Front Office Student Assistant

The University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Kansas is seeking a Front office student assistant for the C&PE Department to handle general office tasks such as mail, phones, and guest assistance. You will support staff with text-based and graphic projects and help summarize information for reports.

Required qualifications include strong MS Office skills and excellent verbal and written communication. Availability between 9 AM–4:30 PM on weekdays is needed, with an advertised pay of $15.00 hourly and an anticipated

Qualifications

• Strong MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Availability blocks of at least 2 hours between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• 80%: Assist staff with phones, mail, filing, office organization, and meeting coverage.
• 15%: Office duties (word processing, scanning).
• 5%: Other duties as assigned.

Skills

MS Office

Verbal communication

Written communication

Tools

Graphics software

Job description

Position Overview

Front office student assistant providing general office assistance to the staff of the C&PE Department. Duties would include daily mail retrieval and sorting, answering phone calls, answering departmental emails, assisting guests and students in the department office, supporting departmental staff with text-based and graphic projects, and researching and summarizing information for reports. Students from across KU are encouraged to apply.

Job Description

• 80%: Assist department staff with phones, mail, filing, office organization, and lunch and meeting coverage.


• 15%: Office duties (word processing, scanning).


• 5%: Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

1. Strong MS Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.


2. Strong verbal and written communication skills.


3. Have a minimum of 2-hour blocks of availability between the hours of 9 AM and 4:30 PM M-F.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prior experience working in an office setting.


2. Experience with software for creating graphics.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre‑enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Additional Candidate Instructions

1. A cover letter addressing how the required and preferred qualifications are met.


2. Resume.


3. Contact information for two references.

Contact Information to Applicants

Susan Williams
[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range$15.00 Hourly

Anticipated Start DateTuesday July 28, 2026