Job Title: VCUarts Tour Guide and Office Assistant
Expected Job Begin Date: 08/25/2011
Campus: Monroe Park Campus
Work Location: 609 Bowe Street
Hours per week: 5 -15
Pay per hour: $9
Duties: Tour Guides answer general questions and lead guests on a tour of VCUarts facilities. Tours are held M-F at 1pm. Tour guides typically give 1-2 tours per week. Tour Guides assist with on campus events such as Open Houses, Block Party, Commencement, and on campus high school visits. Tour Guides must enter data into the Filemaker database, including student, teacher, and school contact information. They write and mail thank you cards to prospective students who come to visit campus. They are responsible for delivering campus mail to and from the Dean’s Office twice daily. Tour Guides must monitor the quantity of viewbooks and other print materials at the Welcome Center and in the Admissions Office, and stock as needed. They perform light cleaning, organization, and general office duties such as copying, faxing, and answering the phone. Tour Guides must assist in processing bulk mailings – that includes stuffing and addressing envelopes. Tour Guides are required to sit at the front desk in the Dean’s Office, and other departmental offices as needed. While at the front desk they must answer the phone, greet and direct visitors, sort mail, and assist with other front desk duties. VCUarts Tour Guides are an integral part of the Admissions Office, and may be requested to perform other tasks as needed.
Qualifications:
MUST be a student within the School of the Arts who has been awarded Federal Work Study. MUST be positive, enthusiastic, and friendly. Must have keen attention to detail. Must be trustworthy, and able to work both independently and collaboratively.
How to apply:
This job is only available for current Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts students who have been awarded Federal Work-Study through the VCU Financial Aid office. Qualified students must apply online through the VCU Career Center Federal Work Study site: http://www.fwsjobs.vcu.edu/
