Social Work Program Student Worker - School of Behavioral Sciences

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

Job summary

Liberty University is seeking a Student Worker in the Department of Social Work to assist guests and perform clerical tasks. Duties include answering the phone, photocopying, stocking the break room, and helping Social Work professors.

This is a work-study, part-time on-site position with a starting wage of a Virginia minimum/market rate for student workers. Responsibilities include event planning, flyer design, and representing the program at recruitment events.

Qualifications

• Previous office experience and intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Teams, and Outlook is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answer the phone and assist guests at the department front desk.
• Make photocopies and manage basic clerical tasks.
• Stock and clean the staff break room and assist professors as needed.
• Design flyers for events and promote events to students.
• Represent the Social Work Program at recruitment events and share information.

Skills

Customer service

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Dropbox

Microsoft Teams

Job description

The Student Worker in the Department of Social Work assists and welcomes guests to the department and performs a variety of basic clerical assignments. Duties include answering the phone, making photocopies, stocking and cleaning the staff’s break room, and assisting the Social Work professors. This position is a work-study position.Essential Functions and Responsibilities1. Work independently with minimal direction, and work in concert with others.2. Be tactful, courteous, and effective in dealing with others.3. Provide customer service and appropriate communication to those who come to the department with questions, for those who come for meetings with staff or faculty, and for those who call the front desk phone.4. Assist in planning and hosting department events.5. Design flyers for events and assist in advertising events to students.6. Be punctual, prepared, and available for work.7. Assume responsibility and ensure assigned tasks are satisfactorily completed.8. Exhibit ability to effectively convey information and ideas to others through clear and excellent oral and written communications.9. Have a positive temperament and professional demeanor.10. Appear professional in dress and in interactions with others.11. Have experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Teams, & Excel).12. Have experience with file sharing in Dropbox.13. Represent the Social Work Program at recruitment events for potential students.14. Advertise and share information about the program.Additional information may be found hereQualifications, Credentials, and CompetenciesPrevious office experience and intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Teams, and Outlook is preferred.Time TypePart timeLocationOnsitePay RateStarting at $12.77Student 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.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.