Residence Hall Desk Assistant (03 Student) - Rolling Applicant Pool - Worcester State University

About Worcester State University

WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.

Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about.

Job Description

TITLE: Residence Hall Desk Assistant (hires throughout the year as positions become available)

DEPARTMENT: Residence Life and Housing

SUPERVISOR : Residence Life Professional Staff Member

SCHEDULE: 18.5 hours per week

Responsibilities

Monitor all traffic coming in and out of the building. This includes checking identification of all individuals who enter the residence areas and managing guest visitation in the building Conduct bag checks of every bag entering the residence halls Notify Residence Life or University Police staff of any policy violations Provide friendly and courteous service to students and visitors to the Residence Halls Work all scheduled shifts, arriving on time and working until the next scheduled person arrives. Update the next shift on any significant information, activity or incidents that may have happened during the shift Be familiar with the policies and procedures in the Residence Hall Handbook Sign guests into the Residence Halls Report maintenance work as needed in public areas Work in conjunction with University Police and Residence Life student and professional staff during emergency or crisis situations Report damage or theft of University property to Residence Life professional staff Report emergency situations to Residence Life professional staff Provide information and referrals to appropriate university offices to students Understand the role of the Desk Assistant as a part of the Office of Residence Life and establish effective working relationships with all student and professional staff Act professionally and as a role model to residents at all times Other duties as assigned

Requirements

An overall Worcester State University GPA of 2.0 or higher. An overall Worcester State University GPA of 2.0 or higher. Full-time student status at Worcester State University. Good judicial standing with the Office of Residence Life and Worcester State University

Additional Information

Worcester State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its community.

Schedule: 18.5 hours per week

Pay Rate : $15.00/hour

Residence Life will hire applicants from this pool throughout the year, as positions become available. If you should decide that you are no longer interested in this role, please withdraw your application.

Application Instructions

Students must apply online. A representative from the department will contact individuals for interviews.

• This position is for WSU students only.*