CAS Student Assistant

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CAS Assistant Job description (updated May 2025)

The College of Arts & Sciences has an exciting opportunity in the office of Dean MacNeil. Successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and be detail-oriented and accurate.
•    Answering phones and greeting visitors
•    Filing and copying
•    Delivery of interoffice mail
•    Various clerical tasks (preparation of mailings, office maintenance, typing, database management)
•    Compose posts for CAS social media
•    Perform additional tasks as assigned by Dean or Office Coordinator

LEARNING OUTCOMES
•    Assistant’s work with official records necessitates accuracy and confidentiality.
•    Assistant must be comfortable working independently on tasks and projects.
•    Assistant will demonstrate service skills by greeting visitors and answering questions.
•    Assistant will apply creativity and learn of the marketing and mission of the CAS through managing social media.
•    Assistant must follow office procedures as befitting an administrative professional.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
•    Assistant should have basic functional knowledge of myChatham, and MS Office products such as Word and Excel. Assistant must be able to handle many tasks simultaneously while exhibiting a professional demeanor at all times.

All current student employees should notify their other manager(s) if you work multiple jobs on campus at the same time. Additionally, students may not work more than 20 hours per week (combined between all campus jobs) during the academic year. Students may not exceed 980 work hours per calendar year.

Student jobs do not automatically roll over to the next academic year or summer.

Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals' intercultural competence. We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention.

Chatham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Chatham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital or family status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.