Night Desk Clerk, Residence Fall

Night Desk Clerk, Residence Life Fall 2025

Job Title:

Night Desk Clerk, Residence Life Fall 2025

• Requisition Number: DU13466
• Department Name: 1B450:
  Residence Life
• Work Location:
  
  Lexington, KY
• Salary Range: $12.00 / hour
• Type Of Position:
  Student
• Position Time Status:
  Part‑Time
• Required
  
  Education:
  
  Must be a current full‑time UK student. This position is not open to BCTC students.
• Required Related
  
  Experience:
  
  Some customer service experience preferred.
• Required License/Registration/Certification:
  None
• Physical Requirements:
  
  This position requires candidates to sit for long periods of time at the front desks of residence halls, especially during the night time hours.
• Shift: Daily 12:00 am–4:00 am and 4:00 am–8:00 am;
  Tuesday 7:00‑9:00 pm;
  Wildcat Coal Lodge only: 4:00 pm–8:00 pm and 8:00 pm–12:00 am;
  Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am–12:00 pm and 12:00 pm–4:00 pm.
• Job Summary:
  
  This position begins in August 2025. Students in this position provide coverage for the front desks in the residence halls. Shifts are overnight (i.e., 12:00 midnight–4:00 AM and 4:00 AM–8:00 AM). Student should be prepared to work at least 12 night time hours per week. The position is responsible for monitoring safety and security, responding to student needs, providing customer service to visitors, and enforcing University policies (particularly the residence hall visitation policy).
  
  This position requires students with self‑confidence, assertiveness, and a strong commitment to other students and their safety.
• Specific Responsibilities:
  • Ensuring safety & security of residential facilities
  • Professionally enforcing policies
  • Providing excellent customer service
  • Supporting a sense of shared community within the hall
  • Attending and participating in regular staff meetings
  • Attending regular one‑on‑one meetings with supervisor
  • Staffing the building and the front desk at designated times
• Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:
  • Strong decision making and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to make mature and responsible decisions
  • Appreciation for and comfort with a diverse student population
  • Desire to help others
  • Time management skills
  • Positive attitude
  • Team player
• Preferred Education/
  
  Experience:
  • Be a full‑time undergraduate or graduate student, in good academic standing at UK
  • Have previous experience with on‑campus living
  • Students should be prepared to work at least 12 night time hours per week
  • Be in good conduct standing with the university
  • Returning students must have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA
• Final date to receive applications: 12/22/2025

This position is also Federal Work‑Study eligible, if you qualify.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre‑employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.