University of New Mexico

Student Office Assistant

  • University of New Mexico
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Full Time, Part Time
  • 11 days ago
Salary
$14.25 / Hour

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Job Description

Working Title
Student Office Assistant

Pay
$14.25 Hourly

Campus
Main - Albuquerque, NM

Department
Continuing Education Cont Ed (ABO)

Employment Type
Student Employment

Student Type
Work-Study

Status
Non-Exempt

Background Check Required
No

For Best Consideration Date
10/21/2024

Position Summary

Want to make a difference in your community? Are patience and attention to detail your superpowers?
UNM Continuing Education (UNMCE) is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Student Office Assistant to join our Personal Enrichment Programs and Osher Institute Team.
UNMCE is committed to providing innovative, accessible learning opportunities to individuals, organizations, and communities in New Mexico and around the world. The Personal Enrichment Program (PEP) offers community education including languages, writing, outdoor sports and fitness, yoga, arts, crafts, dance, music, and gardening. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) provides academically based non-credit programming focused on learners aged 50 plus.
Student Office Assistants are an extremely valuable part of our UNM Continuing Education Team. We are looking for students who are positive thinkers, enjoy learning, demonstrate responsibility, and strong attention to detail.
Student Office Assistants will assist customers, students and instructors by email, telephone, and in-person, respond to customer inquiries, and provide information about classes and programs. Furthermore, the Student Office Assistant will assist with various administrative projects, and learn the basic tasks found in an office environment.
UNMCE provides students with valuable work experience, including, when possible, projects that focus on their areas of interest. We also like to involve our student employees in ongoing learning and training with our staff, and work to send our students out into the world with job maturity and professionalism.
This position requires working in the office full time. UNMCE is located north of UNM Main campus and provides free off-campus parking.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Assist customers, students and instructors by email, telephone, and in-person, respond to inquiries, and provide information about classes and programs
  • Perform a variety of routine data entry and data maintenance tasks;
  • Assist on special projects: doing research, compiling summaries and data reports as needed;
  • Copy and/or duplicate materials as requested;
  • Some light lifting (up to 25lbs) and light cleaning;
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
  • Bilingual in Spanish is a bonus.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
  • Minimum availability required is 12 hours per week during regular business hours;
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information;
  • Customer service oriented with phone and people skills;
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Data Entry;
  • Ability to prepare and print routine correspondence, labels and/or other basic written material;
  • Ability to organize and maintain a professional work area;
  • Proactive and action oriented;
  • Punctual and reliable;
  • Work Study award for the Fall–Spring school year is required.


Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please submit a Resume, Cover Letter, and Fall 2024 class schedule.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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