Summer Maintenance & Operations Assistant

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This is a dynamic student employment position that assists in Housing & Residence Life summer operations. This position is responsible for the successful operation of the 3 residence halls used to house overnight conference guests interns and summer school students. This position description serves as an overview of Housing & Residence Lifes expectations for both new and returning summer maintenance and operations assistants.

Oral and Written Communication:

Provide positive and accurate interaction and guest relations to all residents and guests entering the office and residential environments. Interact with individuals via telephone or in-person.

Administrative tasks include but are not limited to assist professional staff members in responding to guests concerns room assignments process correspondence answer and respond to telephone calls; use housing computer program/data base assist with key management distribute University announcements/publicity maintain and file records and process maintenance and custodial work orders.

Maintain accurate inventory of linen and distribute to clients as requested by contract.

Conduct annual inventory of equipment and furniture.

Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving:

Provide maintenance services during the end of the year clean up.

Provide general tasks and functions for summer conference operations including room turnover and room preparation (linen distribution and collection vacuuming dusting emptying trash) after each conference.

Conduct simple maintenance services in the residence halls including building maintenance lawn maintenance painting and other maintenance duties as assigned.

Room set up as required by each conference.

Conduct property and room walkthroughs and provide room inspection information to Program Assistant in Residence Life after each conference.

Other projects as assigned.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Department:

Housing & Residence Life

Compensation:

$11 per hour.

Required Qualifications:

Must be enrolled in Summer and/or Fall courses.

Qualified applicants must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs be able to walk 5 flights of stairs and walk a minimum of 400 yards.

Able to handle light machinery (i.e. hand-held tools and mechanical equipment).

Must be able to handle frequent bending kneeling and reaching.

Applicants should be able to work periods of eight hours during opening and closing with only small breaks and time for lunch.

Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.

Must be available to work 25-40 hours per week between 7:00am-3:30PM Monday Friday with some overtime and weekend work required. Hours flexible around class schedule.

Must be available from Monday May 18 2026-Friday August 28 2026.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with maintenance type work preferred.

How to Apply:

To apply click the Apply button at the top of this page. Please upload your resume. Application materials will be reviewed as they are received and the position will remain open until April 8th 2026.

Contact Information:

Margaret Watts

Legal Notices and Important Information

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.(see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)

Note: Criminal Background Check The Department of Workforce Development Equal Rights Division prohibits employers from using criminal background check information policies or practices that have a disparate impact and is not job-related and consistent with business necessity in hiring decisions. All information used to screen or hire job applications should relate to the duties of the job.

Reasonable Accommodations

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Transcript Requirement

Please note: Transcriptions will be required upon hire.

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