Student Office Assistant (Open to work study and non-work study), Department of Theatre and Dance

Job Posting Title:

Student Office Assistant (Open to work study and non-work study), Department of Theatre and Dance

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Hiring Department:

Department of Theatre and Dance

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

15

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Sep 08, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until May 17, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

For consideration, please submit your resume/CV, fall semester course schedule, and two work references with contact information as one document.

Purpose

For the 2025-2026 academic year, the Department of Theatre and Dance is looking for responsible, attentive, and service-oriented student employees to join the department’s administrative team as Student Office Assistants. This position provides essential support for our administrative team and all occupants of the Department of Theatre and Dance facilities, and offer an opportunity to develop professional experience in arts administration, operations, and customer service in an academic setting.

The Department of Theatre and Dance is a world-class educational environment that serves as the ultimate creative incubator for the next generation of artists, thinkers and leaders in theatre and performance. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors, faculty, students and staff
• Field and respond to questions in person, by phone and email
• Lock and unlock rooms within the Department of Theatre and Dance facilities, including the F. Loren Winship Drama Building and Laboratory Theatre
• Receive deliveries and route them to the appropriate recipients
• Provide support and documentation in case of an after-business hours emergency event

Required Qualifications

• Must be a University of Texas at Austin student, enrolled for at least 6 credit hours.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or administrative duties

Salary Range

$12.50/hour

Working Conditions

• Work performed in a typical office setting
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a workstation

Work Shift

• The position is for 10-15 hours per week, Sunday through Saturday.
• Some work performed after business hours, typically up to 10:30 p.m.
• Work to be performed in-person, on campus (300 East 23rd Street, Austin, Texas).
• Position ends on May 15, 2026.
• Rehire eligible based on performance. 

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 2 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Fall 2025 course schedule

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform al