2020-2021 Federal Work-Study Job Board

Important Information

Students must be awarded Federal Work-Study through their 2020-2021 Financial Aid award to be eligible to apply for the positions listed.  All positions are available for the academic year (fall and spring semesters) and located on the USD campus, unless otherwise noted.  The start date and weekly schedule will be determined at the time of hire.  Most positions offer the opportunity to work 10-15 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters.  

Please note that Federal Work-Study employment opportunities and the number of departments hiring may be limited due to COVID-19.

Please contact the USD Student Employment Center with any questions about the Job Board (Email: usdsec@sandiego.edu).

Graduate Student Positions

Undergraduate Student Positions

To apply for a position, contact the supervisor via the email address listed in the position description. Indicate in the email the title of the position and why you are interested in working in the department. Attach a copy of your resumé and availability for the semester.

Students may be considered for positions with additional responsibilities and higher pay rates, depending on their skills and experience.

• College of Arts and Sciences

  Job Title: Student Assistant

  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Janey Middleton, janeym@sandiego.edu 
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:

  • Maintain Confidentiality
  • Sort and Distribute Mail
  • Run Errands
  • Look-up Names and Addresses
  • Copying, Faxing, Scanning
  • Excellent Phone etiquette
  • Work in Microsoft Excel and Word

  Skills/Qualifications:

  • A Team Player
  • Some General Office Experience Preferred but not required; will train
  • Reliable and responsible student
  • Excellent attitude
  • Must know how to effectively communicate with a variety of people and with a variety of personalities

  Additional Information:

  • Hours: Monday - Friday (minimum 2 days/week), between 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. (2 hour blocks)
• Kroc School of Peace Studies

  1. Job Title: Faculty and Alumni Development Support Assistant
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Louise Leu, lleu@sandiego.edu 
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:

  • The Faculty and Alumni Development Support Student Assistant will provide faculty with administrative and simple website management support, as well as support the Kroc School’s efforts to update its alumni data through data entry, status updates, report tracking, etc.
  • The Student Assistant will take direction from the Academic Programs team, and from specific faculty members as assigned.
  • Alumni Development Duties will include, but are not limited to:
    • Assisting in edits of messages to be sent to alumni for surveying current contact information, job, etc.
    • Tracking submissions and response rates
    • Creating spreadsheet with current data
    • Flagging any interesting stories for marketing to share
    • Work with faculty and staff that are reaching out to alumni for updates
  • Faculty Support Duties:
    • Update faculty Wordpress site
    • Administrative assistance
    • Basic research tasks

  Skills/Qualifications:

  • Experience with WordPress or other web management tools
  • Knowledge of HTML a plus
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong writing skills a plus

  Additional Information:

  • Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • 2 hours shift minimum, remote/hybrid work

   

  2. Job Title: Operations Assistant
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Suzy Garcia, krocvenue@sandiego.edu  
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:

  Primary Duties: OPERATIONS:
  

  • Act as a social distance ambassador representing USD in supporting the enforcement of campus health and safety guidelines. Including but not limited to Regular rounds the buildings, monitoring entrances and study spaces, using patience, humor, and good customer service, address students, staff, and guests that are not following health and safety guidelines.
  • Answer guest questions and support the university's culture of care
  • Position requires physical labor and all work is directed with supervision 

  CUSTOMER SERVICE:
  

  • Answer guest questions and support the university's culture of care. Includes but is not limited to greeting and assisting students, clients and visitors.
  • Working the reception desk to provide support including answering the telephones, returning calls and taking messages.
  • Ability to interact with others using strong customer service skills and act with humor and patience. Assertive and capable of communicating direction to others while using a caring attitude.
  • Ability to actively support campus health and safety guidelines (wearing a face-covering and physical distance) 

  Secondary Duties:
  

  • OFFICE WORK: Filing, copying, scanning, making and putting up signs, on-campus deliveries & errands.
  • AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPORT: Willingness to learn how to assist in the setting up, operating, breaking down, maintaining, and inventorying audio-visual equipment for events. Supervision and instruction provided.

