Portland Student Office Assistant 2026

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title Portland Student Office Assistant 2026 Appointment Type Student Employee Job Location Portland Position Appointment Percent 100 Appointment Basis 12 Pay Method Hourly Pay Period 16th - 15th of the following month Pay Date Last working day of the month Remote or Hybrid option? Min Hourly Rate $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro) Max Hourly Rate $17.50 (Standard); $17.00 (Non-Urban); $18.50 (Portland Metro) Position Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill up to two part-time (maximum 24 hours per week) Operations Assistant positions at the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, located in the OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building (RLSB) on the South Waterfront in Portland, Oregon. Please note, you do not need to be an Oregon State University student to apply!

The position plays a crucial role in the main office, serving as the primary point of contact for visitors, students, faculty, and staff, and providing administrative and operational support for academic programs.

Working conditions and work schedule: Standard office environment with hours from Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. May be required to push, pull, and/or lift up to 20 pounds. Work schedule is assigned based on your availability around your class schedule.

Typically 20 hours per week, depending on availability.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication, Professionalism, and Technology.

Position Duties

90% Administrative and Operational Duties:

• Greet and assist visitors, students, faculty, and staff, and direct them to appropriate resources
• Answer phone calls and reply to emails
• Assist with mail and package deliveries
• Take inventory and order supplies using the eProcurement System (BennyBuy)
• Photocopy and scan various documents
• Assist with exam formatting and printing
• Issue electronic guest parking passes and validate parking
• Backup classroom technology support
• Other general administrative tasks as needed

5% Events/Projects

• Prepare materials and supplies for various events
• Assist faculty with projects (ex: lab clean-outs)

5% Janitorial

• Vacuum and/or sweep floors
• Clean surfaces such as tables, equipment, whiteboards, windows
• Submit service requests to Facility Services, Recycling, Surplus, Mailing, and other campus partners as needed
• Take out trash/cardboard
• Other light janitorial tasks as needed

Minimum Qualifications

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study

• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment

• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard

• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program

• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term

• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*

• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term

• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

• International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered "full-time" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Ability to provide high-quality customer service
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
• General computer skills (typing, email)
• General Microsoft Office Suite (or similar software) experience
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

Preferred (Special) Qualifications

• Prior customer service or administrative experience
• Prior experience with event setup
• Have at least three remaining terms of student status

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number P13220SE Number of Vacancies 2 Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 08/17/2026 Anticipated Appointment End Date Posting Date 05/29/2026 Full Consideration Date 07/31/2026 Closing Date 06/30/2026 Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / Student - open to ALL qualified/eligible students Special Instructions to Applicants

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A Resume
• A Cover Letter

For additional information please contact: Andrea Friesen at andrea.friesen@oregonstate.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • How do you define excellent customer service?

(Open Ended Question)

• • Please provide an example of a time you had to solve an urgent issue and how you approached it.

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents