Student Hourly

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

Job summary

University of Kansas in Topeka is hiring a Student Hourly Office Assistant to support customer service and general office tasks in the Educational Psychology Department. The role runs 15–20 hours per week, 8 am–5 pm, with a focus on high-quality contact with guests and colleagues.

The position emphasizes strong communication, organization, and the ability to handle mail, supplies, and records. Employment is hourly and non-exempt, with on-site duties and possible work-study eligibility.

Qualifications

• Experience with Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe as evidenced in application materials.
• One year of customer service skills, as evidenced in application materials.

Responsibilities

• Greet and direct guests at the front desk; answer calls and emails; assist faculty, staff, students, and guests with tasks.
• Assist with mail distribution, supply organization, and photocopying/scanning for faculty and staff.
• Handle confidential documents with proper filing and destruction; manage the departmental media library check-in/check-out.
• Support departmental functions and events, including orientations, site visits, and luncheons.
• Prepare orientation and visitation folders for prospective and incoming students and teaching assistants.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Student status (undergrad/grad)

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Word

Adobe

Job description

Position Overview

KU School of Education and Human Sciences, Educational Psychology Department is hiring a Student Hourly Office Assistant. The position is customer service focused and includes assisting with a variety of departmental office duties. Candidate must be able to work between 8 am-5 pm for 15-20 hours per week. May be work-study eligible, but not required. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organizational skills.

60%: Performing in a customer service capacity

• Receive guests at front desk by greeting, welcoming, and directing them
• Answer incoming phone calls and respond to emails
• Assist faculty, staff, students, and guests with tasks and address their questions

40%: Perform clerical tasks.

• Assisting with mail distribution.
• Assisting with office supply distribution and organization of supply closet.
• Photocopying and scanning documents for faculty and staff.
• Receive, organize, file, distribute, and destruction of confidential documents as appropriate.
• Assisting with the departmental media library, checking in/out materials, keeping accurate logs.
• Assist with departmental functions and events including orientations, visitations, accreditation site visits, and luncheons.
• Prepare orientation and visitation folders for potential students, incoming graduate students, and teaching assistants.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe as evidenced in application materials.
• One year of customer service skills, as evidenced in application materials

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.

Additional Candidate Instructions

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume
• List of three (3) professional references

Contact Information to Applicants

Penny Fritts

[e-mail]

785-864-9645

Advertised Salary Range

11.00

Anticipated Start Date

Monday September 28, 2026