JOBS AT CIVIC HOUSE
Work-study students can make money and make a difference
To apply for one of the work-study positions listed below for the Fall 2010 Semester, please fill out the application and email it to Amanda Schultheis @ aschul@upenn.edu or drop it off at Civic House [3914 Locust Walk].
- Programming Assistants (3 Positions)- Job ID# 4089
- Staff Assistant (2 Positions)- Job ID# 5177
- Receptionist (2 Positions)- Job #10439
To see descriptions of Civic House work-study positions on the Student Employment Office website, click here
Programming Assistants report directly to one of Civic House's professional staff members, providing support for a range of programming areas. As with all Civic House student employees, the Programming Assistants will also help to oversee the House during hours that they are responsible for front-desk coverage. Specific areas in which the Programming Assistants will be involved will include, but not be limited to:
- Public Interest Careers
- Program Evaluation
- Data Collection and Implementation
- Development and Alumni Relations
- Civic Scholars Program
- Civic House Service and Advocacy Leadership Training Series
The Staff Assistants support Civic House through helping with a range of operational and logistical duties essential to the House's smooth functioning, including helping to oversee the House during the evening hours. Civic House's Administrative Assistant oversees the staff assistants and distributes tasks accordingly. Specific projects include:
- Maintaining the Civic House email listservs
- Scheduling Civic House Room Requests
- Scheduling Community Service Van Requests
- Carrying out Civic House's marketing efforts
- Maintaining the Civic House Library
Students with knowledge of Adobe Suite software and marketing experience, and those with a special interest or skill in set in social networking skills are encouraged to apply.
Receptionists are responsible for warmly welcoming visitors to Civic House in a variety of ways, including: answering telephones, greeting walk-in visitors and answering questions, and directing inquiries to the appropriate Civic House staff member or resource. Receptionists at Civic House will also assist in coordinating and attending Civic House programs and events, and perform a range of clerical and other duties as assigned. In addition, during evening hours Receptionists have overall responsibility for the House, including monitoring the building, assisting groups meeting in rooms throughout the House, and otherwise providing for the comfort and safety of everyone using Civic House. Upon closing, the Receptionist also ensures that Civic House is clean and secure.
