Position Title: Office Assistant - First Generation Programs

Department: Ctr Student Success and Retention

Advertised Pay: 10.00

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

The Office Assistant position assists in the efforts of the First-Generation office and the Center for Student Success and Retention. Student workers in this role will provide overall office support by greeting visitors, assisting in marketing and data entry. This position will also receive relevant training, which will be useful for judgement and making daily decisions while working with students who visit the First-Generation office.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
- Greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate person/office or take a detailed message
- Assist in marketing in First-Generation and Student Success efforts
- Complete data entry and other computer-based projects, as assigned
- Position will work 10 hours per week for the duration of the academic year

Required Qualifications:
Candidate must be a current Washburn University student.

Ability to maintain confidentiality
Strict attention to detail
Ability to interact with others
Knowledge of basic computer skills

Preferred Qualifications:
Preference given to students who identify as a First-Generation student.
(A First-Generation student is defined as neither parent or guardian has a 4-year Bachelor’s Degree.)

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

Hourly    
Background Check Not Required