University of New Mexico Hiring for Office Assistant at Albuquerque, NM, United States Full Time

Student Intermediate Level

Requisition ID

req28176

Working Title

Office Assistant

$14.50 Hourly

Campus

Main – Albuquerque, NM

Department

Linguistics Department (597A)

Employment Type

Student Employment

Student Type

Work-Study

Status

Non-Exempt

Background Check Required

For Best Consideration Date

1 / 24 / 2024

Position Summary

Under general supervision, will provide administrativesupport for the front office of the Signed Language Interpreting Program.

Thestudent will work with the SLIP Program Specialist to perform a variety ofduties within the program. At times this individual is the first point ofcontact with faculty, staff, students, and the general public regarding thisacademic program.

The student will assist with carrying out the day-to-dayactivities of the program, including, greeting visitors and students, and directingthem to the appropriate person, answering phones, taking messages, replenishingsupplies, and taking and filling equipment and video requests.

In addition,this person will be responsible for maintaining a video library database.On a very limited basis, the individual isalso responsible for interpreting for Deaf faculty members, students and Deafvisitors in the SLI office, and according to state statute, must be eligiblefor licensure as an interpreter, or be enrolled in a signed language interpretingprogram.

The work-study is also expectedto abide by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of ProfessionalConduct

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalencies not found for this position

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

Must be workstudy award eligible.

Must be eligible for licensure as an interpreter or beenrolled in the Signed Language Interpreting Program.

Ability to understand and follow written and signedinstructions and procedures.

Ability to communicate comfortably in American Sign Languageand signed English.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience with Macs and Microsoft Office.

General office skills.

Organizational skills.

Ability to maintain confidentiality of records andinformation.

Application Instructions

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