Office Assistant (FWS)

Opt For Healthy Living; Turlock, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Opt For Healthy Living is seeking a Student Assistant to support the Political Science, Public Administration & Leadership Studies department in a CSU Stanislaus setting. Duties include front-office reception, answering inquiries, clerical tasks, data entry, and event support, with a focus on customer service and organized records.

The position requires enrollment in a degree program and adherence to work-study eligibility, with a typical hourly wage of $16.90 and on-site responsibilities in

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies with at least the minimum Fall/Spring unit requirement.
• Prior office experience is helpful but not required.
• Ability to work with a diverse population and provide friendly customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-office support and greet students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
• Answer phones, respond to inquiries, and direct questions to proper staff.
• Perform clerical tasks: printing, scanning, data entry, and document preparation.
• Maintain organized electronic department records and assist with notes and forms.
• Support events, manage supplies, and assist with departmental communications and data entry.

Skills

Front-office support

Customer service

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Zoom

Canvas

Job description

Job no: 561087
Work type: Student Assistant - Federal Work Study
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Administrative, Temporary, Time Varies, On-site (work in-person at business location), Unit 15 - CSUEU - Student Assistants

• Position Summary
• Temporary hourly-intermittent work study student assistant position available in Political Science, Public Administration & Leadership Studies.
• Start Date
• Positionavailable on or after October 1, 2026and ending on or before May 21, 2027. Possibility of reappointment based on budget, department needs, and job performance.
• Job Description/Duties
• Duties include but are not limited to:
  • Provides front-office support including greeting and assisting students, faculty, staff and visitors.
  • Answers phone calls, respond to general inquires, and direct questions to the appropriate department personnel.
  • Assist with printing, scanning, photocopying, data entry, and other routine clerical tasks.
  • Maintain an organized electronic department records.
  • Assist faculty and staff with preparing documents, correspondence, and forms.
  • Support department events and activities with set up and take down as needed.
  • Help maintain office supplies and notify staff when supplies needs to be replenished.
  • Assist with distributing departmental materials, mail, and communications.
  • Enter and update information in departmental systems and spreadsheets.
  • Greeting visitors and providing customer service by addressing student and faculty inquiries and resolving issues.
  • Maintain Office supplies and equipment.
  • Document preparation and taking notes.
  • Perform research and compiling data for the MPA program by gathering information and creating spreadsheets.
  • Other duties as assigned.
• Qualifications
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Desired Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word and Excel).
  • Desired knowledge of Zoom, and Canvas.
  • Prior office experience helpful.
  • Ability to work with diverse population.
  
  Required Qualifications:
  • Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
  • Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
  • Must have received and accepted Financial Aid award for the current semester/year in which you are applying.
• Salary Range
• $16.90 per hour.
• Application Deadline
• OPEN UNTIL FILLED
• Background Clearance Notice
• Satisfactory completion of a background check (which includes checks of employment records, education records, criminal records, civil records; and may include motor vehicle records, professional licenses, and sex offender registries, as position requires) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
  Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.
• Additional Information
• Clery Act Disclosure

  Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act,the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/epc/clery-safety-reports . The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.

  Equal Employment Opportunity

  The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

  Applicants requiring necessary accommodations to the application process may contact the Human Resources Department at [phone]. California Relay Service is available at [phone] voice and [phone] TDD.As a federal contractor, we are committed to attracting a diverse applicant pool. Please consider completing the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form (your response will not be shared with the search committee) at: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/sec503/Self_ID_Forms/VoluntarySelf-ID_CC-305_ENG_JRF_QA_508c.pdf .

  CSU Stanislaus hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

  The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.

The individuals who appear to be the best qualified for this position will be contacted by telephone or email for an interview.

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

Advertised: Sep 21 2026 Pacific Daylight Time
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