Job Description

Job Title: School of Business Student Assistant

Department: Phillips School of Business

Supervisor: Michelle Kirk

Starting Rate of Pay: $9.50/hour

Length of Time: Eligible for rehire on a semester basis.

Department Description

The Phillips School of Business (PSB) is home to 41 full-time faculty and staff members with approximately 1,500 undergraduate students. The PSB offers majors in accounting, business administration, finance, international business, marketing, with minors in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, global commerce, healthcare management, marketing, and social media marketing. The busy office of the PSB is in Phillips Hall.

Job Description

The PSB student assistant would help in a vast array of research and support service duties. In the process, the student assistant will learn all about working in a business office. Previous student employees say working in the PSB prepared them well for their first jobs.

Job Location/ Hours Required

The candidate will perform most job duties in Phillips Hall. Hours may vary depending on the job requirements; however, this position averages five hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage—Prepare, update, and maintain Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
• Research—Investigate student outcomes using various social media platforms.
• Data Entry—Input results from PSB surveys and other projects.
• Assist—Make copies and help to maintain business equipment.
• Deliver—Be our go-to person for errands on campus.
• Host—Assist with conducting tours for PSB guests as needed.
• Monitor—Help to maintain the tidiness and appearance of the common areas of Phillips Hall.
• Support—Provide information and directions to students for classroom locations, faculty office hours, etc.
• Help—Support faculty with their research and projects.
• Other—Perform duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

We are looking for a student who will conduct him or herself in a business-like manner and strive to provide excellent professional assistance to the faculty and students in the PSB. The student assistant should be available one hour per day, Monday through Friday, with consideration given for health or homework needs.

Desired Skills:

• Must have a minimum 2.0 overall GPA.
• We need to be able to count on you to report to work as scheduled.
• Each day is different so being able to adapt to ever changing priorities is essential.
• We need our Student Assistant to maintain the professional standards modeled by the faculty and staff of the PSB.