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Part Time Bike Den Assistant - Transportation Services

Part-time

Penn State University

University Park, PAPart-time$16/hrPosted 5mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$16/hr
Location
University Park, PA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Penn State Transportation Services is hiring a part-time Bike Den Administrative Assistant reporting to the Sustainable Transportation Program Assistant. The assistant will greet and guide visitors through Bike Den services, including check-in and check-out, bike registration, repair questions, and workshop support. The role requires customer service and communication skills, confidence around bikes, and working knowledge of MS Office. It typically involves no more than 24 hours per week.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer Service, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredIndependent Work, requiredBike Knowledge, requiredMS Office, required

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Higher, required1 Year Related Experience or Study, requiredYear-Round Availability, nice to have

Full job description

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS Transportation Services is hiring a part-time Bike Den Administrative Assistant who will report to the Sustainable Transportation Program Assistant.

This position will mainly greet and guide Bike Den visitors through the check in and check out processes, bike registration, general bike repair questions, education workshop support, and referral to applicable local and online bike resources.

Enthusiasm, excellent customer service and communication skills (written and verbal) are a must due to frequent interactions with faculty, staff, students, and members of the community. Given general direction and instruction, must be able to work well without constant supervision.

Hourly pay is $16.00 an hour.

Must have a high degree of confidence around bikes and have competent working knowledge of programs within MS Office. This position will typically work no more than 24 hours/week with a preference for weekday evenings as well as daytime hours on Fridays and Sundays (schedule can be adjusted prior to hiring depending on availability).

Requires a High School diploma or higher plus one year of related experience or study relating to biking. This position will require working outside from time to time as well. Year-round availability preferred.

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

EEO IS THE LAW Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,685 open Administrative Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$16/hr
  • Pennsylvania median$18–20/hr25 hourly ranges
  • US median$19–23/hr767 hourly ranges

This rate, $16/hr, is 10% below the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Administrative Assistant hourly ranges in Pennsylvania.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 72 open Administrative Assistant jobs in Pennsylvania and 1,685 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Administrative Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (843 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 933 of the 1,685 open Administrative Assistant jobs (55%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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