Student Support Staff

Requisition IDreq36575 Working TitleStudent Support Staff Pay$12.00 Hourly CampusGallup DepartmentGallup Counseling (155C) Employment TypeStudent Employment Student TypeWork-Study StatusNon-Exempt Background Check Required For Best Consideration Date5/19/2026 Position Summary

Position Summary

The Department of Student Affairs at UNM Gallup is seeking 1 candidate for the position of Student Support Staff for The Student Resource Center (SRC).  This position will provide administrative and office support of the general, day-to-day administrative, operational, clerical tasks related to the office/center, respond and assist students with diverse needs:

 

·         Greet all visitors warmly, politely, and professionally.

·         Answer phone calls received at SRC, taking messages or transferring as needed. 

·         Assist with administrative work as needed; this may include maintaining spreadsheets, filing documents, copying or scanning documents, etc. 

·         Assist with maintaining office inventory. 

·         Assist with special events, including outreach, creating and sending out flyers.

·         Maintain the cleanliness and organization of the office (wipe down tables and surfaces, organize supply cabinets) 

·         Run errands throughout campus to deliver, receive documents/materials and acquire supplies.

·         Have basic knowledge of university settings, policies, programs, and services. 

·         Responds to students with a documented disability, students receiving Veteran Affairs (VA) benefits and visitors who request information and services through the Student Resource Center.

·         With training, be able to recognize a student’s needs and refer to appropriate help

·         Schedule and proctor exams in our testing rooms 

·         Manage the office/center by checking in students for use of the center for wellness/lactation, studying, computer use, scanning and printing needs. 

·         Perform functions such as serving as a note taker, reader and scriber.

·         Navigate campus/community resources and connect students to services.

·         Participate and engage in job-related training, supervision and team meetings.

·         Maintain functions of the Student Resource Center and other assigned job-related duties as assigned.

 

 

Candidates must be able to:

·         Devote sufficient time in class with student receiving services, and time after class to review notes with student, re-write for clarity or transpose notes from a digital recorder to student notebook.

 

·         Under direct supervision, provide one on one direct support to students receiving services through SRC.

 

·         Under direct supervision, reads course materials to students with low vision and/or other learning disabilty needs.  Typically works on a schedule basis but may require to adjust schedule based on student needs and SRC office demands.

 

·         Greet and interact with students with disabilities from diverse culture backgrounds, faculty, and staff members

 

·         Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under specific direction of the Accommodations Specialist and faculty.

 

·         Work unsupervised on occasion when conferring with student about upcoming assignments and tests.

 

·         Demonstrate excellent organizational/time management skills to help student set up effective notebooks for specific classes and stay on schedule with assignments.

 

·         Meet student needs for improving reading, writing and unders