Federal Work Study Advising Assistant

University of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 10,745,000 - 16,118,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Florida is seeking a Federal Work-Study Student Assistant in the Family, Youth and Community Sciences (FYCS) advising office. This Part-Time position (10-20 hours based on work permit) supports departmental events, phone tasks, administration, and document preparation.

The role requires a current UF full-time student in good standing, eligibility for FWS in Fall and Spring, and the ability to commit 10-15 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• Be a current University of Florida full-time student in good standing.
• Qualify for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program in Fall and Spring
• Ability to dedicate 10-15 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Assist with departmental events
• Answer phone calls, take messages, and return calls
• Assist with administrative tasks
• Receive visitors and answer basic questions from students
• Maintain confidentiality of student and/or employee records
• Office duties such as scanning, copying, and mailing
• Run clerical errands on campus
• Word processing, editing, transcribing, proofreading, data entry
• Document preparation
• Assist in creating documents or presentations for internal or external department needs
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Classification Minimum Requirements

• Be a current University of Florida full-time student in good standing with the University

Classification Title

• FWS- STU AST-CLERICAL & ADMIN

Classification Minimum Requirements

• Be a current University of Florida full-time student in good standing with the University
• Qualify for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program in Fall and Spring
• Ability to dedicate 10-15 hours per week

Job Description

The student assistant position in FYCS is for a Part-Time (10-20 hours based on work permit) Federal Work Study Student to work in the advising office. Family, Youth and Community Sciences (FYCS) is an applied social science department that provides education and experience for careers in human services, community development, cooperative extension, and youth professions.

Description Of Possible Duties

• Assisting with departmental events
• Answer phone calls, take messages, and return phone calls
• Assist with administrative tasks
• Receive visitors and answers basic questions from students
• Maintain confidentiality of student and/or employee records
• Office duties such as scanning, copying, and mailing
• Run clerical errands on campus
• Word processing, editing, transcribing, proofreading, data entry, etc.
• Document preparation
• Assist in creating documents or presentations for internal or external department needs
• Other duties as assigned

Expected Salary

$15.00/hour

Required Qualifications

• Be a current University of Florida full-time student in good standing with the University
• Qualify for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program in Fall and Spring
• Ability to dedicate 10-15 hours per week

Preferred

• Fine attention to detail, professionalism, dependability and effective communication skills
• Ability to work as a team member

Prior Customer Service Skills Are Preferred

• Demonstrated communication, organizational and leadership skills
• Effective interpersonal communication skills
• Self-starter; self-motivated; timely
• Experience using Microsoft Office, Excel, & Outlook

Health Assessment Required: No