Residence Life Student Office Assistant 2024-2025

Gain some valuable work experience while making a difference on campus!

Instructions for Applying to this Position

1. How to complete the Student Application:

1. If you have had an on-campus job, please log-in using your LionLink Credentials to your Dayforce account by clicking here, navigate to Main Menu then click “Careers”, search for this position title, and then click the “Apply Now” button.
2. If you have never held an on-campus job, apply through Dayforce by clicking “Apply Now” at the bottom of this job posting.  You will be taken to a new page and will be prompted to create a new candidate account”.

Position Summary:

The Student Office Assistant is responsible for general administrative support to the Office of Residential Life. This position provides opportunities to gain useful job skills and grow personally and professionally. The Student Office Assistant helps with a variety of administrative tasks including staffing the front desk, answering phone calls and welcoming visitors. They should be willing to help with various office projects, reliable and committed to maintaining confidentiality. In addition, they should have a working knowledge of residential services to Albright students, as well as possessing a general knowledge of College resources.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Signature of confidentiality agreement
2. Completion of full training
3. Commitment to the Office of Residential Life for a minimum of two consecutive hours per week
4. Greeting students and other visitors, answering questions and notifying the appropriate staff member whose assistance is requested.
5. Receiving and screening incoming calls with attention to detail and service excellence
6. Maintain good communication of office operations and student requests with the appropriate staff member whose assistance is requested.
7. Assists with event preparation and projects as needed.
8. Makes copies, faxes, and performs campus business errands as assigned.
9. Helps maintain departmental filing system, office inventory management, and mailboxes
10. Maintain the cleanliness of the desk and lobby area
11. Properly sign out keys for those with the permission to do so
12. Performs other duties as assigned. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job.

The individual is routinely exposed to indoor conditions, minimum outdoor weather and temperature extremes, and moderate noise level.

Qualifications/Prerequisites:

1. COMMUNICATION

1. Student office assistants will have a positive perspective of Albright College.

2. SKILLS

The best candidates to be student office assistants are current undergraduate students who are highly dependable, have excellent communication and organizational skills, and enjoy working with others.

All individuals in the student office position should exhibit many of the following skills:

1. Good interpersonal and communication skills
2. Exercise good judgement and professionalism
3. Ability to handle multiple tasks
4. Receptive to feedback and opportunities to share ideas for improving services
5. Ability to maintain confidentiality
6. Ability to work well with office/professional staff, peers, and faculty
7. Ability to be empathetic to students having difficulties
8. Good overall academic ability

3. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

1. Student office assistants are selected on the basis of academic skill, leadership, character, and the ability to communicate well with others.

4. EDUCATION

1. Must be a current Albright student.
2. Must be in good academic and judicial standing with the College.

5. LICENSES

1. No former licenses are required.

At Albright, we believe our differences make us stronger and empower us to better understand and respect one another in a just and fair manner. With this in mind, the College recruits, houses, educates, employs, supports, and generally celebrates people of all statuses, identities, and backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religious or spiritual identity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and parental status, veteran status, political affiliation, and physical and mental ability. Albright College is an EEO employer and, as stated above, is actively committed to inclusivity within its community. In pursuit of that, we actively encourage diversity in all dimensions among applicants for this position.
Additional information about Albright College is available at www.albright.edu.