Graduate Student Worker (Graduate School)

Job Description

Job Summary

The Graduate Student Worker, under general supervision, provides advanced administrative support to the department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support including answering phones, responding to requests for information and email inquiries,

• Advise prospective students regarding admissions and registration requirements, academic support programs, support services.

• Assist students with the application process, record completion and registration.

• Assist with scanning and uploading documents to the File Management System (LaserFice)

• Assist with local and regional outreach efforts for graduate students.

• Assist with preparing acceptance and missing requirements packets.

• Other administrative duties as assigned.

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Enrolled at least half-time, 3 credit hours per semester.

• Maintain a TAMIU overall GPA of 3.0.

• Must meet all other requirements as stated in TAMIU's Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (SAPP).

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

• Interact effectively and professionally with the public, students, and university community.

• Possess excellent time management skills.

• Work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.

• Multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Prioritize duties.

Preferred Knowledge and Abilities

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

• Prior Banner Student Information System, MS Office, and DegreeWorks.

License/Professional Certification – None

Physical Requirements – General Office Environment, ability to lift 25 lbs.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervision Received/Given

This position does not supervise employees.

Other Requirements

• Position may require evening and/or weekend hours.

• Position requires on campus, face-to-face interactions.

• Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.

• Promptly complete all required trainings.

• Submit time sheet biweekly.

• Subject to funding and/or need.

Pay of Rate: $11.35/hour for up to 19 hours weekly