  Skills/Qualifications:
  

  • No office or event experience is required. We will train. However, it is imperative that the student be reliable, responsible, respectful, report on time, adhere to our dress code, have a can-do attitude, detail oriented, and able to do physical labor.
  • Basic computer knowledge
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. safely, with supervision, and with lifting training and the ability to walk across campus carrying 10 lbs. is preferred.

  Additional Information:
  

  • Hours: Monday – Sunday; 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness and Social Action

  Job Title: Undergraduate Office Administrative Assistant
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Austin Galy, austingaly@sandiego.edu  
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:

  • Passion and interest in the communications field in relation to community engagement and social justice
  • Experience and/or strong interest in digital media platforms
  • Excellent writing, editing, research and analytic skills; knowledge of basic HTML coding a plus
  • Meticulous attention to detail and well-organized
  • Strong interpersonal skills and experience working in an intercultural environment
  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team
  • Team player with a commitment to seeing a project through to successful conclusion
  • Strong administrative capabilities

  Skills/Qualifications:

  • Leadership and management skills
  • Responsible individual with a high degree of independent judgment
  • Ability to relate to youth who are from a variety of backgrounds with a positive, helpful attitude
  • Excellent organization and communication skills
  • Creative
  • Punctual and dependable
  • Ability to work both independently and as a collaborator
  • Familiar with various software systems including marketing and other social media platforms

  Additional Information:

  • Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
• Outdoor Adventures

  Job Title: Adventure Assistant
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Mark Ceder, markceder@sandiego.edu  
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  
  Job Responsibilities:
  

  • This service-oriented position promotes the health and wellness of the campus community by facilitating safe and effective facility operations and related recreation/fitness programs
  • Create an inclusive and welcoming environment, including serving as a positive first point of contact and remaining informed about all Campus Recreation programs and facilities to provide knowledgeable customer service
  • Facilitate all aspects of facility including overseeing facility entry/checking IDs, regularly monitoring facilities to ensure safety/security, and providing assistance to patrons/guests
  • Implement procedures for proper storage, maintenance, inventory, repair, cleaning, and rental of Outdoor Adventures equipment
  • Conduct proper sanitization and thorough cleaning of equipment, shared spaces, and common-use objects, in addition to assigned maintenance tasks throughout the facility. Inspect and organize equipment, updating related logs as appropriate
  • Walk and/or drive to various areas on-campus or locally to fulfill errands related to the facility and fitness programs as needed (e.g. trade out towels, pick-up print jobs, deliver documents, etc.)
  • Remote work, including updating websites and programs, marketing material, facility operations, business tasks, and more
  • Support student leaders in various project areas as requested
  • Other duties as assigned 

  Skills/Qualifications:

  • Positive attitude
  • Willingness to provide good service

  Additional Information:

  • Hours: Monday – Friday (Afternoons); Possibly weekend shifts (Mornings or Afternoons)
• Parking Services

  Job Title: Campus Ambassador
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Apolinar (Paul) Garcia, pgarcia@sandiego.edu 
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:
  

  • To promote a healthy and safe Torero community in a friendly manner by reinforcing the university mandated requirement of wearing face coverings and wristbands (if entering a building)
  • When appropriate, to also encourage groups of people to maintain at least 6 feet physical distance from each other

  Skills/Qualifications:
  

  • Customer service
  • Communication
  • Listening skills

  Additional Information:
  

  • Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Procurement Services

  Job Title: Assistant - Supplier Diversity
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Theresa Robinson Harris, theresaharris@sandiego.edu  
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:
  

