Waterfront Great Room Assistant
Department Description
UW Recreation is a department within the Division of Student Life. We provide safe, accessible, and dynamic recreation experiences to engage students in growth and wellbeing. UW Recreation serves over one million students, faculty, and staff each academic year through informal and formal recreation, including fitness and sports classes, intramural and club sports, outdoor education, mindfulness programs, and more.
Diversity Statement
At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all.
Job Description
Under the supervision of the UWild Program Coordinator, Great Room Assistants are responsible for the oversight of the WAC Great Room during a scheduled event. Examples of duties include checking in groups, covering all rules and policies of UWild with groups, providing customer service, resetting the Great Room, equipment setup and breakdown, providing limited IT support, managing risk, responding to emergency situations, and opening and closing the WAC when needed.
Educational Benefits
UW Recreation provides student employees with a meaningful work experience. As a part of our Husky Experience initiative, student employees will engage in a variety of experiences including staff orientation and trainings, leadership development workshops, social justice roundtables, service projects, and social gatherings to build connections across the department with peers and professional staff. Some intended learning competencies that will be developed in this position include:
Interpersonal skills and customer service
Decision making; conflict negotiation/resolution
Building and fostering collaborative relationships in a diverse workplace
Functioning independently
Initiative
Confidence
Appropriate Interaction
Organization & time management
Minimum Qualifications
- University of Washington matriculated student
- Physical ability to lift and/or otherwise move items weighing up to 50 pounds
Application Instructions
Apply through Handshake.
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
The University of Washington prohibits sex discrimination and sex-based harassment in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns, make complaints, or direct inquiries to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at: uw.edu/titleix/title-ix-notice/.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@uw.edu.