Student Employment: Hiring and Event Specialist - Available January

Department and Code: Financial Aid - 969                          

Immediate Supervisor: Kandra Kolehmainen  

Supervisor Email: kandrak@rhodes.edu

Number of Student Associates in Position: 1

General Description of Position:

The Hiring and Event Specialist is responsible for assisting the Event, Hiring and Leadership RSA in coordinating the student employment process, organizing events, and promoting general interest, community, and engagement within the student employment and RSA programs.

Hiring  (in coordination with the Event, Hiring and Leadership RSA)

  • Communicate heavily with supervisors and students
  • Collect job descriptions from supervisors and posting them on the jobs site (for RSAP, Fall, and Summer hiring seasons)
  • Managing the hiring of incoming freshmen awarded work study in the fall
  • Processing Request to Hires
  • Coordinate with supervisors about re-hiring students at the end of the academic year
  • Assist with management of  the Community Service Student Employment Program

Event Management  (in coordination with the Event, Hiring and Leadership RSA)

  • Organize RSAP Information sessions
  • Organize RSAP New Hire Seminars
  • Plan and host events for student employees during the Student Employee Appreciation Week, etc.
  • Coordinate the selection of Student Employee, Rhodes Student Associate, and Supervisor of the Year

Leadership Duties  (in coordination with the Event, Hiring and Leadership RSA)

  • Plan the annual RSAP Committee Meeting
  • Enforce the RSAP seminar requirement
    • Organize and approve seminars
    • Monitor seminar attendance
  • Coordinate student committees amongst RSAs when the need arises
  • Send email updates to RSAs and their supervisors when necessary

General Tasks

  • Answer tickets on TopDesk
  • Day-to-day communication with students and supervisors
  • Attend RSAP Coordinator group planning meetings
  • Update student and supervisor handbooks as needed

Minimum Qualifications

  • Excel, Word, graphic design software
  • Organized
  • Detail-oriented
  • Ability to communicate effectively with students, supervisors, campus departments, and vendors
  • Ability to work efficiently independently and with a team
  • Display initiative in the workplace (starting projects independently, keep up to date on the timeline, think about ways to make the program more engaging and successful, etc.)
  • Available to occasionally work outside of regular business hours


Physical Demands:

Sitting at a computer, sometimes carrying bulky boxes and materials for events1