Student Activities & Wellness Assistant

South Texas College • Part-time • Pecan Campus, United States of America • 6h ago

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Job Description

General Statement of Job

The Student Activities Assistant will assists the Student Activities and Wellness department with the Student Leadership Academy, Student Government Association, student organizations, new student orientations, intramural sports, and students events.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Promotes outreach and recruitment for the department such as handing out brochures and posting flyers at events and presentations.
Performs front-desk duties as required including answering phones, data entry, registering members, updating files and other similar duties.
Interacts and provides customer service with students, staff and the public in a positive manner and answers questions regarding department matters.
Promotes positive morale and teamwork within the department.
Provides coverage and daily support to the department and at events.
Assists with the planning and organizing of events and activities.
Assists in the day-to-day operations of the Student Activities and Wellness department.
Participates in the development, implementation and collection of data for the department’s Institutional Effectiveness plan.
Attends department meetings and serves on committees as appropriate and as appointed by the supervisor.
Attends and participates in college-sponsored events.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED required.
College Certificate, a minimum of 30 college hours, or eight (8) years of relevant experience, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
Maintains familiarity with the College’s policies and procedures, as well as state and federal laws and regulations.
Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed.
Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural student population.
Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

All applicants are subject to a national criminal background check under South Texas College policy.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Picking, holding or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.