Career Services Student Assistant

Career Services at UAF supports student success through empowering Nanooks to connect their education and experience in pursuit of meaningful careers. Through individual appointments, workshops, career fairs, and access to tools like Handshake and career assessments, Career Services empowers students to clarify goals and confidently pursue their professional aspirations.

Student Assistants are essential to our operations. Duties would include creating content for social media using a brand kit in Canva, assisting with in-person events, promoting student employment on campus, managing the department email inbox, Career Closet sorting & managing, and assisting with professional headshot photos.

To thrive in this role, the applicant should enjoy helping others, talking to their peers, and be comfortable working in a supportive, student-focused environment. Strong communication and social media skills are essential. The applicant needs to balance multiple tasks with professionalism and attention to detail, have a willingness to learn, work collaboratively with a team, and maintain a welcoming, inclusive attitude.

NACE Career Readiness Competencies:

As a student, we want this position to build on your individual skillset and hone abilities that will help you in your future career. This position is designed to emphasize the following career readiness competencies from the National Association of Colleges & Employers in particular: Communication, Professionalism, Critical Thinking

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must be currently enrolled as a UAF student taking a minimum of 6 credits per semester with a minimum GPA of 2.0 or a newly enrolled student.
Proficient in Google applications, with the ability to learn new software and tools quickly, including Canva.

Position Details:

This is a student employee position, with a starting pay rate of $16.20 hourly. Hours are limited to 20 per week maximum during instructional periods of the academic year. During summer term, different hours may be available depending on needs and budget of the department.

This recruitment is open to undergraduate students only.

This is a pooled position and applications are reviewed as needed. Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Brittany Tappa, Signers’ Business Office Temporary Human Resources Coordinator , at bjtappa@alaska.edu or 907-450-8232.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at ua-ada@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.