  • Work with the Director, Procurement Services in the development and execution of supplier diversity key strategies and initiatives
  • Maintain current and accurate certification documentation on diverse business enterprises
  • Maintain good working knowledge of the sourcing process to assist with the identification and qualification of diverse businesses capable of providing applicable goods and services
  • Assist with the collection of data for reporting on supplier diversity
  • Help to organize events focused on developing diverse suppliers
  • Complete other duties and assignments as assigned

  Skills/Qualifications:

  • Experience with small business programs
  • General office experience

  Additional Information:
  

  • Hours: Monday – Friday, flexible
• Provost

  Job Title: Provost - McNair Social Media Assistant
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Ramiro Frausto, rfrausto@sandiego.edu 
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:

  • Work with McNair staff to create and implement social media marketing plans and manage social media presence
  • Manage all promotions and advertisements
  • Develop strategies to increase followership and engagement
  • Manage regular posting schedule of event promotions
  • Develop miscellaneous content to increase followership
  • Assist McNair staff in creating engaging activities for Zoom workshop and events
  • Create, manage, and document attendance at all McNair events
  • Monitor and respond to comments and direct messages in a timely manner
  • Make occasional posts to cross-promote events hosted by other departments
  • Manage social media engagement during events
  • Take photos at events and manage photo albums on department drives and Google Drive
  • Provide support in planning and hosting the annual McNair recognition and awards luncheon
  • Additional office duties as assigned

  Skills/Qualifications:

  • Strong functional knowledge of social media principles, practices, and the desire to apply that knowledge in a professional environment
  • Ability to learn and adhere to university brand standards and divisional marketing practices
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work well and quickly under pressure both individually and as a part of a team
  • Excellent project management skills to consistently meet deadlines
  • Ability to relate to and assist all members of our diverse campus community

  Additional Information:

  • Hours: Monday - Friday; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, days and hours may vary
• University Advancement

  Job Title: Student Assistant
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Ryan Lanza, rlanza@sandiego.edu 
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:

  • Provide reception and clerical support to the departments comprising University Advancement (the Office of the Vice President; Advancement Services; Alumni, Donor, Foundation, Int’l Constituent, and Parent & Family Relations; Annual and Planned Giving; Development; Marketing; University Marketing & Communications; Publications; Special Gifts; and Special Events)
  • Clerical support includes answering phones; greeting visitors to the office; sorting, folding, and labeling various mailings; filing; data entry and export; shredding; running errands; and helping to staff events

  Skills/Qualifications:

  • Experience answering multi-line phones
  • MUST HAVE COMPUTER SKILLS
  • Professional manner and appearance required
  • Self-starter with excellent attention to detail
  • Dependable and reliable in arriving to work on time, properly attired, and as scheduled.
  • Able to maintain strict confidentiality
  • Pleasant disposition with the ability to work with many different PERSONALITY styles and attitudes
  • Flexibility a must

  Additional Information:

  • Hours: Monday-Friday; min. of 2 days/week. 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; min. of 2 consecutive hours/day
• University Center Operations

  Job Title: Operations Assistant
  Pay Rate: $13.00/hour
  Contact: Tonis Manriquez, tonis@sandiego.edu 
  Required: Federal Work-Study included in 2020-2021 Financial Aid Award

  Job Responsibilities:
  

  • Act as a social distance ambassador to represent the University Center and Student Life Pavilion in supporting the enforcement of campus health and safety guidelines
  • Duties include regular rounds in and out of the building
  • Monitoring entrances and study spaces
  • Using patience, humor, and good customer service, address students, staff, and guests that are not following health and safety guidelines
  • Answer guest questions and support the university's culture of care
  • Serve as an operations assistant for set-up of event space when needed

  Skills/Qualifications:
  

  • Ability to interact with others using strong customer service skills and act with humor and patience
  • Assertive and able of communicating direction to others while using a caring attitude
  • Ability to actively support campus health and safety guidelines (wearing a face-covering and physical distance)
  • Willingness to learn the basic operations of audio visual equipment

  Additional Information:
  

  • Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.