PT - Student Life Assistant

COLLEGE OF MAINLAND; Texas City, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 1,193,000 - 1,700,000; Part time

Job summary

College of the Mainland is seeking a part-time Student Life Assistant to join the Student Life team in Texas City. You will greet visitors, manage front desk operations, and support campus events, student organizations, and the gym facility.

Responsibilities include coordinating room scheduling, handling sign postings, and assisting with programming, intramural sports, and staff development. A high school diploma is required and a strong customer-service mindset is expected.

Qualifications

• Making academic progress toward completion of degree or certificate.
• Business arithmetic; the use of specified computer applications (Datatel, Microsoft Office & Rapture) involving the design and management of databases or spreadsheet files and the development of special report formats;
• Complex or technical office practices and procedures; record keeping practices;
• Applicable regulations, policies and statutes;
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a face pace environment.
• Hard worker, good attitude, sense of humor
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with students, faculty, vendors and staff.
• Highly organized; independent.
• Making accurate arithmetic calculations;
• Operating standard office equipment; reading and explaining rules, policies and procedures;
• Organizing own work and setting priorities
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service by welcoming visitors to COM, answering questions to the best of your ability, and wearing a staff nametag and approved apparel.
• Maintain an organized front desk and check out/in rentable equipment.
• Submit maintenance, technology, and marketing requests as needed or directed.
• Assist in the scheduling of rooms/space at the Student Life space.
• Maintain an organized and clean environment.
• Monitor sign posting and remove outdated signage.
• Supervision of Student Recreation room, interacting with students/staff, and ensuring that they conduct themselves safely and according to rules and policy.
• Cleans the facility and grounds.
• Participate in planning and facilitate campus events, including but not limited to educational events, social events, volunteer service.
• Assist in gathering student feedback about their experiences and their thoughts on Student Life events.
• Attend night and weekend student life events as needed, assist with all aspects of the event including set-up, take down, and cleaning up afterwards.
• Support the season scheduling and facilitation of campus intramural sports.
• Attend recreation and club sport games as assigned.
• Officiate or score keep recreation and club sport games as needed.
• Check JC email daily, respond to SLA related emails within one business day.
• Submit time cards for hours worked by provided deadlines.
• Arrive prepared and punctual to all trainings and meetings.
• Regularly hold individual meetings with the Director of Student Life or Student Life Specialist.
• Actively participate in all trainings and staff meetings.

Skills

Business arithmetic

Datatel

Microsoft Office

Rapture

Record keeping

Office procedures

Communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Datatel

Microsoft Office

Rapture

Job description

Enrich the lives of College of the Mainland students through the promotion of student leadership opportunities, facilitating campus events, and supporting student learning outside of the classroom. The Student Life Assistant ( SLA ) collaborates with fellow SLAs to implement campus events, support student organizations, and manage the gym facility.

Candidates Eligible to Apply

Candidates Eligible to Apply Internal/External

Position Type

Position Type Non-Exempt Staff

Employment Status

Employment Status Part Time

Position Funding Type

Position Funding Type Regular

High School Diploma

Preferred Education/Training/Experience

Making academic progress toward completion of degree or certificate.

• - Business arithmetic;
• - The use of specified computer applications (Datatel, Microsoft Office & Rapture) involving the design and management of databases or spreadsheet files and the development of special report formats;
• - Complex or technical office practices and procedures; record keeping practices;
• - Applicable regulations, policies and statutes;
• - Ability to handle multiple priorities in a face pace environment.
• - Hard worker, good attitude, sense of humor
• - Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with students, faculty, vendors and staff.
• - Highly organized; independent.
• - Making accurate arithmetic calculations;
• - Operating standard office equipment; reading and explaining rules, policies and procedures;
• - Organizing own work and setting priorities
• - Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Preferred Knowledge & Skills

None.

Licensing/Certification Requirements

None.

Job Duties

• - Provide excellent customer service by welcoming visitors to COM , answering questions to the best of your ability, and wearing a staff nametag and approved apparel.
• - Maintain an organized front desk and check out/in rentable equipment.
• - Submit maintenance, technology, and marketing requests as needed or directed.
• - Assist in the scheduling of rooms/space at the Student Life space.
• - Maintain an organized and clean environment.
• - Monitor sign posting and remove outdated signage.
• - Supervision of Student Recreation room, interacting with students /staff, and ensuring that they conduct themselves safely and according to rules and policy.
• - Cleans the facility and grounds.

Student Life Programming

• - Participate in planning and facilitate campus events, including but not limited to educational events, social events, volunteer service.
• - Assist in gathering student feedback about their experiences and their thoughts on Student Life events.
• - Attend night and weekend student life events as needed, assist with all aspects of the event including set-up, take down, and cleaning up afterwards.

Coordinate Intramural Sports

• - Support the season scheduling and facilitation of campus intramural sports.
• - Attend recreation and club sport games as assigned.
• - Officiate or score keep recreation and club sport games as needed.

Administration

• - Check JC email daily, respond to SLA related emails within one business day.
• - Submit time cards for hours worked by provided deadlines.

Staff Development

The Department of Student Life is invested in the ongoing development of students. We seek to support the success of students at College of the Mainland and build skills that will benefit them beyond graduation. SLA staff are expected to enthusiastically engage in ongoing staff development.

• - Arrive prepared and punctual to all trainings and meetings.
• - Regularly hold individual meetings with the Director of Student Life or Student Life Specialist.
• - Actively participate in all trainings and staff meetings.

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Minimum Salary Range

Minimum Salary Range $10.50/hour

Mid Point Salary Range

Mid Point Salary Range TBD

Maximum Salary Range

Posting Open Date

Posting Open Date 02/06/2018

Posting Close Date

Posting Will Be Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicant

EEO Statement

College of the Mainland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability or veteran status.

College of the Mainland does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations within Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 1992.

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Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Transcripts (1 of 3)

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter

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College of the Mainland
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Texas City, TX 77591
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