LibertyLIFE Student Worker

Liberty University, Inc.; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Liberty University is seeking a part-time Student Worker to assist with School of Education operations and support the LibertyLIFE program. You will help prepare materials, set up rooms, and support participants as they integrate into campus life.

Responsibilities include coordinating with the LibertyLIFE Director on community engagement, helping students navigate campus in the first weeks, and attending weekly progress meetings. Starting pay is $12.77 per hour for onsite work in Lynchburg, VA.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• No experience required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrates initiative with the ability to work proactively.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with LibertyLIFE Director to set and help the program meet community engagement goals.
• Assist students in navigating campus, especially during the first weeks (bus routes, classrooms, dining halls).
• Attend a mandatory weekly progress meeting with the LibertyLIFE Program Coordinator to share updates and discuss challenges.
• May coordinate with LibertyLIFE staff to attend campus events to promote community building.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies and represents the University well.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Initiative

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

About the Role

The Student Worker will assist with various School of Education operations. LibertyLIFE Student Workers prepare and support program activities and help program participants integrate into campus life. They will help with the daily functioning of the LibertyLIFE program, gathering materials, preparing the room, etc. This role will work with a team to help the smooth functioning of the program.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Campus Exploration: Coordinate with LibertyLIFE Director to set and help the program meet community engagement goals.
• Navigation Support: Assist students in learning to navigate campus, particularly during the first few weeks of the semester (e.g., mastering bus routes, locating classrooms, finding dining halls).
• Weekly Check-ins: Attend a mandatory weekly progress meeting with the LibertyLIFE Program Coordinator to share updates, discuss challenges, and celebrate student milestones.
• Campus Events: Although not a primary responsibility, student workers may coordinate with other LibertyLIFE staff to attend social events or activities each week to promote community building.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's Christian model and Mission - Training Champions for Christ.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications and Credentials

Education and Experience

• Minimum: High school diploma
• No experience required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrates initiative with the ability to work proactively
• Strong organizational skills

Preferred

• 1-2 years of experience working with students with disabilities

Abilities and Competencies

Essential to the Function of the Job

• Communication and Comprehension: Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer skills.
• Problem Solving: Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
• Physical and Sensory Abilities: May be required to travel.
• May be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the campus.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

Working Conditions

Work Environment: The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate. Working environment may include facilitation of events outdoors occasionally.

Driving Requirements: If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties and responsibilities of the position, the use of one's personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel. Proof of a valid driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, LU Driving Approval, and liability insurance is required when driving in the performance of the employee’s position.

Time Type

Part time

Location

Onsite

Pay Rate

Starting at $12.77. Student employees are paid at least the current Virginia minimum wage per hour. Pay may vary by position and department based on job responsibilities, required skills, available funding, and market conditions.

Equal Opportunity Employer & Diversity Statement

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the religion component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.

About Liberty University

Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Lynchburg, Va., Liberty University has been Training Champions for Christ since 1971. As one of the nation’s largest Christian universities, Liberty employs a diverse community of faculty, staff, and student professionals who are united by a shared mission and commitment to excellence. Through their dedication and service, Liberty employees help create a collaborative, faith-driven environment that supports meaningful work and lasting impact.