Office Assistant **Federal or State Work Study Required To Apply For This Position**
Studentemployment Stthomas
·Today
- Salary
- $16+
- Location
- St. Paul, MN, US
- Department
- Administration
- Education
- PhD
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
OVERVIEW
JOB TITLE: Office Assistant LOCATION: St. PaulPAY RATE: $16.50 per hour HOURS: 12-15 hours/week consistently.
**Federal or State Work Study Required To Apply For This Position**
JOB SUMMARY:
The Front Desk Office Assistant provides coverage for the reception area of the Financial Aid office. They serve as a frontline point of contact to guests and callers. They also provide administrative support to the Financial Aid staff.
The successful candidate will be comfortable with high levels of multitasking, possess excellent attention to detail, exhibit professionalism, demonstrate the ability to take initiative, and maintain confidentiality. They must possess strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Maintain front desk/reception area and other shared areas.
- Provide information or guidance on applications, timelines, and required documentation.
- Provide excellent customer service and hospitality to students and parents.
- Answer phones and direct calls appropriately.
- Greet students arriving for appointments and assist with walk in student questions.
- Review incoming mail and route documents to the correct recipients.
- Perform routine typing, mailing, filing, copying, and scanning.
- Assist as needed with data entry.
- Work with scanning system to image documentation.
- Special projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate St. Thomas program
- Federal or State Work Study Required To Apply For This Position
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work independently and display a high level of initiative
- Ability to work in a collaborative and team orientated office environment
**Federal or State Work Study Required To Apply For This Position**
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas.
The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including
disability and protected veteran status.