Housing & Residence Life: Summer Maintenance & Operation Assistant

Position Description :

This dynamic student employment position 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 Life’s expectations for both new and returning summer maintenance and operations assistants. 

Supervision Received:

 Works with the full-time maintenance staff, but supervised by the Associate Director of Housing & Residence Life.

High Impact Practice Statement: By incorporating classroom learning into hands-on work experience as well as providing supervision and coaching, students gain the necessary tools to grow and contribute as professionals

Position Tasks (and corresponding NACE Career Readiness Competencies)

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, assisting professional staff members in responding to guests concerns, room assignments, processing correspondence, answering and responding to telephone calls; using housing computer program/database, assisting with key management, distributing 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.

Qualifications Required:

• Qualified applicants must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs Must 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 7-3:30PM, Monday – Friday with some overtime and weekend work required. Hours flexible around class schedule.
• Must be available from Monday, May 13, 2024-Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

 Qualifications Preferred:

• Experience with maintenance type work preferred.

Job Skills Developed in the Position:

• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work with a team to achieve a common goal
• Strong Customer Service skills
• Accuracy of reports
• Ability to operate tools safely and to utilize tools to complete custodial and maintenance projects.     

Starting Wage: 

• $11.00 per hour based on experience.