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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

USC Center for Testing and Assessment Seeking Front Desk Graduate Assistant

FRONT DESK GRADUATE ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

Responsibilities of the Position:
·         Answer phones, greet people, provide front office service
·         Receive materials from faculty/TAs to be scanned
·         Faculty/TA pick up of scanned materials
·         Provide placement test results to students
·         Facilitate placement exams for math and chemistry
·         Research/assessment assistant including uptake of multiple research databases, attending Assessment Committee meetings, help with assessment workshops and consultations, writing executive summaries and reports, and helping with the Assessment Symposium
·         Learn to use SPSS, Microsoft Suite including Excel, Powerpoint, Word
·         Cross-training with other departments in the office including Tutoring, SCP, etc.
·         Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements:
  • MUST BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED FOR THE SUMMER SESSION
  • MUST BE ABLE TO WORK HOURS LISTED BELOW
  • Enrollment at USC. Exam Assistants must be graduate students, preferably in Education, Communication, Public Administration, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or Counseling.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work in an extremely busy environment with many interruptions
  • Ability to respond to the diversity of the USC Community
  • Ability to maintain appropriate behavior in dealing with faculty, administration, and staff and to provide courteous services to students and parents.


Compensation: $13/hr

Hours Per Week: 20 hr/wk

Work Hours (for Summer). These are REQUIRED Hours:
Monday 12:30-5:00
Thursday 8:30-5:00
Friday 8:30-5:00

If eligible to stay on and work in the Fall, please let us know. Preference will be given to students that can stay on for 10-20 hours during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Contact:
Juliana Calhoun, Coordinator Center for Testing and Assessment
jrcalhou@usc.edu or 213-740-7177