GENERAL SUMMARY:
Student Workers are selected to fill a variety of positions across the university and in several campus departments. The positions are designed to help students support themselves during their education while teaching valuable work skills and contributing to university and departmental needs. A Student Worker is responsible for assisting the assigned team/department in a variety of tasks, projects, and/or research-related activities, ideally in their current field of study.
The Student Worker will report directly to the Department/ Project Manager for the assignment. The student in this position will work closely with the manager to complete projects as assigned and for guidance, mentoring, and supervision.
Specific Student Worker assignments include but are not limited to the following roles. If interested in one of these areas, please contact the individual listed as applicable.
Library - Support and Coverage
Contact Jessica Cain at: jcain@usa.edu
Academic - Lab Support and Room Monitors
DPT Students - Contact Dr. Thomas P. Werner at: twerner@usa.edu
OTD Students - Contact Dr. Keith McWilliams at: kmcwilliams@usa.edu
Student Ambassadors - Student Ambassadors, Tours
Contact Kiley Shaw at: kshaw@usa.edu
Student Services - Tutors (must be referred by a faculty member)
Contact Zachary Wilson at: zwilson@usa.edu
Facilities - Room Monitors and Front Desk Coverage
Contact Maelyn S. Liedke at: mliedke@usa.edu
CICP
Contact Emily Frank at: efrank@usa.edu
Working Scholars Projects
Visit myUSAfor working scholar job opportunities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Essential duties will vary depending on the assignment.
REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY:
Student workers must meet the following guidelines and requirements listed below to be eligible for hire. Students who consistently refuse or do not volunteer for assignments will be removed from the student worker program.
- Open to working a flexible schedule variety of schedules, including Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays; must be available to work at least two Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays a month.
- May be required to work special events based on their availability.
- Willing to work at any assigned work location.
- All students applying must meet the three requirements listed below:
- MUST have a cumulative 3.0 USA GPA or better.
- MUST be in good standing with the school.
- MUST have progressed further than the first term. 2nd - 6th term students are allowed to work a maximum of 15 hours /week based on availability. Student Workers may work up to 15 hours per week with prior Program Director authorization and will be based on factors such as GPA and academic standing.
POSITION IN ORGANIZATION
REPORTS TO: Department or Project Manager
TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, and PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on the performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Applied knowledge of spelling, grammar, and punctuation, as well as sentence and paragraph structure
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse staff and faculty population
- Ability to follow routine oral and written instructions
- Ability to perform effective customer service
- Basic computer knowledge and skills, including accurate keyboarding.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision once provided with clear instructions and guidelines.
- Organized and capable of solving issues; ability to respond to general questions and responding to routine requests for information.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Candidates must be a student currently enrolled in a graduate-level degree program and progressed further than the first term; 2nd - 6th term students are allowed to work a maximum of 10 hours /week based on availability.
- The successful candidate must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better on all coursework completed
- Must be in good standing with the University
- The Student Worker should plan to commit approximately 10 hours per week to this position. Student Workers may work up to 15 hours per week with prior Program Director authorization and will be based on factors such as GPA and academic standing.
The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
