Federal Work Study Advising Assistant

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

The student assistant position in FYCS is for a Part-Time (10-20 hours based on work permit) Federal Work Study Student to work in the advising office. Family, Youth and Community Sciences (FYCS) is an applied social science department that provides education and experience for careers in human services, community development, cooperative extension, and youth professions.

Requirements

Be a current University of Florida full-time student in good standing with the University
Qualify for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program in Fall and Spring
Ability to dedicate 10-15 hours per week

Nice To Haves

Fine attention to detail, professionalism, dependability and effective communication skills
Ability to work as a team member
Prior customer service skills are preferred
Demonstrated communication, organizational and leadership skills
Effective interpersonal communication skills
Self-starter; self-motivated; timely
Experience using Microsoft Office, Excel, & Outlook

Responsibilities

Assisting with departmental events
Answer phone calls, take messages, and return phone calls
Assist with administrative tasks
Receive visitors and answers basic questions from students
Maintain confidentiality of student and/or employee records
Office duties such as scanning, copying, and mailing
Run clerical errands on campus
Word processing, editing, transcribing, proofreading, data entry, etc.
Document preparation
Assist in creating documents or presentations for internal or external department needs
Other duties as assigned