Position Function:
Serves as a part-time customer service position for The Crosby Arboretum in the Visitor's Center.
Employees hired into Intermittent positions are limited to working no more than 720 hours per fiscal year.
Salary Grade: UC
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile:
Coastal Research and Extension Center serves as Mississippi State University's southern exposure.
Area of Specialization:
Customer Service
Anticipated Appointment Date:
September 2025
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs administrative and technical support and customer services duties, including but not limited to the following: greeting and orienting visitors, taking admissions and program fees, making sales in the Arboretum Visitor Center, operating cash register, answering phones, directing calls, data entry, recordkeeping, organizing files, registering persons for programs, and assisting with the set-up for programs and events. Will perform additional duties as requested by supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: High School diploma or GED.
Licensure: Valid driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in customer service, sales, and maintaining a reception desk.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of office protocols, computer skills, organizational skills, recordkeeping, cash register, and data entry.
2. Customer service skills.
3. Ability to work a flexible schedule, with primary work on weekends. Weekday scheduling as needed.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
1. Mainly indoor work, but will work outside during plants sales and other Arboretum events.
2. No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
3. Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
4. Job occasionally requires sitting, reaching, talking, handling objects with hands, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Please apply online at www.msujobs.msstate.edu
Screening Date:
August 4, 2025, until filled.
Restricted Clause:
Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.
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