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The Student Assistant provides front-line customer service and administrative support for the Center for Career & Professional Development and Testing Services. This position supports daily office operations, assists students, staff, and visitors, and helps maintain a professional, secure, and student-centered environment. The role offers hands-on experience in a fast-paced higher education setting and may include coverage for the Testing Lab as needed.
The Student Assistant provides front-line customer service and administrative support for the Center for Career & Professional Development and Testing Services. This position supports daily office operations, assists students, staff, and visitors, and helps maintain a professional, secure, and student-centered environment. The role offers hands-on experience in a fast-paced higher education setting and may include coverage for the Testing Lab as needed.
Career & Professional Development / Testing Services Support Greet and assist students, employers, and visitors in person, by phone, and via email Schedule and coordinate student appointments for career advising, workshops, employer events, and testing services Assist students with résumé reviews and distribute career development resources Support career fairs, employer information sessions, workshops, and special events Perform general office duties including filing, copying, scanning, inventory management, and data entry Answer phones, route inquiries appropriately, and take detailed messages Provide clerical and administrative support to professional staff Maintain organization of office supplies, exam materials, and records Take initiative to complete daily and assigned tasks independently with minimal supervision Testing Services Support (As Needed) Greet and check in students for exams while verifying proper identification Schedule, monitor, and coordinate testing appointments Monitor testing sessions to ensure test security and academic integrity Distribute and collect testing materials in accordance with security procedures Enforce testing policies and procedures consistently and professionally Maintain a quiet, secure, and professional testing environment Assist with maintaining confidential testing records and documentation General Office Support Answer phones, route inquiries appropriately, and take accurate messages Provide clerical and administrative support to staff Maintain organization of exam materials and office supplies Demonstrate initiative by completing assigned tasks independently Perform additional duties as assigned to support office operations
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Greet and assist students, employers, and visitors in person, by phone, and via email
Schedule and coordinate student appointments for career advising, workshops, employer events, and testing services
Assist students with résumé reviews and distribute career development resources
Support career fairs, employer information sessions, workshops, and special events
Perform general office duties including filing, copying, scanning, inventory management, and data entry
Answer phones, route inquiries appropriately, and take detailed messages
Provide clerical and administrative support to professional staff
Maintain organization of office supplies, exam materials, and records
Take initiative to complete daily and assigned tasks independently with minimal supervision
Greet and check in students for exams while verifying proper identification
Schedule, monitor, and coordinate testing appointments
Monitor testing sessions to ensure test security and academic integrity
Distribute and collect testing materials in accordance with security procedures
Enforce testing policies and procedures consistently and professionally
Maintain a quiet, secure, and professional testing environment
Assist with maintaining confidential testing records and documentation
Answer phones, route inquiries appropriately, and take accurate messages
Provide clerical and administrative support to staff
Maintain organization of exam materials and office supplies
Demonstrate initiative by completing assigned tasks independently
Perform additional duties as assigned to support office operations
Work Schedule & Conditions Part-time position with hours not to exceed 19.5 hours per week Work schedule aligned with the academic calendar Occasional evening hours or event coverage may be required Work performed in an office and testing lab environment Business-casual professional atmosphere with required dress code Skills & Competencies Professional verbal and written communication Strong organization and time-management skills Ability to maintain confidentiality with exceptional attention to detail Adaptability and effective problem-solving skills Commitment to customer service excellence
Part-time position with hours not to exceed 19.5 hours per week
Work schedule aligned with the academic calendar
Occasional evening hours or event coverage may be required
Work performed in an office and testing lab environment
Business-casual professional atmosphere with required dress code
Professional verbal and written communication
Strong organization and time-management skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality with exceptional attention to detail
Adaptability and effective problem-solving skills
Commitment to customer service excellence
Lamar University is An Equal Opportunity Employer
Lamar University is proud to provide employment preference to veteran applicants in accordance with Texas 805 Government Code, Section 657.003.
This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.
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