Student Office Assistant

Job Description

Position Overview: Student Office Assistant

Assistance with general office duties within an academic setting.

Job Description

This position involves 100% general office duties, providing essential support to faculty, students, and various office functions. Key responsibilities include:

• Filing and organizing documents.
• Providing front desk assistance, including greeting visitors and answering inquiries.
• Scanning and digitizing files.
• Assisting with mail merge projects.
• Supporting the organization and execution of conferences and assessments.
• Assisting faculty and students with a variety of office-related tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat.
• Good written English skills, as demonstrated through application materials (cover letter, resume).

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Canvas and Teams.
• Ability to quickly learn new software and systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a variety of staff members.
• A good candidate with the ability to pay attention to details and to adjust work pace as needed to meet demands.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods, the student hourly must meet one of the following criteria:

• Have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester, OR
• Be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours, OR
• Be enrolled in summer session, OR
• Be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

1. Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by unit leadership and HR.

This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Advertised Salary Range

$15.00 Hourly

Anticipated Start Date

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Additional Candidate Instructions

A complete application consists of the following:

• The online application.
• A cover letter.
• A resume.

Only complete applications will be considered.

Contact Information to Applicants

Darlene Lantz
Email: darlenelantz@ku.edu

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