Event Services Student Assistant

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Work type: Student Ast
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Recreation/Event Services, Student Services
Department:05300000 - RU-EVENT SERVICES

Classification Title:

STU AST-NON-CLERICAL & ADMIN

Job Description:

Student employees within the Office of Event Services must:

  • Be a current University of Florida degree seeking student registered at a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester
  • Respond to and assist with emergency situations and building evacuations per department procedures or as instructed by building management staff
  • Possess the ability to work weekends, evenings, holidays, and academic breaks as needed
  • Provided exceptional customer service to all patrons while maintaining a high level of professionalism that upholds the mission of the Reitz Union
  • Demonstrate a desire and willingness to learn in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
  • Establish an exemplary work ethic by being productive, self-motivated, and dependable
  • Participate in all scheduled meetings, trainings, evaluations, and professional development opportunities
  • Act as an ambassador for the Reitz Union areas as well as the University of Florida, providing accurate information and campus resources

Position Specific Responsibilities: 

  • Complete all training requirements upon being hired in a timely fashion
  • Maintain presence as first point of contact to receive phone calls and walk-in clients
  • Distribute event diagrams and worksheets
  • Review daily building reports and update the reservation database as needed
  • Process virtual logins, cancellations and room requests
  • Create and edit diagrams in Social Tables as directed
  • Give tours to prospective clients
  • Organize and maintain diagram and event files
  • Assist with general office duties such as filing, billing, special projects, and scheduling client appointments
  • Assist event planning team with general processing of incoming event requests
  • Assists with crowd control and capacity to ensure orderly evacuation in the event of an emergency
  • Identifies potential disruptions in event flow before, during and after the event
  • Other duties as assigned
Advertised Salary:

$14.00/hour 

Minimum Requirements:

This position is open to all students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through student Other Personnel Services (OPS) or Federal Work-Study (FWS) and must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average. Registered students are employed on a part-time basis, up to 20 hours per week.

Preferred Qualifications:

Although no experience is necessary to apply and all training will be provided, we would prefer candidates to: 

  • CPR and First Aid Certified, or willing to obtain
  • Ability to commit to working 10 or more hours per week
  • Demonstrate previous experience with customer service
  • Proficient with verbal and written communication
  • General knowledge of the University and the Reitz Union
Special Instructions to Applicants:
  • Must submit a résumé with application that includes all current student involvement, organizations, or current employment on campus.
  • Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required: No

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