Temporary Support Staff; UTEMPS

Temporary Support Staff (UTEMPS)

Hiring Department: UTemp Pool

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2026

Location: AUSTIN, TX

Purpose: Provides basic to complex temporary support for any given department within the University at any given time in a variety of job titles.

• Provides basic to complex temporary support for any given department within the University at any given time in a variety of job titles. Provides specific skills and experience to support University departments. Answers multi-line telephone system and fields questions. Check, collect, and distribute campus mail. Provides general support to staff, faculty, and visitors.
• Performs general office functions – filing, copying, faxing, sorting. Experience maintaining calendars and schedules for multiple administrators, composing and/or editing correspondence. Working with databases and confidential information. Working with Word, Excel, and Outlook programs.

• High School graduation or GED. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Experience with basic to advanced administrative work. Experience multi-tasking. Experience with detail-oriented procedures.
• Experience following instructions. Experience providing excellent customer service. Experience working independently and as a team member.
• Must have interpersonal skills. Must be dependable, reliable, responsible, motivated, resourceful, and versatile.
• Must have the required education, skills, and experience in order to perform the specific temporary assignment successfully.
• Regular and punctual attendance is a must. Professional demeanor.

• Two years or more of experience performing the specific skill or experience of the temporary assignment. Bachelor's degree.
• Proficient experience with Workday (Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP) Software, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Access and Outlook applications. Experience with Web browsers.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced and changing work environment. Demonstrated ability to work with confidential documents and maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent attention to detail. Professional demeanor.

Hourly Rate: $15.00 + depending on qualifications

• Attire:
  Business Casual
• May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Use of manual dexterity. Climbing of stairs. Lifting and moving.

• The work hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Candidates must be flexible to work varied hours as indicated by job assignments.

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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