What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Clerk position at Virginia Highlands Community College?
Job Description
Virginia Highlands Community College serves our community by providing quality and affordable education, training, and enlightening activities through an array of flexible, various programs that enable community members to succeed today and in the future.
VHCC is seeking to hire a full-time Warehouse Clerk to manage and maintain the College’s Storeroom to include receiving, storing, inventorying, requisitioning, and distributing supplies to the campus. The position will keep accurate electronic and physical records. This position will need the ability to successfully work independently and will facilitate effective communication to provide essential administrative support for mailroom, supply room, and procurement for the Business Operations at Virginia Highlands Community College. This position is 8 am until 5 pm Monday through Friday with an hour lunch break.
VHCC is seeking to hire a full-time Warehouse Clerk to manage and maintain the College’s Storeroom to include receiving, storing, inventorying, requisitioning, and distributing supplies to the campus. The position will keep accurate electronic and physical records. This position will need the ability to successfully work independently and will facilitate effective communication to provide essential administrative support for mailroom, supply room, and procurement for the Business Operations at Virginia Highlands Community College. This position is 8 am until 5 pm Monday through Friday with an hour lunch break.
Responsibilities Include:
- Managing and logging all daily shipping/receiving from USPS, FedEx, UPS and other carriers. This includes maintaining a productive two-way dialogue with delivery drivers. Coordinating and processing all incoming and outgoing shipments with a variety of carriers. This includes maintaining accurate files.
- Coordinating and delivering mail and packages to departments across campus.
- Receiving all deliveries from VHCC’s contracted bookstore, including sorting and logging all deliveries. Notifying recipients of shipments received.
- Managing College’s Central Supply that includes general office supplies for the entire campus, including maintaining inventory of supplies.
- Using eVA (Virginia’s E-procurement System) to place orders for the Supply Room and other purchases to support the Business Office.
- Using safe work practices and always reporting hazardous conditions.
- Managing of Student Employees who will assist in delivery of packages across campus.
- Additional duties may be assigned.
Special Assignments
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to read, write and verbally communicate, are required for interacting with all levels of the college administration, facility staff, vendors, and carrier representatives.
- Working knowledge of general storeroom and inventory control procedures, inventory recordkeeping.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and files.
- Experience in postal and/or inventory operations.
Additional Considerations
Operation of a State Vehicle
Yes
Supervises Employees
No
Required Travel
n/a
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
CLS_3687P
Recruitment Type
General Public - G
Number of Vacancies
1
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date
03/25/2025
Job Close Date
04/22/2025
Open Until Filled
Contact Name
Tiffany VanBuren
Email
tvanburen@vhcc.edu
Phone Number
(276)739-2425
Special Instructions to Applicants
Application Process Submit:
- A letter of interest addressing qualifications for position
- Resume
- Completed Commonwealth of Virginia employment application online through the VCCS Career Portal athttps://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/83688
- Names of three professional references with current addresses and telephone numbers
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155
Additional Information
To be considered in the initial screening, ALL required application materials must be received by 11:59 pm EST on April 15, 2025.Resume, cover letter, and references must be attached to your online application. If you are having difficulty attaching documents, please call Human Resources at 276-739-2425. If the file size of the attached documents is too large, the system will not allow you to upload the documents. You will need to reduce the file size or reduce the resolution. It is the applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that all required documentation is received. Incomplete on-line applications or other materials submitted via e-mail, postal mail, fax or in-person will not be considered. Persons with disabilities requiring assistance should contact 276-739-2425.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position,
however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Background Check Statement Disclaimer
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest.
EEO Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.
E-Verify Statement
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
