Auburn University, Alabama
Student Affairs is excited to begin the search for a Student Desk Assistant to service the James E. Foy Information Desk! The student desk assistant supports daily front-desk operations by providing friendly customer service, offering guidance to visitors, and managing basic administrative tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Greet building visitors in a cheerful and welcoming manner. Assist them with questions or directions as needed
- Provide access to meeting rooms to customers who have reservations. Help them connect with Event Operations Team if Audio-Visual assistance is needed
- Receive and document lost and found items
- Answer the desk phone in a cheerful and welcoming manner. Assist callers with inquiries and direct them to the correct resources as needed
- Attend all mandatory meetings and trainings
- Arrive promptly for shifts, dressed in provided uniforms, presenting a professional appearance and enthusiastic team attitude
Qualifications:
Enrolled student at Auburn University
Expectations:
- Applicants must be able to work the summer semester
- Applicants must be eligible to work weekdays, evenings, and weekends, including early mornings and home football games during the fall semester
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0
- Possess some customer service experience
- An outgoing person willing to engage with a diverse visitor and caller population
- Excellent telephone etiquette
- Ability to work in a team environment
Pay Range:
USD $8.00 - USD $10.00 /Hr.
Why Work at Auburn?:
Why should YOU consider student employment at Auburn University?
- Gain valuable work experience! Student employment allows you to explore different interests, identify strengths, and make informed decisions about your future career goals.
- Build your network! Interacting with faculty, staff, and fellow students can lead to valuable connections and potential mentors.
- Make a difference! Have the satisfaction of knowing YOU are a part of providing the premier academic experience at Auburn and the life-changing work our students and employees perform.
Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement:
It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance's website to learn more.
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Auburn University
Welcome to Auburn University, a
comprehensive land, space and sea grant research institution blending arts and applied sciences. The University
continuously changes to accommodate today's needs, while still respecting the traditions and spirit of Auburn. As we grow and change, Auburn will always continue its tradition of excellence.
The main campus had an enrollment during fall of 2007 of 24,137. Auburn University offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate,
graduate and professional levels.
Auburn University is known not only for its academic excellence, but for its impact on Alabama as well. A recent study
determined AU had nearly $ 4 billion
economic impact on the state of Alabama, including a $ 1.5 billion impact on the economy and a $ 2.4 billion impact in "human capital." AU's Technical Assistance Center, a collaborative Engineering / Business outreach unit, performs hundreds of projects annually for state industry, generating millions of dollars in increased efficiencies and saving or creating hundreds of jobs statewide.
Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science, and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.