Careers

General Summary: 

The UACCESS temp staff position will provide the Office of Urban and Off-Campus Support Services 30-37.5 hours per week of administrative support. We anticipate the temp will remain in place through 11/1/2024. The position will pay $28/hour.

Examples of Duties: 

STUDENTS & FOOD PANTRY LOGISTICS:

• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of U-ACCESS Food Pantry and front office.
• Recruit, train, and mentor student employees, student interns, and student volunteers.
• Participate in student employee interviews, onboard process, time sheets, and scheduling for Food Pantry operations.
• Collaborate with Director on student staff trainings, workshops, workforce development opportunities, coordinating logistics of room reservations, food, materials, and supplies.
• Monthly Student Staff meetings with Director and Student Food Pantry Coordinator for communication regarding food pantry operations.
• Maintain inventories, supplies, ordering, deliveries, storage space with student staff.
• Responsible for GBFB order, delivery, stock, and distribution.
• Ability to maintain security of inventory, keys, locks, combinations and passwords.

CAMPUS RELATIONS:

• Work closely with on-campus partners that include Sodexo, Student Center Facilities, Division of Student Affairs, Athletics, faculty, Campus Police and Safety Division, and Health Services.
• Maintain external relations with Greater Boston Food Bank, Circle of Hope, Hope and Comfort, and additional potential donors for U-ACCESS.
• Update community-based resources for accurate accessible information to students in need.
• Maintain confidentiality of clients, ensure data collection of client information is accurate, and produce reports related to food pantry data.
• Create a warm welcoming environment to foster a sense of belonging for students seeking assistance from U-ACCESS.
• Ability to seek guidance, referrals, and direction for needs outside the scope of U-ACCESS.

U-ACCESS TEAM:

• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility in a work environment, and communicate effectively with team members.
• Meet weekly with Director of U-ACCESS.
• Participate in Orientation, Open House, Welcome Week, and Commencement ceremonies as assigned by Director.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Human Service or closely related field and a minimum of one-three years of administrative and/or program coordination experience.   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong background in working with student populations in higher education.
• Working knowledge of and demonstrated experience with community resources/partnerships and underserved/underrepresented postsecondary populations, including students emancipated from foster care, temporarily homeless students, low-income single parents preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to develop and sustain collaborative relationships with organizational and community partners.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, as well as online technologies, including social media.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with other administrative offices and units, as well as community partners and providers.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with a wide range of constituencies including administrators, staff and students, as well as external partners and providers. 
• Demonstrated ability to maintain security of records and other matters of office confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-directed and to take initiative.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong commitment to customer and student service.

 Application Instructions:

Please apply online with your resume, cover letter and list of three references. 

Review of candidates will begin following the application closing date.

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

This is a non-union exempt position. 

All official salary offers must be approved by Human Resources.

UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.