Paralegal Technology, Office Assistant (Work-Study)

Preference to students enrolled in the Paralegal Technology program. Individual with program/event management skills are a plus

Work experience in an office setting. Computer and typing skills (Competence in Microsoft Office products and other software). Drafting documents and reports, preparing presentations. Able to work independently with minimal to moderate supervision. Professional phone etiquette. Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines. Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Demonstrated competence in oral, written, and computer skills. Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and effective oral and written communication/public relation skills. Personal integrity, honesty, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines. Ability to think creatively and put ideas into action. Ability to make presentations to large audiences. Understanding of the mission, goals, and objectives of a community college. Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The physical and mental demands described as follows are representative of those that must be met by an employee in performing the essential functions of this job: Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time. Ability to lift, at times, 10 lbs. Good eye/hand dexterity. Normal Working Hours: A maximum of a 20-hour work week as determined by the supervisor. May not work during scheduled class time. Work Study Terms: 1. Students may not work more than 20 hours per week unless they have a different contract. 2. All work must be performed at the worksite in which a student was hired. Students should be working on campus unless approved by the administration. 3. Students must be enrolled in courses required for their program of study in a semester. 4. Students may not work when they are scheduled to be in class. 5. Students must maintain eligibility with the Satisfactory Academic Policy (SAP) in order to remain eligible for federal work-study. If you fail to meet this requirement, you will immediately lose your work-study eligibility. 6. If you are receiving an outside scholarship from a donor (ex. State Employees Scholarship), your work-study award may be adjusted. Please contact a financial aid advisor as soon as you are notified you are a scholarship recipient. 7. If you decide to borrow loans, your work-study award may be adjusted. Please consult a financial aid advisor before borrowing a loan. 8. Students will submit timesheets correctly completed and by the deadline each month to the Financial Aid Office. If timesheets are not submitted by the deadline, students will not get paid for that pay period. There will not be any exceptions. 9. Students will not begin working until the contract is signed and an email is sent informing him/her and the supervisor with a start date from the Financial Aid Office. 10. Students cannot work a work-study position and a part-time position with Durham Technical Community College, students must pick one. 11. Students will have to notify Financial Aid if they withdraw from a semester because the work-study award will be canceled and the student will stop working immediately for the semester. 12. Students will not work when the Durham Technical Community College is officially closed. 13. Students will not work past the end date of the contract for the semester. 14. Students cannot work over their hours on their contract. 15. Students who work at least 6 hours a day must show at least a 30-minute unpaid break on their timesheet.

Work experience in an office setting.

Computer and typing skills (Competence in Microsoft Office products and other software).

Drafting documents and reports, preparing presentations.

Able to work independently with minimal to moderate supervision.

Professional phone etiquette.

Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.

Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Demonstrated competence in oral, written, and computer skills.

Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and effective oral and written communication/public relation skills.

Personal integrity, honesty, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

Ability to think creatively and put ideas into action.

Ability to make presentations to large audiences.

Understanding of the mission, goals, and objectives of a community college.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The physical and mental demands described as follows are representative of those that must be met by an employee in performing the essential functions of this job:

Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.

Ability to lift, at times, 10 lbs.

Good eye/hand dexterity.

A maximum of a 20-hour work week as determined by the supervisor. May not work during scheduled class time.

1. Students may not work more than 20 hours per week unless they have a different contract.

2. All work must be performed at the worksite in which a student was hired. Students should be working on campus unless approved by the administration.

3. Students must be enrolled in courses required for their program of study in a semester.

4. Students may not work when they are scheduled to be in class.

5. Students must maintain eligibility with the Satisfactory Academic Policy (SAP) in order to remain eligible for federal work-study. If you fail to meet this requirement, you will immediately lose your work-study eligibility.

6. If you are receiving an outside scholarship from a donor (ex. State Employees Scholarship), your work-study award may be adjusted. Please contact a financial aid advisor as soon as you are notified you are a scholarship recipient.

7. If you decide to borrow loans, your work-study award may be adjusted. Please consult a financial aid advisor before borrowing a loan.

8. Students will submit timesheets correctly completed and by the deadline each month to the Financial Aid Office. If timesheets are not submitted by the deadline, students will not get paid for that pay period. There will not be any exceptions.

9. Students will not begin working until the contract is signed and an email is sent informing him/her and the supervisor with a start date from the Financial Aid Office.

10. Students cannot work a work-study position and a part-time position with Durham Technical Community College, students must pick one.

11. Students will have to notify Financial Aid if they withdraw from a semester because the work-study award will be canceled and the student will stop working immediately for the semester.

12. Students will not work when the Durham Technical Community College is officially closed.

13. Students will not work past the end date of the contract for the semester.

14. Students cannot work over their hours on their contract.

15. Students who work at least 6 hours a day must show at least a 30-minute unpaid break on their timesheet.

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