This position is for the full academic year, open only to enrolled upperclassmen. Freshmen are not eligible to apply for this position.
Expected hours of work per week : 10-12
Work Location & Hours : Carter Hall 108 / 9am - 4 : 30 pm Monday - Friday
Summary / Objectives
- Assist the Center for Calling & Career with essential daily duties.
- Gain experience with Handshake, Calendly, & MeisterTask proprietary software.
- Increase familiarity with Google Suite.
- Gain an understanding of the variety of resources available to students to help them effectively communicate with others.
- Increase ability to take initiative, ask questions, and complete tasks, as necessary.
- Interact with staff / faculty, peers, employers, alumni, and other constituents professionally.
- Adhere to the highest level of confidentiality and accuracy.
- Be prepared to greet visitors at any time. This requires appropriate attire.
Essential Functions
Front desk responsibilities (such as : greeting others, scheduling appointments, tracking student-office interaction, and fielding incoming calls and email).Explaining services available to others, including the resume writing process.Reviewing resumes and cover letters, as part of the resume writing process.Posting events, internships, and jobs on Handshake.Sending targeted mailings and conducting mail merges.Marketing (designing and distributing table tents / signs / posters).Entering survey information and compiling reports.Miscellaneous tasks including expense reports.Completing event requests for visitors to the college and major events.Planning and preparing major recruitment and seminar events.Tracking visitors / services requested and received relating to the office.Review job boards to track new opportunities in high-demand areas.Planning and event oversight.Keeping the calendars related to our office.Using Google applications and proprietary software.Resume skills development (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed
Career & Self-Development including regular interaction with our job search platform, Handshake.Communication in the form of regular email and phone contact with employers.Critical thinking in the form of discerning the value of work opportunities.Leadership through for some, establishing work schedules and delegating tasks.Professionalism by representing the College to employers / visitors.Teamwork including working with fellow office-mates to accomplish various tasks.Technology , using task management platforms, administering Handshake, and using the full range of Google suite offerings.Work Habits (with alignment of Core Values)
The College asks its staff members the following fundamental work habits :
Do good work. (Service, Diligence, Faithfulness)Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness, Diligence, Resourcefulness, Enterprising, Creative)Be punctual. (Service, Diligence, Integrity, Faithfulness)Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)Makes suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness, Enterprising, and Creative)Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity, Faithfulness)Attend chapel services at least once per week, on average. (Integrity, Faithfulness)Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.
Physical Demands
Sitting : Remaining in the seated position
Lifting : Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 25-50 lbs.
Talking : Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
