CAIFS Student Accessibility Assistant

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Logo Posting Number STU00012PO26 Job Title Student Employee Internal Title CAIFS Student Accessibility Assistant Campus Upstate College/Division USC Upstate College/Division Level Department UPS Center for Academic Innovation & Faculty Support Advertised Salary $12 per hour Location of Vacancy USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC and/or remotely Part/Full Time Part Time Hours per week 15 Work Schedule

Student assistant may work anywhere from 5-15 hours per week. Work will be done virtually, from a private and secure location of the employee's choice. Office space can be provided in the Center for Academic Innovation and Faculty Support

Job Search Category Student Employee

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary

The Center for Academic Innovation and Faculty Support seeks applications from highly motivated, detail-oriented students to work 5-15 hours per week to serve as a CAIFS Student Accessibility Assistant. We expect this work to be completed either in-person in the CAIFS office space in Media or virtually, from a private, secure location of the employee's choice.

Key duties include:

• Ensure documents (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, etc.) meet accessibility standards.
• Edit video captions for accuracy including grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Flag specialized content that needs to be evaluated on an expert level and report to the supervisor.

Participate in training for accessibility standards and to use word processing and accessibility features in Office 365, Adobe PDF, YuJa, and Blackboard

Qualifications

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must be a currently enrolled student at USC Upstate. Federal Work Study students are preferred and have a(n):

• Excellent listening, written communication, grammar, and proofreading skills
• Willingness and ability to work in web-based applications
• Willingness and ability to work independently with direction
• Willingness to ask for guidance when needed
• Detail oriented
• Commitment to checking Upstate email daily
• Strong work ethic to support virtual work where the employee sets their own schedule (mitigated somewhat if the employee requests workspace in the Center for Academic Innovation and Faculty Support.)

Personal integrity is essential. The position requires the student employee to maintain confidentiality in a professional environment.

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies 1-3 Desired Start Date 05/15/2026 Job Open Date 05/04/2026 Job Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant

This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

Quicklink for Posting https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/205781 EEO Statement

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • What is your expected graduation date?

(Open Ended Question)

• • What is your current cumulative GPA?

(Open Ended Question)

• • Have you worked on-campus before?

(Open Ended Question)

• • If yes, list department name and supervisor.

(Open Ended Question)

• • Are you currently working another on-campus job?

(Open Ended Question)

• • If yes, list department name and supervisor.

(Open Ended Question)

• • Have you been awarded Federal Work Study for this semester?

• Yes

• No

• • What is your major?

(Open Ended Question)

• • What is your current student status?

• Freshman

• Sophomore

• Junior

• Senior

• Graduate Student

• • What is your College affiliation? Please list one of the following: Business Administration & Economics College of Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology Education Fine Arts & Communication Studies Interdisciplinary Studies Information Management Systems Language, Literature & Composition Math & Computer Science Natural Sciences Non-Profit Administration Nursing Pre-Professional Social & Behavioral Sciences Social Sciences, Philosophy & History Undeclared

(Open Ended Question)

• • Why are you interested in this position?

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of References and Contact Information