DAS Admin Student Assistant

OSU Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University in Corvallis is seeking two part-time Administrative Assistants to support the Disability Access Services front desk and assist students, parents, and instructors across the OSU community.

You will help with greeting visitors, handling inquiries, processing sensitive documents, scheduling, and equipment checkout while upholding confidentiality and quality customer service.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience
• Effective oral/written communication
• Ability to follow directions
• Ability to maintain a dependable work schedule
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to handle high pressure situations
• Ability to allocate resources appropriately
• Willingness to help / Positive Attitude

Responsibilities

• Takes initiative to make students/visitors feel welcome and safe in person, via phone, and/or email.
• Provides appropriate answers to questions from students, parents, and instructors.
• Effectively communicates DAS procedures in person, via phone and/or email.
• Upload, scan, photocopy, and otherwise handle sensitive documentation and attach to student profile.
• Schedule appointments.
• Assist with checking out DAS equipment.
• Problem solves and makes decisions in accordance with DAS policies and procedures.
• Escalates situations to professional staff when appropriate.
• Prioritizes work and organizes it a meaningful way.
• Participate in tabling events throughout campus.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Following directions

Dependable schedule

Confidentiality

Pressure management

Resource allocation

Positive attitude

Education

Enrollment as student (high school/college/university)

Academic standing requirements

Job description

Department: Disability Access Services

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill two (2) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Administrative Assistant for the Disability Access Services at Oregon State University (OSU). The Administrative Assistant plays a vital role in providing customer service and support to DAS front desk staff, students, parents, and instructors throughout the OSU community. In addition, the assistant will be responsible for managing and developing projects and other administrative related work as assigned.

Position Duties

• Takes initiative to make students/visitors feel welcome and safe in person, via phone, and/or email.
• Provides appropriate answers to questions from students, parents, and instructors.
• Effectively communicates DAS procedures in person, via phone and/or email.
• Upload, scan, photocopy, and otherwise handle sensitive documentation and attach to student profile.
• Schedule appointments.
• Assist with checking out DAS equipment.
• Problem solves and makes decisions in accordance with DAS policies and procedures.
• Escalates situations to professional staff when appropriate.
• Prioritizes work and organizes it a meaningful way.
• Participate in tabling events throughout campus.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Leadership
• Equity & Inclusion

Qualifications

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term
• *International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered "full-time" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required

• Customer service experience
• Effective oral/written communication
• Ability to follow directions
• Ability to maintain a dependable work schedule
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to handle high pressure situations
• Ability to allocate resources appropriately
• Willingness to help / Positive Attitude

Working Conditions / Schedule

Admin Assistants are expected to work 10-20 hours a week and are eligible for no more than 24 work hours per week during a regular academic term. Work hours are from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday - Friday and closed from 12-1pm for lunch. Admin Assistants are expected to work during Finals week. Summer work is guaranteed. If eligible, students taking a term off can work up to 40 hours.

Salary Range

Anticipated Start Date: 2026-08-21

Anticipated End Date:

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job! Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves - we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

Facts

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

Total Rewards Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources
• Retirement savings paid by the university
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical care insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life
• Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. At Oregon State University, no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University. If requested, OSU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application to receive an accommodation. Please request any reasonable accommodations for disability as early as possible in the application and search process. Requests may be directed to the hiring unit, or to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at [phone]. See Request an Accommodation Procedures for the OSU policy.

The university prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin (including ancestry and ethnicity), citizenship, marital or family status, pregnancy or related conditions, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status / service in the uniformed service, or any other status protected by law or OSU policy. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to OSU’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (link to https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr), or both. OSU’s Title IX Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA). For information on OSU’s nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including how to report information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, contact EOA by phone: [phone], email: [e-mail], mail/location: 330 Snell Hall, Corvallis OR 97331, or visit EOA’s website: eoa.oregonstate.edu. Know Your Rights Oregon Family Leave Act: Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act: