Spring '27 Student Office Assistant-CRSSJ

Grinnell College•Grinnell, IA

19h

About The Position

The student office assistant supports the function of departmental program areas by greeting visitors, answering phones, booking meetings, and performing a variety of office and program support tasks. The position serves the CRSSJ and includes maintaining shared spaces, coffee supplies and equipment, event preparation, campus promotion, social media updates, inventory, and other tasks as they arise.

Requirements

Must be a first-, second-, or third-year student.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and/or social media experience.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

Greet visitors, answer phones, and book meetings.
Tidy the prayer garage, library, and lounge.
Clean the coffee machine and restock coffee, sugar, tea, hot chocolate, cups, lids, and sleeves.
Do dishes and fill and empty the dishwasher.
Set up for events.
Restock printer paper, deep-clean coffee machines, discard old food from the refrigerator, change sandwich boards at JRC, check or change the paper shredder, remove old posters, and inventory coffee.
Post flyers around campus and update Instagram.
Clean candlesticks and replace candle lighters from Herrick; sort and inventory letters for the chapel board; and organize lounge and kitchen drawers.
Take pictures and upload them to Instagram or Facebook.
Order coffee and supplies, including online orders and orders from Canteen.
Change candles at Herrick and update the chapel board when guest speakers are at Herrick.
Prepare for CRSSJ events and set up the labyrinth after training.
Work on special projects.