Residence Life Programming Assistant

Are you interested in building your experience in communications, graphic design or marketing? The Department of Residence Life is searching for Programming Assistants for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. The ideal candidate would work well in groups or independently, and is detail-oriented and self-motivated. If this sounds like you, please apply!

This position functions to serve the overall outreach efforts of the Department of Residence Life through print and social media and supports the programming efforts of our professional staff and live-in Resident Advisors, Peer Academic & Wellness Leaders, and Indigenous & Rural Leaders. Duties include calendaring, assisting with space reservations, graphic design, supply inventory management, supply pickups, social media outreach and assistance in overall marketing efforts for the recruitment and retention of campus residents.

To thrive in this role, applicants must have the ability to communicate effectively, operate a computer and standard office equipment, possess good work ethic, and work well with others and independently.

Applicants should be proficient with Google Suite, posting on social media, internet research, and customer service. Applicants should also be able to work independently, have organization and time management skills, oral and written communication skills, attention to detail, ability to troubleshoot issues, locate errors, and obtain clarification when needed. Applicants should also have the ability to interpret rules and procedures and maintain a high degree of confidentiality, and driving is required for this position.
Entry level familiarity with computers and working in teams in either a previous job or school setting.

Programming Assistants also serve as Campus Security Authorities in compliance with federal law, specifically the Clery Act, and serve as a Responsible Employee as designated in Regents’ Policy and University Regulation and in compliance with federal law, specifically Title IX.

Programming Assistants may also come into contact with minors on our residential campus. All residential staff members will be set up as Authorized Adults working with Minors–successful candidates will need complete Protection of Minors training, Campus Security Authority training, sign a code of conduct, complete a background check and reference check related to working with minors, in addition to other certifications.

Minimum Qualifications:

Position Requirements.

Physical demands include speaking, carrying, keyboarding, reaching, sitting, writing Environmental and hazardous conditions: Candidates may expect to experience a normal office environment during desk duty, and during indoors programs; and may expect extreme weather conditions during outdoor events during the winter months and during the outdoor portion of serving in an on-call duty rotation.

Candidates must be able lift up to 25 lbs for program setups.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible. In addition, student candidates must: Be admitted and enrolled in the University of Alaska system in a degree-program with a minimum of six (6) credit hours for undergraduate students; or For employment between semesters, be admitted in a degree-seeking program, and demonstrate plans to enroll for six (6) or more credit hours for undergraduate students; and Have at least a 2.25 cumulative grade point average (GPA); satisfactory semester or summer session grade point average (2.25 or above) or approval from the MAU Senior Student Services Officer or their designee, and maintain successful academic progress. Students enrolled in non-traditional programs of study will be considered eligible for student employment with the approval of the Senior Student Services Officer.

An applicant must provide evidence of enrollment as outlined above to substantiate employment eligibility. Be in good disciplinary standing at the time of appointment and must remain in good disciplinary standing throughout the duration of employment. Should the Department of Residence Life student employee be placed on disciplinary probation, the individual will no longer be eligible for employment within the department.

Position reappointment from fall to spring semesters is contingent upon the following: academic eligibility, successful progress toward degree completion, submission of a satisfactory ePortfolio, performance evaluation and conduct standing.

NOTICE: Students must maintain enrollment and regular attendance for a minimum of at least 6 undergraduate credit hours or 6 graduate credit hours to be exempt from FICA (Social Security and Medicare) tax. A credit hour load below the minimum required for full-time student status will require the withholding of FICA tax (non-resident aliens on an appropriate visa who meet student employment criteria will continue to be exempt from FICA regardless of credit hour load). While in a student position, a student cannot hold any other type of simultaneous employment with the University.

Position Details:

This position is open to undergraduate students only.

This is a Student Assistant 2 position, non-exempt, $13.03/hour, located on the UA campus in Anchorage, Alaska.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.

To Apply:

Please attach the following:

1. Resume

2. Cover letter

3. Contact information for at least one reference who can speak to your ability to work with minors and/or college-age students. Your reference can be someone you know personally or professionally. 

Please review your uploaded documents carefully. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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 UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

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.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Kerry Davis, Department of Residence Life Office Manager and Human Resources Coordinator for student hires, at kadavis@alaska.edu.

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.