First Year Experience and Transition- College Work Student (Summer Term)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

City Colleges of Chicago invites applications for the Federal Work Study opportunity at Olive-Harvey College. The program places students in departments aligned with their studies, offering part-time work to support education and living expenses across academic, library, and administrative offices.

The role includes welcoming visitors, assisting staff, supporting daily office tasks, and helping with computer labs and data entry.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED in progress is required.
• Knowledge of City Colleges of Chicago.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills and professional conduct.
• Promotes a positive public image as CCC representative.
• Strong attention to detail and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist at reception desk, greeting students, faculty and staff entering office.
• Support day-to-day functions of the Office.
• Provide support on various projects and assignments as needed.
• General office support including filing, faxing, photocopying, and data entry.
• Manage open computer labs and ensure printer supplies are stocked.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Excellent customer service

Strong verbal communication

Strong attention to detail

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

FEDERAL WORK STUDY- FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE AND TRANSITION (SUMMERTERM)

OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE

City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), the largest community collegesystem in Illinois, is made up of seven colleges and five satellitesites, providing more than 70,000 students each year access to aquality, affordable education. The Federal Work Study Program (FWS)is a federally-funded financial aid program that providessubsidized part-time employment for eligible students in order toassist them with postsecondary financial needs. City Colleges ofChicago (CCC) complies with the Department of Education’sregulations regarding the FWS program and allows students tobenefit from this opportunity.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE :

The FWS program encourages students to gain experience in theirprospective fields by placing them in areas and departments alignedwith their area of study whenever possible. Students are able touse their wages towards educational and living expenses. FWS jobsare available in areas such as academic departments, laboratories,libraries, administrative offices, student centers and severaloff-campus locations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES :

• Student will assist at reception desk, greeting students, facultyand staff entering office
• Assists staff in the day-to-day functions of the Office.
• Provides support on various projects and assignments asneeded.
• Provides general office support including but not limited tofiling, faxing, photocopying, and Data entry.
• Adheres to the City Colleges of Chicago Customer ServicesExcellence Standards.
• Manage the open computer labs on campus. Making sure printershave paper and toner in them.
• Assisting students with basics computer access, MS Office andother related programs.
• Helping students log into the computer, printing their homeworkand resetting their password.
• Ensure everyone who enters the labs logs into the system.
• Making sure all items in the lab are in order.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Eligibility Requirements:
• Applicants must be 16years or older, have work permit consent,and eligible to work in the United States
• Applicants must be actively attending one of the City Colleges ofChicago
• Applicants must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 semester hours ofpre-credit or credit classes
• Applicants must be pursuing an approved educational credential,degree, or certificate
• Applicants must have and maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA(waived for first semester new students)
• Applicants must be in “good standing” – no City Colleges ofChicago academic restrictions
• Applicants must not be current Full or Part-time employees of theCity Colleges of Chicago
• All positions are “employment at-will”

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• High School Diploma required or actively pursuing a GED at theCity Colleges of Chicago.
• Knowledge of City Colleges of Chicago.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Promotes a positive role model and favorable public image as CityColleges of Chicago representative.
• Adheres to the City Colleges of Chicago Customer ServicesExcellence Standards.
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Microsoft Word
• Data Entry
• Customer Service
• Attention to Detail

Student worker rate is $17.00/hr. If variance from $17.00/hr isrequired, College HR/Recruitment must discuss with DistrictCompensation. The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved salaryscale.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative actionemployer.

Thank you for your interest in City Colleges ofChicago!

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