Student Worker
Student Worker -
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is currently seeking student workers. This position reports to the Business Office Analyst. Students will receive on-site training in the department practices, procedures, and safety protocol.
The Student Worker is a front-facing, service focused position. Student workers will be greeting and directing visitors, and complete light office work. The daily tasks may change from quarter to quarter based upon department needs.
Schedule
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offices are open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. This position requires students to be available to work four-hour shifts. Weekly hours range from 8 to 16, depending on departmental needs. Schedules will be coordinated based on both department requirements and students' class schedules.
8:00 am – 12:00pm
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Position Requirements
Candidates should be attentive to detail, organized, comfortable taking notes and working for short periods unsupervised.
- Availability of covering two shifts a week
- Experience operating a multifunction copier
- Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to read campus map
- 2025-2026 Work-Study
Preferred but not required
- Previous on-campus department support experience
Job Duties
- Provides coverage of the front desk and greets visitors in a courteous, polite and professional manner
- Answers basic questions and/or refers visitors to the appropriate point of contact or resource
- Takes accurate messages as needed
- Responds to work related emails
- Coordinates the reception/desk area and maintains orderliness of all associated spaces
- Distributes mail to the appropriate mailbox
- Maintains office supplies, copiers
- Keeps work rooms organized
- Attend work-related orientations, trainings, workshops, and events as required
- Scans documents and saves them following naming conventions
- Completes assigned training(s) in UC Learning Center
- Update department display cases
- Post event advertisements throughout campus
- Assists with special projects and other assignments as required
Daily duties are subject to minor changes based upon class requirements or needs throughout the year.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Pay Rate
- $16.90
Conditions of Employment:
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
- Background Check and Live Scan
- Employment Misconduct*
- Legal Right to Work in the United States
- Vaccination Policies
- Smoking and Tobacco Policy
- Drug Free Environment
*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.
- California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
- E-Verify
- Pre-Placement Health Evaluation
Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php