Federal Work Study Advising Assistant

University of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Florida invites applications for a Federal Work Study Student Assistant in the Family, Youth and Community Sciences advising office on the Gainesville campus. This part-time role (10-20 hours per week) involves answering phones, basic administrative tasks, data entry, and preparing documents for internal needs.

Ideal candidates are current UF students in good standing, eligible for FWS in Fall and Spring, with strong communication and organizational skills.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Teamwork

MS Office

Data entry

Phone support

Professionalism

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job no: 541678

Work type: Student Ast

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories: Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Student Services, Academic Advising/Support

Department: 60320000 - AG-FAM YOUTH - COMM SCI

Classification Title

FWS- STU AST-CLERICAL & ADMIN

Eligibility

• 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

$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

Advertised: 09 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.