Student Employee Work Study/Work Program - Weather Vane

Eastern Mennonite University; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 14,774 - 21,042; Part time

Job summary

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in Harrisonburg, VA invites applications for a Student Employee in the Weather Vane news staff. The role focuses on administrative support, journalism tasks, and learning opportunities while you work around your class schedule.

Ideal candidates have writing, editing, or photography skills and a willingness to engage with fellow students. This on-campus position offers a chance to contribute to student voices while gaining resume-building experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to make entry-level decisions.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to ask questions.
• Understanding of basic department procedures.
• Ability to maintain a level of professionalism during working hours.
• Has a genuine desire to help their peers succeed.
• Be currently enrolled as a student at EMU.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.
• Answer incoming phone calls.
• Perform a variety of administrative and/or office duties.
• Provide assistance and support to faculty and/or staff in completing special projects as assigned.
• Attend the weather vane planning meetings on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. (time to be arranged).
• Complete department-specific projects as assigned.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Photography

Communication

Professionalism

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Job Title: Student Employee - Weather VaneDepartment: Faculty and Student SuccessSupervisor: Mary Ann ZehrEmployment Type: Work Study or Work Program; Part-time, hourly, non-exemptPay Range: $13.00 - $13.00Job Summary:The Student Employee is responsible for assisting the staff in the assigned department. The Student Employee position will focus on administrative support, learning support, or specialized support while offering educational and career growth.Duties/ Responsibilities:Provide excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.Answer incoming phone calls.Perform a variety of administrative and/or office duties.Provide assistance and support to faculty and/or staff in completing special projects as assigned.Perform general administrative responsibilities in support of the department/office/campus.Complete department-specific projects as assigned.Attend the workplace regularly as scheduled, report to work punctually, and follow a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.Support the values of the University.Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.Position Specific Duties/Responsibilities:The independent student newspaper, the Weather Vane, seeks writers, editors, photographers, proofreaders, and more to help tell student stories and represent student voices on campus.Weather Vane staff should be able to attend Wednesday night 5:30 p.m. Weather Vane planning meetings with the student co-editors and weekly check-ins with the adviser (time to be arranged).Hours are flexible, but staff are expected to take on at least one assignment per issue, and many do multiple assignments.Experience working in student journalism is a bonus, but if you have skills in writing, editing, or photography, we can get you oriented!Required Skills/Abilities:Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.Ability to make entry-level decisions.Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.Willingness to ask questions.Understanding of basic department procedures.Ability to maintain a level of professionalism during working hours.Has a genuine desire to help their peers succeed.Be currently enrolled as a student at EMU.Education and Experience:High School diploma.Physical Requirements:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.Supervisory Responsibilities:NoneWhy Work at EMU?Flexible work scheduling built around your classesValuable on-campus work experience and resume-building opportunitiesConvenient, walkable commute on campusEastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.