Administrative Student Assistant

Auburn University; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University’s Auburn Airport is seeking an Administrative Student Assistant to support front-desk operations, customer service, and office administration. This role assists pilots, passengers, and airport staff while helping maintain daily operations.

As an enrolled student, you will gain hands-on experience in a busy aviation environment, handle routine clerical tasks, manage communications, and contribute to accurate record-keeping and daily financial entries.

Qualifications

• Must provide exceptional customer service while handling front-desk duties.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication with pilots, passengers, and staff.
• Willing to work some holidays, weekends, and game days.

Responsibilities

• Greet pilots and passengers; answer and direct phone calls.
• Process and invoice credit card information; daily opening/closing.
• Maintain documents, reports, newsletters, and correspondence.
• Operate office equipment and manage supplies.
• Process work orders, purchase orders, and personnel documents.
• Create and maintain records in data systems; post and verify financial statements.
• Support payroll/document processing as needed.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Multitasking

Communication skills

Holiday/weekend game day readiness

Education

Enrolled student at Auburn University

Job description

Overview

The Auburn Airport is seeking an Administrative Student Assistant to support front‑desk operations, customer service, and office administration. This role provides assistance to pilots, passengers, and airport staff while helping maintain daily operations.

Overview

The Auburn Airport is seeking an Administrative Student Assistant to support front‑desk operations, customer service, and office administration. This role provides assistance to pilots, passengers, and airport staff while helping maintain daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Greeting pilots and passengers that enter the airport terminal. Answering and directing phone calls. Processing and invoicing of credit card information. Daily opening and closing of the airport terminal. Receiving fuel orders and communicating with other departments to fulfill those orders. Communicating on airport radios to pilots and fellow employees.
• Acts as office receptionist: receives and routes telephone calls and visitors; provides and gathers information.
• Prepares documents, reports, newsletters and manuscripts, and may compose correspondence.
• Operates standard office equipment such as personal computers, copiers, scanners, fax machines, etc.
• Maintains inventory and orders office supplies, materials and equipment.
• Processes and prepares forms such as work orders, purchase orders and personnel documents.
• Creates and maintains records, files, documents, and images in the data system.
• Calculates, posts, and verifies standard financial statements, reports and vouchers.
• May perform other office support duties such as payroll processing, document processing

Qualifications

Enrolled student at Auburn University

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Must be able to provide exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to multitask and be able to work under certain stressful environments.
• Ability to communicate with fellow employees.
• Willing to work some holidays, weekends, and game days.

Why Work at Auburn?

Why should YOU consider student employment at Auburn University?

• Gain valuable work experience! Student employment allows you to explore different interests, identify strengths, and make informed decisions about your future career goals.
• Build your network! Interacting with faculty, staff, and fellow students can lead to valuable connections and potential mentors.
• Make a difference! Have the satisfaction of knowing YOU are a part of providing the premier academic experience at Auburn and the life‑changing work our students and employees perform.

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