Office Assistant; Study

Pay Rate Range $11.54 - $15.00

Close Date 10/29/2026

Standard Hours per Week 19

Full Time or Part Time? Part Time

Temporary? Yes

Shift Day

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

The Office Assistant for the English Department: greets and assists visitors in person or over the telephone; assists faculty, staff, and students; manages social media engagement; and provides general office support..

• Serve at front desk as face of the department. Represent the department in a professional and welcoming manner, greet visitors, and handle requests.
• Maintain the office space, including break areas and student lounge. Oversee office supplies and needs. Keep the kitchen and lounge areas stocked.
• Manage department social media. Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and College of Humanities social media facilitators to promote events, news, and highlights.
• Assist staff and faculty in scheduling, organizing, and promoting department events.
• Keep schedules for classes, department meetings, and events. Help schedule rooms.
• Assist in office organization, including the upkeep of faculty and student mailboxes and department announcement spaces. Ensure daily collection and distribution of mail.
• Answer or forward any questions related to registration, courses, faculty information, graduate admissions, advising appointments, etc.
• Assist faculty and staff with copy and scanning needs. Oversee the maintenance of the copier and copy room.
• Work with staff to assist in their assignments. Direct students to appropriate staff.
• Be willing to expand this role and take on new responsibilities to include, but not to be limited to, minor accounting-related activities.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Nearly Continuously:
Office environment.

Nearly Continuously:
Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often:
Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.

Seldom:
Bending, reaching overhead.

High school diploma or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) required. One year full-time customer service experience or equivalency, demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills also required.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

• Strong writing skills
• Ability to relay complex information to a variety of people while maintaining excellent customer service
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Experience with Adobe Products and Microsoft Office. Social media creation and editing a plus.
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Sound judgment in handling sensitive and confidential information
• Familiarity with University of Utah policies, procedures, and systems a plus

This job posting is only available to University of Utah students who have been awarded a Federal Work-Study Award for the  academic year. Please log in to CIS and view your Financial Aid Status. If you have not received a Federal Work-Study Award, do not complete or submit this application.

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