SW: Student Affairs Event Assistant

Job Description: Student Affairs Event Assistant The Office of Student Affairs is looking for proactive and friendly individuals to join our team as a Student Affairs Event Assistant. This student role involves a mix of general duties and will support events that take place on campus outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends. This position is supervised by the Assistant Director of Student Affairs and indirectly supervised by the Senior Administrator for Strategic Initiatives and Student Affairs. Student Affairs Event Assistants may also be asked to support Student Affairs events and operations during busy periods or due to the absence of a professional or student employee. Hours: 5 hours/week. Note that weekly hours are not guaranteed and are scheduled on an as-needed basis. Pay: Hourly Priority application date: Friday, January 26, 2025 Essential functions and responsibilities: • Assist campus visitors and event attendees with navigating campus during an event by: o Greeting campus visitors at the Front Desk o Assist visitors and event attendees with parking in the Garrett Parking Lot o Direct campus visitors and event attendees to event locations • Support event operations in the Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful and other campus locations by: o Set up requested seating arrangements and return seating to its original state at the conclusion of the event o Set up and put away equipment such as microphones, speakers, video screens, and projectors o Perform proper line and sound check prior to the beginning of the event, if needed o Provide technology support before and during the event, including but not limited to operating equipment in the Chapel and helping to start video streaming in classrooms o Assist with setting up food and catering items for events, including tables, serving areas, and supplies, and assist with post-event food and catering clean-up in accordance with campus guidelines • Attend all scheduled student staff meetings and training dates Qualifications: • Ability to work independently and without close supervision • Ability and willingness to learn new technology • Problem-solving skills and attention to detail • Commitment to customer service and to creating a welcoming environment for campus visitors and guests Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, bend, crawl, safely climb a step ladder up to 5 feet, and lift/move up to 25 pounds. Must be able to have repetitive wrist hand and/or finger movement to type and work on a computer. Must have finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination to work on computer, telephone, and related office equipment. The individual will regularly be required to communicate professionally in person, over the phone, and through email; and to sit, type, and stare at a computer monitor for prolonged periods. • Work environment: Employee occasionally may be exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time, but work is primarily performed indoors. The noise level in this work environment varies and includes projected sound, including speaking and music. Work primarily takes place on evenings and weekends. Please contact

Created: 2026-03-10