Student Employee - Operations Assistant, Success Advising Center - Fall 2026

Salary: $15.00 Hourly
Location : UCMO - Warrensburg, MO
Job Type: Student University Worker
Job Number: S99833
Division: Success Advising Center
Opening Date: 03/20/2026


Description


The Operation Assistant for Success Advising serves as the first point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This role supports the daily operations of the Advising Center by providing excellent customer service, maintaining a welcoming and efficient front office environment, and assisting with administrative and technology-related tasks. The student assistant will support advisors, help with special projects, and play a vital role in fostering a student-centered, supportive environment.

Examples of Duties

Duties Include:

• Greet students and visitors in a friendly, professional manner.
• Assist students in scheduling appointments with academic advisors.
• Direct students to appropriate campus resources and departments.
• Support students in navigating university technology systems (MyCentral, Brightspace, Achieve, google, MySchedule, etc.)
• Answer incoming phone calls and transfer or take accurate messages.
• Respond to general questions regarding advising services and appointment availability.
• Assist with outgoing calls and communications to students, as directed.
• Assist advisors with filing, copying, scanning, and organizing materials.
• Prepare advising materials or folders as needed for appointments or events.
• Support special projects (e.g., outreach campaigns, event preparation, data entry)
• Monitor and maintain office supply inventory.
• Restock materials and supplies as needed.
• Assist with events, workshops, or programming hosted by the Advising Center.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and professional front desk and lobby area.
• Uphold confidentiality and professionalism in all tasks

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent

Experience:

• Customer service experience
• Familiar with UCM support resources
• Experience with using university technology

Supplemental Information

Working Hours and Days:

• Monday though Friday from 8:00AM - 5:00PM, based on their availability

Special Instructions:

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our faculty and staff are the university's most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.


Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:

• 30.25% (staff) and 6% (faculty) defined retirement contribution, paid 100% by the university;
• Voluntary Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) programs (403(b) and 457(b)) that allow eligible employees to make additional pre-tax contributions to a retirement plan;
• Employees can earn up to 6 credit hours for themselves per academic year.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans that begin on the first of the month following your date of hire. Basic dental and vision insurance paid at 100% by the university;
• Available Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts;
• University-paid basic life insurance (including accidental death and dismemberment) and short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage;
• Generous leave accruals that begin accruing on your start date, plus 14 paid holidays per year.
• The UCM Childcare Center on the Warrensburg campus can provide faculty, staff, and students quality care for their children ages six weeks to 10 years.
• The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is free for all employees and is located on the Warrensburg campus.
• An Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees and their immediate family members to help assist with personal challenges you may face in your daily life;
• UCM offers an Employee Discount Program through Working Advantage.

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