Student Employment (Financial Aid Office): Event, Hiring and Leadership RSA

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 Event, Hiring & Leadership Coordinator is responsible for managing the student employment process, organizing events, and promoting general interest, community, and engagement within the student employment and RSA programs . This position also serves in a leadership role within the Financial Adi Office, assisting in the task management of the Hiring a Communications Specialists.

Hiring  (Duties are shared with the Hiring and Event Specialist)

  • 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  (Duties are shared with the Hiring and Event Specialist)

  • 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 are shared with the Communications Specialist)

  • 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
  • Communication with students and supervisors
  • Attend RSAP Coordinator group planning meetings
  • Update student and supervisor handbooks as needed

Minimum Qualifications

  • Excel
  • 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 events