Student Worker - Fair Trade Market Assistant - Mission Waco Mission World

Job Title: Fair Trade Market Assistant - Mission Waco Mission World

Job Classification: Community Service, Student

Department: Off Campus Community Service

Hiring Manager: Bailie Rouse

Contact: brouse@missionwaco.org

Work Schedule: 10-20 hours per week between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday

Desired Length of Employment: Fall 2024 / Ongoing

Pay Rate: $10.50 - $11.50 per hour

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY - 

The fair trade market assistant will help with greeting customers, bagging and writing up tickets for items, light dusting, arranging product displays. The assistant will also help with pricing incoming orders, help with additional cleaning, and help to decorate the market. MUST BE ELIGIBLE for FEDERAL WORK-STUDY. This is off-campus employment, so reliable transportation is important.

FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION 

• Customer service oriented
• Computer Work
• Phone work
• Run errands
• Developing displays

REQUIRED HARD SKILLS – 

• Customer service
• Point of sales experience
• Use of computer and communication skills.

REQUIRED SOFT SKILLS 

• Work well with staff
• A team player
• Good communication skills.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

• Grow in listening, speaking, and creative problem solving skills
• Grow as a team member
• Giving/receiving feedback
• Following through on assigned responsibilities.

All applicants must be Federal Work Study (FWS) Eligible. 

• Provide support and assistance in a respective area of community service  
• Assist with various projects, activities or tasks related to community service  
• Provide excellent customer service to constituents  
• Utilize available resources to perform duties accordingly  
• Serve to enhance outreach for the greater Waco community  
• Must be federal work study eligible
• Ability to comply with University policies  
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance  

Employer: Baylor University

Work Location: Mission Waco Mission World

Work Address: 628 N. 15th Street Waco, TX 76707