Temporary Special Events Assistant

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Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova Southeastern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university.

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Primary Purpose:

Supports the Office of Orientation & Commuter Engagement, a fast paced, team environment, by assisting with administrative and event management tasks, to ensure efficient operations and successful events.

*Position will offer a flexible schedule and hours up to December 2022.*
*Evenings and weekends are required from January 2023 - April 2023*

 

Job Category: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:  $17

Pay Basis:  Hourly

Subject to Grant Funding? No  

Essential Job Functions: 

1. Scans, copies, and prints documents.
2. Creates and submits work orders; makes requests for room reservations.
3. Submits supply orders and reimbursements in the Ariba system.
4. Processes student employment hires.
5. Assists department in the planning and execution of Shark Preview from January 2023 – April 2023.
6. Works evenings and weekends from January 2023 to April 2023.
7. Assists with setup and breakdown of events.
8. Operates university vehicles safely.
9. Provides high level customer service in assisting students, parents and families.
10. Maintains inventory and accurate attendance records.
11. Attends meetings and trainings.
12. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements: 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Customer and Personal Service - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
2. Psychology - Working knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation.
3. Computers and Electronics - Working knowledge of electronic equipment and computer hardware.
4. General knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word and Excel).

Skills:
1. Active Listening - Basic skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
3. Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
4. Social Perceptiveness - Proficient skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
5. Critical Thinking - Basic skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
6. Writing - Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
7. Judgment and Decision Making - Basic skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
8. Service Orientation - Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.

Abilities:
1. Oral Comprehension & Expression - The ability to listen to, understand, and communicate information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences so others will understand.
2. Written Comprehension & Expression - The ability to read, understand, and communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
3. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
4. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
5. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
6. Ability to work evenings and weekends from January 2023 to April 2023.


Physical Requirements:
1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to