UPD Student Worker – Clerical Assistant

Examples of typical work include: clerical and administrative (filing, copying, scanning, shredding), communications (composing emails, and corresponding with the community verbally (via the telephone and in-person). The UAA University Police Department aspires to be a recognized leader in community safety, composed of highly trained and professional employees who partner with the community to address community safety needs.

We hold to the following values:
• To always act with honesty, integrity and fairness
• To treat everyone with respect and patience
• To be dependable and accountable to a strong work ethic
• To provide quality service to others as a responsibility not a task

To be successful in this role, you should be able to communicate with various departments, alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members effectively and professionally while exercising strong human relation skills. The ability to work independently, with knowledge of general office procedures and etiquette are expected. You should be able to use various software platforms to compose correspondence, create spreadsheets, and prepare presentations (Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and/or Google Docs/Sheets/Presentations). We are looking for someone with knowledge of or the willingness to learn policies, procedures and organizational structure of the University of Alaska Anchorage, the University of Alaska Board of Regents, and various laws and statutes pertaining to law enforcement. The ability to type 40 WPM or more is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

To be eligible for student employment, an applicant must:
a. Be enrolled in the University of Alaska system with a minimum of six credit hours in the current semester of employment. Must demonstrate plans to enroll for six or more credit hours in the next semester for employment between semesters.
b. Have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or approval from the MAU Senior Student Services officer or his/her designee.
c. Students enrolled in non-traditional programs of study will be considered eligible for student employment with the approval of the senior student services officer.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Anchorage campus in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a part-time, temporary Student Worker position, up to 20 hours per week while school is in session. Starting hourly rate is $11.34/hour. 

As a condition of employment, the final candidate must submit a UAA-UPD F3 Nonsworn Applicant Personal History Statement, successfully pass a criminal background check, and obtain a FBI & Alaska Department of Public Safety CJIS Security Clearance.

This is a pooled position, which means that the position remains open over the entire academic year.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination .

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Cheryl Williams, University Police Department, at [email protected] .

Advertised:22 Jan 2024 Alaskan Standard Time
Applications close:28 Jun 2024 Alaskan Daylight Time