Work Study Student, Blount Center

Job Description Summary
The Charles L. Blount Center and Blount Hall serve as outreach and educational facilities in the heart of downtown Gainesville, and are close to the University of Florida, UF Innovate, CareerSource and East Gainesville.

The Blount Center is seeking a student employee to provide administrative/office support to the faculty, staff, students, and visitors during the hours of 1:00pm-8:00pm for up to 20 hours per week.

Job Description

Responsibilities and Duties Include:

• Provides service excellence with a professional, helpful, and welcoming atmosphere by greeting, responding to, and directing visitors in-person and over the phone at the Blount Center.
  
• Distributes mail and office supplies and operates and maintains copier/printer.
  
• Accepts, screens, and routes telephone calls concerning activities and operations of the Center, directing inquiries as appropriate and/or providing information.
  
• Assists with the day-to-day maintenance and responsibilities of assigned area, including updating bulletin boards, refilling copier machines, replacing classroom supplies, and emptying the shredder.
  
• Assists with events which may include setup and breakdown, accumulating necessary materials, participation in the event with collecting attendance, distribution of materials, hospitality services and clean up.
  
• Provides administrative support to the faculty and staff.
  
• Strictly honors the privacy and security of student records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state, federal and college regulations, policies, and procedures.
  
• Complies with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

Reports to: Office Supervisor, Blount Center

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Must be a currently enrolled Santa Fe College student, in good academic standing, taking six (6) or more credit hours.

Additional Requirements: A criminal background check will be conducted.

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment.
  
• Adaptability to Change - able to be flexible and supportive, able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment.
  
• Communication - able to effectively communicate in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job.
  
• Critical Thinking & Judgement - able to make well-reasoned, sensible, and timely decisions based on careful, objective review and informed analysis of available information, considerations, and other factors.
  
• Customer Service - ability to respond promptly and courteously to all questions from students and faculty, demonstrating patience and persistence when helping students with little or no computer skills.
  
• Ethics - able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions.
  
• Organization & Time Management - able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
  
• Problem Solving - proven skills in identifying issues, determining their cause, developing creative solutions, and following through with implementing resolutions.
  
• Team Orientation & Interpersonal - highly motivated team-player with ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within and external to the organization.
  
• Detail Oriented - Proven accuracy and attention to detail.
  
• Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate, manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation, determine a logical course of action, and apply the appropriate response.
  

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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