RM&I Student Office Assistant

OVERVIEW

JOB TITLE:RM&I Student Office AssistantLOCATION: St. Paul CampusPAY RATE: $16.50 per hourHOURS: TBD

JOB SUMMARY:

The Mathematics Department is seeking an energetic and motivated student to support both the RM&I director and the math office coordinator in daily tasks. The student will assist in all miscellaneous matters to help the program and the department run smoothly.

The Student Office Assistant for the RM&I program and Mathematics Department is responsible for performing administrative duties within the math office and for the RM&I director. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills and office professionalism, and the ability to maintain confidentiality while completing duties efficiently and accurately.

Essential Functions:RM&I Duties:

• RM&I Career Fair Support (October).
• Hall of Fame support
• Communications/Marketing
• Travel coordination support
• Catering orders
• Other event/program support

MATH office duties:

• Assist in scheduling requests.
• Organize and maintain department copy room (track office supplies, distribute mail, etc.).
• Update hallway directories and classroom schedules.
• Help with other miscellaneous tasks (i.e. direct visitors around OSS/OWS/SCC or give directions around campus, post signs around the building, decorate the Math office for holidays, help with Pi Day if available, double check documents for Office Coordinator, print/make copies, calculator & ACSC exam study guide checkout, etc.).
• Assist the Actuarial Science Director with tasks as requested (i.e. update alumni contact sheet, update major/minor documents, etc.).

The primary responsibility of this position is to provide any support to the office coordinator and RM&I director and to be flexible with given duties (no day is the same as the last). The RM&I Student Office Assistant will work with a second student, the MATH Office Assistant, to accomplish tasks each day.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be able to work up to 10 hours per week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the Fall and Spring semesters. Actual daily work times are very flexible and can change each semester.
• Reasonable proficiency with Microsoft Office programs and aptitude for learning new software systems.
• Prefer previous experience in an office setting.
• Well-organized and have ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Well-qualified students will be approachable, flexible, and self-directed.
• Engage with others in a professional yet personal manner.
• Collaborate with the math coordinator, RM&I director and future RM&I coordinator to accomplish department and program needs.
• Preference for applicants who are majoring in MATH, ACSC, STATS. Extra points if the applicant is a getting an RM&I certificate, is a MarC tutor or has done CAM research.

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.