Student Assistant - Making Center

The New School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Parsons School of Design, a division of The New School, seeks Student Assistants for the Making Center. The role involves helping students and faculty with tool checkout, monitoring spaces, and keeping facilities clean and organized. On-campus, part-time hours, friendly environment.

You will assist with WebCheckout, open/close procedures, and basic troubleshooting, learning new skills as needed. Prioritize safety and thoroughness while serving a diverse community of students and staff.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Adaptable and consistent when notifying supervisor of schedule changes.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to interact with students, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work without close supervision or alone.
• Familiarity with Google Suite (Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Sheets).
• Physical ability to lift items.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours such as evenings and weekends.
• Ability to lift objects up to 25 lbs and up to 50 lbs on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Report for shift on time and assist Making Center Staff with reviewing priority of tasks in the shop, including upkeep, organization, and maintenance.
• Work in WebCheckout providing students appropriate tools for their projects and processing materials for the store.
• Open and close of the shops, including unlocking resources and logging into computers.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderly conditions across spaces.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Adaptability

Diversity awareness

Independent work

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

## Student Assistant - Making CenterApplylocations: L - 2 West 13th Streettime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR108986**Parsons School of Design** Parsons School for Design, a division of The New School, seeks Student Assistants in various shops within the Making Center. Parsons Making Center is a collection of more than 70,000 sq.ft. of labs, shops, studios, and open work spaces that provide curricular support for making across a broad range of mediums and disciplines, and supports experimentation and interdisciplinary collaboration. The student assistant should be a personable, proactive, detail oriented individual who will become integral to the daily workings of the facilities within the Making Center, with the ability to learn new skills and technologies as needed. Duties for each space vary slightly, but entail assisting students and faculty with the checkout of tools/equipment and/or monitoring making spaces and keeping the facilities clean and orderly. **RESPONSIBILITIES*** Report for shift on time and primarily assist Making Center Staff with reviewing priority of tasks in the shop including: upkeep, organization, and maintenance.* Work in WebCheckout providing students appropriate tools for their projects as well as process materials for the store.* Proper opening and closing of the shops, as assigned by Making Center Staff, including opening the space and unlocking resources and turning on / logging into computers.**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS*** Excellent customer service skills.* Able to understand and follow verbal and written instructions from supervisor and communicate clearly with Making Center users.* Adaptable and consistent when notifying the supervisor of schedule changes.* Attention to detail.* Ability to interact with students, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds.* Ability to work without close supervision or alone.* Familiarity with Google Suite (Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, etc.).* Physical ability to lift items.* Ability to work non-traditional hours such as evenings and weekends.* Ability to handle objects weighing up to 25 lbs and on occasion may be expected to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs.**WORK MODE**On-campus position - Employees in this position are expected to work on-campus during regularly scheduled work hours due to the nature of the work that is not feasible, or not in the organization's best interest, to be performed remotely. #LI-DNI**HOURLY RATE** $17.00 per hourWe are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The New School recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.**Responsibilities:**Report for shift on time and primarily assist Making Center Staff with reviewing priority of tasks in the shop including: upkeep, organization, and maintenance. Work in WebCheckout providing students appropriate tools for their projects as well as process materials for the store. Proper opening and closing of the shops, as assigned by Making Center Staff, including opening the space and unlocking resources and turning on / logging into computers.We look forward to receiving your application!