Job Description

Department

Journalism

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus



The student assistant\'s role is to provide excellent customer service to J-School students, faculty, staff, and visitors at the front desk. Duties include, but are not limited to:
80%

• Accurately check out a large volume of equipment
• Greeting visitors
• Resolving and/or referring inquiries
• Updating documents
• Checking inventory
• Photocopying
• Sorting mail
• Answering phone calls

10 %

• Running errands
• Helping with office moves
• Stuffing envelopes

10%

• Setting up for events
• Other duties as assigned

Disclaimer

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university\'s programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access, IOA@ku.edu, 1246 West Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY 9for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas medical center campuses).

Work Schedule

Work schedule varies, but is estimated to be 10 to 20 hours weekly.

Contact Information to Applicants

Kerry Navinskey
knavinsk@ku.edu

Required Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, as demonstrated in application materials.
• Able to commit to a set schedule and open to school\'s need for occasional extra hours, as stated in application materials.
• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: 1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or 2) be pre-enrolled in upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or 3) be enrolled in summer session or 4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Advertised Salary Range

$11.50 - $12.50

FTE

0.25 to 0.5

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of previous experience working in an office environment.
• Dependable, organized, detail oriented, demonstrates initiative, and has a positive attitude.
• Must have a good work ethic and be self-driven to complete tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially with others.

Position Overview

The William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications has an opening for a student assistant in the Resource Center. This is a front desk position and includes assisting with a variety of office duties.

Work location: University of Kansas, Lawrence: Stauffer-Flint Hall

Reg/Temp

Temporary

Application Review Begins

18-Dec-2023

Anticipated Start Date

08-Jan-2024

Additional Candidate Instruction

Please carefully read additional candidate instructions. Submit all application materials online.
Only complete applications will be considered. A complete application includes the following: * Cover letter

• Resume
• Under additional attachments, attach picture of spring class schedule if you have enrolled.

• Applications must be submitted by midnight on the night of Sunday, December 17.

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