Federal Work Study - Brookings Campus Student Aide

Southwestern-Oregon-Community-College; Oregon; On-site; USD 1,653,000 - 2,066,000; Part time

Job summary

Southwestern Oregon Community College – Curry Campus seeks a student worker to provide general office, customer service, facilities, and operational support. The role is open to current degree-seeking students enrolled in at least 6 credits and eligible for Federal Work-Study.

Typical duties include clerical tasks, registration assistance, and campus space upkeep. This position offers flexible 3–20 hours per week and emphasizes a welcoming First Stop Center and public-area support.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide friendly customer service to students and visitors.
• Respect for confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Willingness to learn equipment and tools used for duties.
• Capable of working both independently and with others.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service and assistance to students, visitors, faculty, and staff.
• Performs general clerical duties, including filing, photocopying, computer projects, and other administrative tasks.
• Assists students with registration, book orders and sales, and other routine campus processes.
• Assists with maintaining an organized and welcoming First Stop Center, Student Resource Center, classrooms, and other public areas.
• Performs other office and administrative support duties as assigned.
• Assists with routine cleaning and upkeep of classrooms, offices, common areas, and other campus spaces, such as cleaning whiteboards, tables, countertops, windows, floors, and other surfaces, emptying trash and recycling, and assisting with inventorying and stocking supplies.
• Assists with set up, rearranging, and take down of tables, chairs, and other furniture for classes, meetings, and campus activities.
• Assists with assembling furniture, equipment, and other campus materials.
• Performs entry‑level building maintenance duties, which may include painting, minor equipment maintenance, minor repairs, and other routine facilities tasks.
• Assists with basic landscaping and exterior campus upkeep, including digging, weeding, trimming, cleaning, planting, and fertilizing.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Customer service

Confidentiality

Effective communication

Equipment operation

Independent and collaborative work

Education

Currently enrolled as degree-seeking student (6+ credits)

Job description

This position provides general office, customer service, facilities, and operational support for the Curry Campus. The student aide assists campus staff, students, and visitors with clerical and customer service needs while also helping maintain clean, safe, organized, and functional classrooms, offices, and public spaces.

***This position is only open to Student Workers***

*3 to 20 hours per week*

Office Duties

1. Provides customer service and assistance to students, visitors, faculty, and staff.
2. Performs general clerical duties, including filing, photocopying, computer projects, and other administrative tasks.
3. Assists students with registration, book orders and sales, and other routine campus processes.
4. Assists with maintaining an organized and welcoming First Stop Center, Student Resource Center, classrooms, and other public areas.
5. Performs other office and administrative support duties as assigned.

Facilities Duties

1. Assists with routine cleaning and upkeep of classrooms, offices, common areas, and other campus spaces, such as cleaning whiteboards, tables, countertops, windows, floors, and other surfaces as needed, emptying trash and recycling, and assisting with inventorying and stocking supplies.
2. Assists with set up, rearranging, and take down of tables, chairs, and other furniture for classes, meetings, and campus activities.
3. Assists with assembling furniture, equipment, and other campus materials.
4. Performs entry‑level building maintenance duties, which may include painting, minor equipment maintenance, minor repairs, and other routine facilities tasks. May use hand tools, power tools, and other equipment appropriate to assigned duties.
5. Assists with basic landscaping and exterior campus upkeep, including digging, weeding, trimming, cleaning, planting, and fertilizing. May perform work outdoors or during inclement weather and may occasionally work on ladders or in confined areas.
6. Performs other facilities and campus support duties as assigned.

Must be current degree‑seeking student enrolled in at least 6 credits.
Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Must be eligible to receive FWS based on financial need and eligibility requirements determined by FAFSA.

Students in this job will need the following skills. You should be able to do these, or show that you can learn how (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to provide effective and courteous customer service.
• Ability to work appropriately with confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to communicate effectively and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to learn and safely use equipment and tools required for assigned duties.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively while managing a variety of assigned tasks.

Non-Discrimination

Employees and potential employees of the Southwestern Oregon Community College District are hereby notified that Southwestern Oregon Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran's status in employment, education, or activities as set forth in compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations. Any persons having inquiries equal opportunity or nondiscrimination may contact:

Rachele Lyon, Vice President of Administrative Services

Southwestern Oregon Community College

1988 Newmark Ave.

Coos Bay, OR 97420

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