Student Services Paraprofessional/Professional

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,000 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

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Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2-year degree, or professional certificate. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

The student services paraprofessional/professional manages the day to day operations of the Department of Classics, particularly with the administrative support for instructional funds of the unit. Serving as the assistant to the Department Head, Undergraduate Coordinator, Graduate Coordinator, and Summer Institute Directors, the primary functions of this position are to provide general administrative support for the day-to-day operations; schedule courses and enter registration overrides in Banner; manage course instructor evaluations; process graduate student applications and communicate with prospective/admitted students; clear registration holds for graduate students; and process forms and assist students with Graduate School policies and procedures.

This position involves access to student records; academic advising; and curriculum processing: Banner; Athena; Degree Works and working knowledge of Google Docs; Qualtrics; QR codes; etc.

Standard for office environment.

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Graduate and Undergraduate Program Communication and Records Management
Student services from beginning of student's application arrival to graduation; Maintain databases and listservs, first point of contact for prospective student; Updating Graduate and Undergraduate handbook; maintain undergraduate major/minor database; produce undergraduate major and minor enrollment reports; maintain introductory course enrollment reports; maintain undergraduate major assessment files; reply to department website grading inquiries. Maintain alumni database/mailing lists; in coordination with the Graduate and Undergraduate Coordinators and Director of the Summer Institute, post academic-related messages on the majors/minors and graduate student listservs.

Graduate and Undergraduate Curriculum and Instruction Support
Course offerings; assist department head in creating teaching schedules, loading courses: assist in creation of new courses in CAPA; classroom requests for courses and special events; general classroom troubleshooting; distribution and collection of keys; clear student advisements, give prerequisite and permission of department overrides to students to register; setup thesis hours and independent study courses; create and manage Qualtrics forms and QR Codes; handle Departmental Scholarship applications; handle faculty and staff job search applications; establish and maintain detailed calendar for annual tasks for Graduate and Undergraduate Coordinators. Maintain faculty personnel digital records.

Event Planning
Assist in planning departmental events & conferences- order event food, event room reservations, any setup or cleanup.

General Office Support
Backup person for main office when other staff areaway from their desk. Duties include answer telephones, take messages, greet students/visitors and refer to appropriate person; assist faculty with instructional material (such as copy, collate, staple, scan, etc.); mail pick up and distribution.