University of Florida · 4 days ago
Student Assistant
Gainesville, FL
Part-time
Onsite
New Grad
$16/hr - $16/hrThe University of Florida is seeking a Student Assistant to support the Division of Student Life and the Department of Student Engagement. This role involves providing resources and information to students, facilitating involvement consultations, and assisting with departmental events and initiatives.
Higher Education
No H1B
Responsibilities
Serve as an expert on campus life and student engagement; Provide students, organizations and the UF community with resources, services and information about the Division of Student Life, and the Department of Student Engagement
Promote and facilitate Involvement Consultations with incoming and current students on a scheduled and drop in basis during set office hours; includes providing detailed action plans for students personalized with involvement suggestions
Provide event and student check-in support during departmental events across all Student Engagement offices
Support the front desk and Student Engagement staff with designated projects as department representatives. Includes but not limited to:
Monitor space access through a formal check in process
Portal operations and administrative responsibilities including responding to emails, Teams messages and phone calls
Contribute to the re-registration process by editing GatorConnect profiles
Greet and communicate with students in the portal
Answer and respond to formal and informal questions
Plan, organize and execute departmental events and initiatives that include but are not limited to Involvement Awards, Student Organizations Fairs, Preview Student Engagement Fairs, Space Allocations and other duties assigned
Develop unique initiatives, events, and services to support and encourage student involvement and promote student organizations through tabling, organization fairs, conferences, workshops, events, presentations and online materials
Assist in managing, updating and navigating GatorConnect, departmental emails, forms, and other items upon request
Connect and build relationships with student organizations & advisors communicating with them on a regular basis to learn about events and invites to share with students
Assist with the assessment and evaluation of departmental resources, services and events performed
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
This position is open to all students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through student Other Personnel Services (OPS)
Registered students are employed on a part-time basis, up to 20 hours per week
Current University of Florida student in good standing with a GPA of at least 2.0 grade point average
Required to attend ALL staff meetings/trainings
Preferred
Experience with event planning/management and crisis response
Public speaking and interpersonal skills to facilitate group discussions and presentations, and collaborate with community/campus partners
Demonstrate previous experience with customer service or hospitality
Strong organizational and administrative skills such as management of schedules, form completion, organization of records and collecting reports
Ability to assess and respond to the general needs of students, campus partners, faculty and staff and others during events or office hours
Demonstrate a desire and willingness to learn more about engagement and student organizations on campus and in the community
Desire to contribute to the marketing needs of Student Engagement through graphic creation and sharing
Be reliable, responsible, confident, and flexible; demonstrates the ability to initiate and activate when called upon to lead and serve
A commitment to assessment and a desire to collect and organize feedback related to events, initiatives and services offered by Student Engagement
Display a willingness to help others and enjoy working with people and various backgrounds and viewpoints
Able to begin work March 2026 and commit to Summer and Fall 2026 at minimum
Previous engagement on campus with student organizations/University units at UF is preferred
Strong verbal and written communications
Serve as a role model for all other undergraduate & graduate students at the University of Florida
Demonstrates consistent respect for peers, faculty, staff and community members and maintains a positive attitude at all times
Company
University of Florida
University of Florida is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
Founded in 1853
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.83MKey Investors
Align TechnologyUS Department of EnergyNFWF
2025-06-02Grant
2024-09-17Grant· $2M
2024-09-10Grant· $0.18M
Leadership Team
Sri Kalyanaraman
Co-founder, VR for the Social Good Initiative
Chris Cowen
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-07
2025-12-05
Sports Business Journal
2025-12-02
Company data provided by crunchbase