What are the responsibilities and job description for the SUMMER 2026 Student Employee Work Study/Work Program - VACA position at Inside Higher Ed?
Job Summary
The Student Employee is responsible for assisting the staff in the assigned department. The Student Employee position will focus on administrative support, learning support, or specialized support while gaining educational and career growth.
Duties/Responsibilities
Provide excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.
Answer incoming phone calls.
Perform a variety of administrative and/or office duties.
Provide assistance and support to faculty and/or staff in completing special projects as assigned.
Perform general administrative responsibilities in support of the department/office/campus.
Complete department-specific projects as assigned.
Attends to the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
Supports the values of the University.
Additional Duties And Responsibilities As AssignedPosition Specific Duties/Responsibilities/Skills/Abilities
Regularly cleans, organizes, and maintains a functional studio environment.
Coordinate with the gallery director to hang artwork according to the exhibition plan.
Assists professors with inventory in studio spaces
Remove nails from walls and patch holes after the exhibitions and paint pedestals and walls when needed.Required Skills/Abilities:
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Ability to make entry-level decisions.
Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
Willingness to ask questions.
Understand basic department procedures.
Ability to maintain a level of professionalism during working hours.
Has a genuine desire to help their peers succeed.
Be Currently Enrolled As An Undergraduate Student At EMU.Education/Experience
High School diplomaPhysical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance and climb ladders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Eastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in
Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.
EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.
EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.
The Student Employee is responsible for assisting the staff in the assigned department. The Student Employee position will focus on administrative support, learning support, or specialized support while gaining educational and career growth.
Duties/Responsibilities
Provide excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.
Answer incoming phone calls.
Perform a variety of administrative and/or office duties.
Provide assistance and support to faculty and/or staff in completing special projects as assigned.
Perform general administrative responsibilities in support of the department/office/campus.
Complete department-specific projects as assigned.
Attends to the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
Supports the values of the University.
Additional Duties And Responsibilities As AssignedPosition Specific Duties/Responsibilities/Skills/Abilities
Regularly cleans, organizes, and maintains a functional studio environment.
Coordinate with the gallery director to hang artwork according to the exhibition plan.
Assists professors with inventory in studio spaces
Remove nails from walls and patch holes after the exhibitions and paint pedestals and walls when needed.Required Skills/Abilities:
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Ability to make entry-level decisions.
Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
Willingness to ask questions.
Understand basic department procedures.
Ability to maintain a level of professionalism during working hours.
Has a genuine desire to help their peers succeed.
Be Currently Enrolled As An Undergraduate Student At EMU.Education/Experience
High School diplomaPhysical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance and climb ladders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Eastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in
Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.
EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.
EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.