Student Field Officer

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

KU Transportation Services is seeking student ticketing officers to patrol with a full-time officer or another student in an LPR vehicle and to ticket on-foot when needed. You may also assist at information booths guiding visitors and regulating vehicle access on Jayhawk Boulevard during restricted hours.

The ideal candidate works well in a team and delivers reliable customer service in a busy campus environment.

Qualifications

• Good command of the English language, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• 65% - Patrolling with another officer or alone in an LPR vehicle, or ticketing on-foot, writing parking violations.
• 25% - Relieving booth personnel for breaks and covering booths during absences.
• 10% - Other duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

Position Overview

KU Transportation Services is looking for student ticketing officers. The student will help patrol with a full-time officer or a fellow student officer in one of the LPR (License Plate Recognition) vehicles and/or the student may also be called upon to patrol an area by ticketing on foot using a handheld ticketing device. The student will also work in the information booths helping visitors navigate campus and making sure only certain permitted vehicles are allowed onto Jayhawk Boulevard during the restricted hours. The ideal candidate will work well on a team.

Job Description

• 65% - Patrolling with another officer or alone in an LPR vehicle in an assigned area; or ticketing on-foot, writing parking violations.
• 25% - Relieving booth personnel for breaks and cover for the booth personnel in the event of their absence.
• 10% - Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Good command of the English language, both verbal and written, as evidenced in application materials and interview.

Preferred Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License.
• Prior work experience with customer service. As evidenced by application materials.
• Students awarded Federal Work Study preferred.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Contact Information to Applicants

Shima McCurdy

[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range

11.00

Anticipated Start Date

Wednesday September 2, 2026