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Title: Student Worker

Position Type: Student

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 21R010 - College of Letters, Arts & Soc Sci

Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Schedule Type:  Part Time, No Benefits (less than 20 hrs per week)

Hours Per Week: 20

Additional Schedule Details: Fall 2024

Posted Salary Grade: Minimum $9.00/hour

Retirement:   None 

Contact Person: Lauryn Campbell

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The Student Office Worker helps faculty members and the general public in relation to the department as needed. The Student Office Worker also serves as an ad-hoc/peer advisor to students who call, email, or come to the office with advising-related questions. The Student Worker provides students with information regarding particular courses within the major, helps students select major and/or general education courses to meet graduation requirements, assists students in understanding how to navigate their DegreeWorks, directs them to online forms necessary for registration (e.g., overrides, change of major/minor/concentration), and assists them in scheduling meetings with their primary advisor.

The Student Worker also assists with social media postings and assists in organizing and interacting with students during recruitment and retention events for our majors and prospective students (e.g., Majors Expo, Psychology Conference, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Must be enrolled at EKU

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Open Until Filled: No

Special Instructions: This position may require completion of confidentiality, data safety & security, or other trainings.

AA/EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.