Career Services Student Assistant
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Job Number:529217
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Classification:Student Assistant 2
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Grade:Student Assistant 2
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Work type:Student Employee
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Administrative Unit:University of Alaska Anchorage
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School/Business unit:UAA VC Student Affairs
Location:Anchorage
Categories: Academic Advising/Student Support & Services, Communications/Public Relations/Marketing, Office/Clerical, Other/Miscellaneous
Position Summary:
UAA Career Services is seeking an enthusiastic, friendly, and positive individual to help provide a welcoming environment and promote engagement with the department.
UAA Career Services is seeking an enthusiastic, friendly, and positive individual to help provide a welcoming environment and promote engagement with the department.
The Assistant will serve as the first point of contact for the office, assist in managing the Seawolf Career Closet and will be responsible for providing high-quality customer service to students, alumni, employers, staff, and faculty. What makes this job special? In addition to gaining great professional experience through the duties of this role, you’ll also be working closely with professional staff who are directly invested in your career development and preparedness!
To thrive in this role, one should have a positive attitude and willingness to learn. Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to maintain confidentiality when working with student or employer information will be required. Must be willing to provide professional and courteous service. Ability to work with minimal supervision, complete assigned tasks, and take initiative and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks with strong time management skills will be helpful. Experience that will be helpful for this position is any experience in professional settings and customer service, experience with Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite, experience working in an office environment with frequent customer interaction and experience with customer service over the phone, in-person, or email.
Minimum Qualifications:
To be eligible for student employment, an applicant must: a. Be enrolled in the University of Alaska system with a minimum of six credit hours in the current semester of employment; or b. Have been enrolled the preceding semester for six or more credit hours and demonstrate plans to enroll for six or more credit hours in the next semester for employment between semesters; and c. Have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or approval from the MAU Senior Student Services officer or his/her designee. d. Students enrolled in non-traditional programs of study will be considered eligible for student employment with the approval of the Senior Student Services officer. e. An applicant must provide evidence of enrollment as outlined above to substantiate employment eligibility.
Position Details:
This position is open to undergraduate students only.
This is a part-time, up to 20 hours a week, student position paying $12.03/hr.
This is a pooled position, which means that the position remains open over the entire academic year.
The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.
UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.
The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.
Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.
If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Tonya Sloat, at tmsloat@alaska.edu.
All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.
*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
Access to the reports is available at:
UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu.
UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.
UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.
