TRIO Programs Student Assistant

Are you ready to make a difference and help students achieve their dreams? TRIO Programs at UAA is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Student Assistant to join our vibrant team. As a member of our Student Support Services (SSS), Upward Bound (UB), and Educational Talent Search (ETS) programs, you will play a key role in promoting our mission and fostering student success. In this exciting role, you’ll showcase your creativity by managing our social media presence and assisting with the day-to-day operations in the office. You’ll get to engage with our community through Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter), creating dynamic content and promoting our programs' events and services. Additionally, you will provide valuable office support and assist with data entry and event programming. If you're excited about making an impact and developing your skills in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you!

TRIO UB, ETS, and SSS are grant-funded programs that assist high school students from Bartlett, West, and Bettye Davis East and college students at UAA to prepare for and succeed in college. We serve students from communities that have traditionally been underrepresented in college graduates, including students who will be or are eligible for the federal Pell Grant, first-generation college students, and, for SSS, students who are registered with UAA’s Disability Support Services. We are seeking a student assistant to create and post social media content and manage our social media accounts. The TRIO Student Assistant will maintain a dynamic and engaging social media presence and promote the events, activities, and services available through the TRIO programs. This will take place through advertising on campus, creating engaging social media posts, taking pictures at events, developing email and other marketing campaigns, and other creative ideas. The TRIO Student Assistant may also be tasked with general office duties such as filing, scanning documents, data entry, monitoring the TRIO study space, assisting with events, and other general support activities.

To thrive in this role, the student worker must be dependable, able to work independently with minimal supervision and keep all student information confidential. Additionally, they should have strong administrative and organizational skills and advanced computer literacy skills. They should have strong social skills with a service-focused orientation. The applicant must have strong social media, photography, and videography skills or be excited to develop them. They should have an understanding of how to convey information effectively while keeping the audience engaged through Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and/or X (formerly Twitter). Experience with Canva and other digital editing tools is a plus. Experience similar to the student populations we serve is beneficial but not required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be a current University of Alaska Anchorage student in good standing.

Position Details:

This position is located on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a part-time, academic-year, non-exempt student position. Pay is $18.00 per hour for up to 20 hours per week while classes are in session. The position may be extended into the summer, depending on program needs.

This recruitment is open to undergraduate students only.

This is a pooled position, which means that the position remains open over the entire academic year.

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 Meagan Sullivan, TRIO Programs HR Coordinator, at mesullivan4@alaska.edu or 907-786-4829.

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.