Student Assistant

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Work type: Student Ast
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Student Services
Department:  - SL-SAI-CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT

• Serve as an expert on campus life and student engagement;
  Provide students, organizations and the UF community with resources, services and information about the Division of Student Life, and the Department of Student Engagement
• Promote and facilitate Involvement Consultations with incoming and current students on a scheduled and drop-in basis during set office hours; includes providing detailed action plans for students personalized with involvement suggestions.
• Provide event and student check-in support during departmental events across all Student Engagement offices.
• Support the front desk and Student Engagement staff with designated projects as department representatives. Includes but not limited to:
  • Monitor space access through a formal check in process
  • Portal operations and administrative responsibilities including responding to emails, Teams messages and phone calls
  • Contribute to the re-registration process by editing Gator Connect profiles
  • Greet and communicate with students in the portal.
  • Answer and respond to formal and informal questions
• Plan, organize and execute departmental events and initiatives that include but are not limited to Involvement Awards, Student Organizations Fairs, Preview Student Engagement Fairs, Space Allocations and other duties assigned
• Develop unique initiatives, events, and services to support and encourage student involvement and promote student organizations through tabling, organization fairs, conferences, workshops, events, presentations and online materials
• Assist in managing, updating and navigating Gator Connect, departmental emails, forms, and other items upon request
• Connect and build relationships with student organizations & advisors communicating with them on a regular basis to learn about events and invites to share with students
• Assist with the assessment and evaluation of departmental resources, services and events performed.
• Other duties as assigned

$16/hr

This position is open to all students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through student Other Personnel Services (OPS). Registered students are employed on a part-time basis, up to 20 hours per week.

Current University of Florida student in good standing with a GPA of at least 2.0 grade point average.

• Experience with event planning/management and crisis response.
• Public speaking and interpersonal skills to facilitate group discussions and presentations, and collaborate with community/campus partners.
• Demonstrate previous experience with customer service or hospitality.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills such as management of schedules, form completion, organization of records and collecting reports.
• Ability to assess and respond to the general needs of students, campus partners, faculty and staff and others during events or office hours.
• Demonstrate a desire and willingness to learn more about engagement and student organizations on campus and in the community.
• Desire to contribute to the marketing needs of Student Engagement through graphic creation and sharing.
• Be reliable, responsible, confident, and flexible; demonstrates the ability to initiate and activate when called upon to lead and serve.
• A commitment to assessment and a desire to collect and organize feedback related to events, initiatives and services offered by Student Engagement.
• Display a willingness to help others and enjoy working with people and various backgrounds and viewpoints.
• Be able to begin work March 2026 and commit to Summer and Fall 2026 at minimum.
• Previous engagement on campus with student organizations/University units at UF is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communications.
• Serve as a role model for all other undergraduate & graduate students at the University of Florida.
• Demonstrates consistent respect for peers, faculty, staff and community members and maintains a positive attitude at all times.
• Required to attend ALL staff meetings/trainings.

• In order to be considered, you must upload your resume.
• Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

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Advertised: 07 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 24 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.