Classification Title:
STU AST-NON-CLERICAL & ADMIN
Job Description:
FEDERAL WORK STUDY STUDENT ASSISTANT to assist with activities for the Gator-2-Gator (G2G) peer support program within the Counseling & Wellness Center. Gator-2-Gator is a peer support program where students, faculty, and staff are trained to support peers experiencing distress. Gator 2 Gator provides 30-minute consultations for personal support and/or referral information about helpful resources. The Gator-2-Gator Program Student Assistant is responsible for assisting with scheduling, registering, and coordinating G2G trainings; as well as managing G2G consultation sessions scheduled within the center.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist with CWC’s Gator-2-Gator Program with duties including, but not limited to:
- Assisting with scheduling and coordinating Gator-2-Gator program trainings
- Updating weekly Gator-2-Gator consultation sessions for CWC website/social media posting
- Distributing Gator-2-Gator program information via press releases to various local news outlets
- Maintaining Gator-2-Gator program communications (i.e. email listserv), database of active Gator-2-Gator Ambassadors, database of central UF stakeholders (e.g. academic departments, student organizations, etc.) for distribution of Gator-2-Gator training and consultation appointment communications.
- Perform clerical duties including data entry, copying, faxing, receiving/distributing mail and other materials, running errands, keeping office area clean, maintaining calendars, and responding to inquiries from staff.
- Attending weekly 1-hour meeting with CWC outreach department for review of Gator-2-Gator assignments/projects
- Other similar duties as directed by supervisor.
Expected Salary:
$12/hour
Minimum Requirements:
- Federal Work Study Award (Please check in with UF Financial Aid to determine eligibility)
- Able to work a minimum of 10 hours per week
- Not concurrently employed anywhere else on the UF campus using Federal Work Study
- Remote Work; requires access to personal computer and internet
- Anticipated graduation date of Spring 2025 or later
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Educational background in public health or marketing
- Prior experience in health field and related sensitively for health information privacy and confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to perform physical tasks such as carrying or moving CWC outreach and communication materials if needed
- Positive, friendly, and professional attitude
- Reliable, good follow-through
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please send your resume, letter of interest, and/or portfolio or samples of work experience to Dr. Rosa West (mailto:dansar@ufl.edu)
* Students seeking FWS employment should print/screenshot a copy of their Financial Aid Award Page, which contains the Federal Work Study award as proof of FWS eligibility. To locate your Financial Aid Award Page, go to https://one.uf.edu/financialaid/aidyear
Health Assessment Required:
No
Advertised: 07 Sep 2023 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 27 Oct 2023 Eastern Daylight Time