Federal Work Study Student Receptionist

Federal Work Study Student Receptionist

The School of Music (SOM) in the College of the Arts seeks a student assistant to join the department as a receptionist. Studentemployees who hold this position often serve as a first point of contact for the public guests prospective and incoming students and SOM faculty & staff. In addition to providing coverage of the SOM reception area our new colleague will assist SOM faculty and staff with other projects assigned according to area needs. The successful candidate will be a student assistant that has a Federal Work Study Award and have evidence of organizational ability diligence and dependability.

The student(s) in the receptionist position will be eligible to work up to 1015 hours per week for the academic year during weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM. The student(s) will report to the SOM Executive Assistant.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty seeking faculty of all races ethnicities genders backgrounds experiences and perspectives.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION:
This position is for the academic year (AugustMay). It is not a summer position.
This position is only open to UF students with Federal Work Study funding.

Responsibilities:

• Reply to and direct calls addressing inquiries and messages appropriately and accurately.
• Greet all visitors to the School of Music directing or aiding guests as needed.
• Review/sign for packages sort and deliver incoming mail assist in processing outgoing mail.
• Restock office supplies for front work area
• Break down boxes for recycling; empty paper shredder as needed
• Maintain and troubleshoot printers in the School including replenishing paper basic unjamming and replacing toner
• Manage printing scanning faxing and filing of School documents invoices (Mister Paper & Target Copy) and program archives.
• Coordinate package pick ups by emailing faculty staff and students
• Help with monitoring 130C workroom
• Support the executive assistant with inquiries related to practice rooms.
• Other duties as assigned by department.

$14 hourly

• Federal Work Study award required valid Award Summary Page confirming Federal Work Study
• Evidence of organizational ability diligence and dependability
• Availability to work a consistent weekly schedule on weekdays (Mondays Fridays) during regular work hours: 8 AM to 5 PM. Hours will be tailored according to the students class schedule within a MONFRI 8am5pm workweek. Schedule and hours may be divided in any way mutually agreeable among all workers.

The successful candidate will bring to the position:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs (Outlook Word Excel).
• Effective communication skills
• Experience in secretarial clerical and/or customer service.
• Evidence of success in promoting an environment that advances pluralism curiosity open discourse and the wellbeing of all.

Application Deadline: To ensure consideration all application documents must be submitted by 11:55 PM on May 2 2025.

Application Process: Applications must be submitted via the University of Floridas online application system. Online applications must include the following: a curriculum vitae or resume copy of school schedule and prood of Federal Work Study award. The Search Committee may request additional materials at a later time.

Students seeking FWS jobs should print/screenshot a copy of their Financial Aid Award Page which contains the Federal Work Study award as proof of FWS eligibility. To locate your Financial Aid Award Page go to: Angela Jonas
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If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position please call 1 or the Florida Relay System at(TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Floridas Sunshine Law .

SCHOOL OF MUSIC: Organized within the College of the Arts the School of Music plays an important role in the academic and cultural life of the University the Colleges Creative Campus initiative and the community. The School has 40 fulltime and nine adjunct faculty serving some 200 graduate and 200 undergraduate music majors. Degree programs include B.A. B.M. M.M. D.M.A. and the Ph.D. in music education composition ethnomusicology and historical musicology. Program emphases include performance music education theory composition music history and literature ethnomusicology conducting and sacred music. The School of Music is also home to the UF Bands program which includes The Pride of the Sunshine Gator Marching Band. School of Music facilities include the School of Music Building and Steinbrenner Band Hall among others. The University of Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. For more information visit COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: The mission of the College of the Arts is to be a transformative community responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. We achieve the universitys mission by training professionals and educating students as artists and scholars while developing their capacities for critical study creative practice and provocation. The College offers baccalaureate masters and doctoral degrees. Approximately 1700 students are pursuing majors in degrees offered by the College of the Arts under the direction of 130 faculty members in its three accredited schools the School of Art Art History the School of Music and the School of Theatre Dance and in the Center for Arts in Medicine the Digital Worlds Institute and the Center for Arts Migration and Entrepreneurship. In addition the college comprises the University Galleries and the University level of the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation ranked one of the top five best public universities in the nation in U.S. News & World Report. We are The Gator Nation a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic cultural and societal benefit. UF is a graduate research institution with more than 50000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville which is consistently ranked as one of the nations most livable cities is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together the University and the community comprise the educational medical and cultural center of North Central Florida with outstanding resources such as the University of Florida Performing Arts (Phillips Center for the Performing Arts the Squitieri Studio Theatre the Baughman Center University Auditorium) the Harn Museum of Art the Florida Museum of Natural History and in the community the Hippodrome State Theatre and Dance Alive National Ballet.