility and Innovation: Embraces change, approaching problems with curiosity adaptability, and is committed to making a positive impact.
• Mindful Inclusion: Fosters mindful inclusion by consciously creating a workplace that celebrates differences, embraces cultural humility, and empowers uniqueness.
• Outcomes-Driven Orientation: Sets clear objectives, pursues excellence, and delivers measurable outcomes while upholding Jesuit Catholic values.

Temporary employees provide temporary support to various departments at Seattle University. Temporary positions are often administrative support roles; however, there is occasional need for professional level, specialized temporary positions as well. Please apply to our temporary pool or you can apply directly to a posted temporary position.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma plus three or more years of progressive clerical or office support experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. This position requires a criminal history background check.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree. Previous experience working in higher education. The ideal candidate will possess these highly desirable qualifications and skills: Excellent office management and supervisory skills; expertise in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows. Experience in various university systems are also preferred.

Application Instructions:

Applicants are also strongly encouraged to attach an electronic cover letter and resume when applying. All positions require a criminal background check.

Compensation at a Glance:

Each individual job will have its own salary range or hourly rate depending on job requirements.

Benefits at a Glance:

Temporary staff colleagues paid by Seattle University's payroll system are not eligible for all of Seattle University's health and welfare benefits. However, they may participate in well-being benefits https://www.seattleu.edu/hr/well-being-resources/. In addition, temporary staff colleagues are eligible to enroll and direct a percentage of their paychecks to a personal retirement account with Fidelity Investments. Details will be provided by Fidelity.