Adobe Acrobat, Blackboard, Caption Writing, Internet Application, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Proofreading, Video Editing, Word Processing, Writing Skills
Posting Summary
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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.
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