Summer Temp - IT Projects Summer Temporary Assistant

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Description:

The IT Summer Project Assistant provides project and administrative support to the Information Technology department. This position supports multiple IT initiatives during the summer period to help ensure efficient departmental operations and successful project completion.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with multiple IT projects as assigned, including but not limited to network and classroom technology initiatives
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of networking concepts, including IP and MAC addresses
• Support classroom and conference room audiovisual (A/V) equipment as needed
• Provide general administrative support to the Information Technology department
• Perform data entry, filing, document preparation, and records maintenance
• Communicate effectively with IT staff and campus partners
• Operate standard office equipment, including computers, printers, copiers, and scanners
• Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive or restricted information
• Maintain an organized and professional office environment
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of departmental needs

What You'll Bring:

Education Required to Ensure Success in This Position

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• Strong oral and written communication skills required
• Experience working in an office or customer service environment preferred
• Experience operating general office equipment preferred

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to work independently and meet established deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Basic computer and technology skills

• Work is performed primarily in an office environment
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift and move light office materials

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team.


Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

This position is not eligible for benefits, however, Berea College still offers unique position opportunities you can read more about below.

Our Unique Culture:
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.

Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea

Labor Supervision:
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.