UAS Student Housing - Summer 2026 Guest Services Assistant

The GSA position is a live-in paraprofessional staff member that serves as a positive leader and peer role model within the Housing and greater campus community. This position is expected to be placed within the main housing complex. Being a GSA is a great way to improve your marketable skills for future employment, such as those pertaining to public speaking, customer service, conflict mediation, critical thinking and problem-solving, time management, and administrative ability. This position’s benefits include summer housing provided at no cost and 40 hours per week for administrative tasks.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a customer service and administrative environment. This role requires sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to navigate conflict while maintaining a positive, approachable demeanor. Candidates must be comfortable working a 40-hour weekly schedule at Housing desk locations, participating in an on-duty rotation that includes evenings, overnights, and weekends, and attending occasional staff meetings. Must have the ability to serve on an on-duty rotation a minimum of 1 night per week starting at 5:00pm and ending at 8:00am, as well as all-day weekend hours on a rotating basis, compensated by the Housing Credit. Physical requirements include walking campus rounds, navigating stairs and varied terrain, lifting up to 15 pounds, and visually identifying individuals at a distance. Proficiency with Microsoft and Google applications is required, along with a commitment to the UAS Student Affairs and Residence Life mission and goals, and availability to serve for at least one full Summer Semester (or the remainder of such at the time of hire).

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must have a cumulative and semester grade point average of 2.0 or above at the time of application and start date.

If a successful candidate enters the position with a cumulative or semester grade point average below 2.0, the GSA will be placed on Residence Life Academic Probation. The GSA will have one semester to raise their cumulative and semester grade point average to 2.0 or above in order to remain employed in the GSA role.

Graduate Teaching Assistants are not eligible for GSA positions due to time commitments.
Applicants must complete all UAS employee Required Training (including Safety training, Title IX, Protection of minors, Campus Security Authority, and FERPA) within two weeks of their hire date.
At the time of hire, applicants must have applied for housing through the Department of Residence Life.

Preference is given to applicants with a minimum of two semesters of community living experience prior to their term of employment.
Preference will also be given to applicants who have the ability to travel between Main Housing Complex and John Pugh Hall within a 5-10 minute response time.

Position Details:

This position is located on the UAS campus in Juneau, Alaska. This is a full-time, Student Assistant 2 position. New hires will be placed as a student assistant 2, starting wage $14.38 per hour.

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

The University of Alaska (UA) reserves the right to require employees to work on-site at the UA facilities. Hybrid and remote work may be approved for employees based in Alaska at the University's discretion. Remote work for employees based outside the State of Alaska may be approved only in exceptional circumstances or when required by the position's job duties.

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Natalie Wojtala, Campus Life HR Coordinator, at nawojtala@alaska.edu.

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.

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.