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Southern participates in the government program Everify.(Participation Notice | Right to Work)

Southern Adventist University requires all students to visit the Human Resource Department to complete new hire paperwork after they have been hired, and before the start of the first day of work:

Required Student Employment Document

Office Assistant

Location/Department: School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling

Description/Duties: The student worker performs many office functions, including but not limited to:
• Providing great customer service to everyone who comes to the office!
• Assisting professors and departmental staff
• Answering and making phone calls
• Being familiar with all office equipment and machines
• Checking departmental email and sending professional responses
• Typing, copying, faxing, and mailing documents (includes mail merges)
• Creating spreadsheets, PowerPoints, signs, certificates, flyers, etc.
• Updating the departmental website, calendar, handbooks, and course sequences
• Assisting with recruiting visits and View/Preview Southern
• Scheduling events and interviews
• Proctoring and grading tests and quizzes
• Maintaining student records/files
• Ordering items; receiving and sorting mail and packages
• Cleaning, sorting, and filing
• Running errands on campus
• Other duties as reasonably assigned

Qualifications: 
• Good, current computer skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Knowledge of Access and Publisher beneficial
• Willingness to serve
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to
• Read, write, and speak English fluently
• Work independently
• Follow instructions and check own work for accuracy
• Anticipate needs and respond accordingly

Hours: Flexible with school schedule. Prefer someone to work 2-3 hours midday on Tuesdays and Thursdays (10:30am-5pm), but other times can work as well.

Pay Rate: Based on class standing

Person to Contact: Alexis Waters

Email: apwaters@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423-236-2515

Other: To Apply: Email resumé, availability, and introductory email to Office Manager: Alexis Waters, apwaters@southern.edu

Job Posted: 3/5

School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling

Dever Library Librarian

Location/Department: Dever Library

Description/Duties: 
• Cataloging "new" books into the library system using Alma.
• Keeping a record of all the newly cataloged books in an Excel sheet
• Filing all invoices that come with the books.
• Creating a year-end Excel sheet for tax purposes.
• You assist visitors:
• Who need help finding books.
• Reshelving all books that are not in use.
• Maintaining the library facilities through
• dusting, emptying trash, and recycling bins.
• Placing books that are 100 years or older into archival bags and reshelving them.
• Scanning some of the Kent Weeks library to be stored on the KnowledgeExchange@Southern website.
• Working on miscellaneous library-related projects for the museum coordinator and museum curator.

Qualifications: Applicants should possess the ability to communicate effectively through writing, comfort with working independently, willingness to tackle new tasks, a spirit of professionalism, and maintenance of a high level of personal integrity.

Hours: 6-8 hours a week

Pay Rate: Based on Class Standing

Person to Contact: Angela Edwards

Email: edwardsa@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423-236-2027

Job Posted: 3/5

Dever Library

Student Custodian

Location/Department: Lynnwood Hall 1036/Service Department

Description/Duties: 
•Assist in maintaining academic and administrative buildings.
•This includes cleaning of all common areas: bathrooms, classrooms, lobbies, hallways, and conference rooms
•Doing daily checks and removal of trash and recycling
•The student custodian will be expected to assist in the maintenance and general upkeep of the janitor closets
•Keeping it picked up and tidy
•Reporting when items are low or missing,
•Reporting when equipment needs serviced

Qualifications: Able to work independently and be self-motivated Able to work with chemicals and equipment Able to effectively communicate with Supervisors Able to lift up to 20lbs (mostly dumping mop buckets) Flexible and able to adapt quickly Willing to maintain safety standards and abide by all protocols.

Hours: Sunday 9a-12p Monday-Thursday 8a-8p (3hr blocks) Friday-8a-12p

Pay Rate: Based on class standing

Person to Contact: Bernetta Shockley and Stephanie Hewitt

Email: servicedept@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423-236-2132

Other: Please address the email to Bernetta Shockley and/or Stephanie Hewitt

Job Posted: 3/5

Service Department

eClass Support Tech

Location/Department: Online Campus

Description/Duties: We’re looking for an eClass Tech Support Agent to handle phone and email support requests from both students and professors. You will be responsible for helping each person achieve their goal with the software or LMS (Learning Management System), whether the problem relates to a user error, a bug, or something else entirely. The eClass Support Tech will also be responsible for communicating with the supervisor about suspected software problems. If this sounds like a good fit, get in touch.

Responsibilities include:

Provide technical support for faculty and students relating to eClass via phone, Zoom, or in-person.

Become proficient at utilizing software for course support:

eClass (Learning Management System)

Zoom and Teams (Video Conferencing Software) Panopto (Lecture Capture System) Know how to develop instruction/tutorial documents pertaining to supported software.

Assist in troubleshooting and supporting classroom technology such as lecture capture and video broadcast.

Provide one-on-one training with faculty or students Be knowledgeable of policies and procedures related to online learning and eClass support and be able to field questions from students and faculty.

Assist in online course development and course-related student issues.

Complete other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications: 

A solid understanding of computer systems and applications.

Basic HTML knowledge.

Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite and Internet navigation.

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Excellent writing skills.

Independent working and problem-solving skills.

Hours: 6-19 hs per week

Pay Rate: Based on class standing

Person to Contact: Gus Martin

Email: gusmartin@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423.236.2083

Job Posted: 3/6/26

Online Campus

Campus Call Center Agent | Summer and Ongoing Employment

Location/Department: Wright Hall | Advancement 

Description/Duties: 

  • Answer Incoming calls
  • Research, resolve questions, and provide accurate information and solutions
  • Provide excellence in customer service
  • Data entry and documentation
  • Schedule prospective student/parent appointments for Admissions Counselor’s
  • Contribute to updating office documentation and training materials
  • Assist with one-off projects as assigned, such as mass mailing projects
  • Outbound calling for various campaigns for the Advancement, Admissions and Student Success & Retention departments
  • Meet campus call center quality/quantity targets
  • Attend weekly team meeting/training sessions
  • Assist with Advancement events as needed
  • Demonstrate behavior that always upholds the standards of Southern Adventist University

Qualifications: 

  • Previous customer service experience
  • Strong phone and verbal communication skills; active listening
  • Detailed, organized and self-motivated
  • Ability to multi-task, manage time effectively and set priorities
  • Able to work a minimum of 12 hours weekly during the school year (up to 36hrs during the summer)

Hours: 9AM - 5PM, with varying shifts depending on scheduling needs.

Pay Rate: Pay rate is based on experience and class standing.

Person to Contact: Janel Anderson

Email: janela@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423.236.2555

Job Posted: 3/12

Social Media Manager

Location/Department: School of Engineering & Physics 

Description/Duties: 

  • Work with the office manager to create and develop content for school’s Instagram and Facebook
  • Manage comments and DMs related to posts, as well as be overall active on the department’s accounts
  • Actively repost content from Engineering Club and Physics Club to encourage connectedness
  • Write captions for posts
  • Take/Collect pictures from department events

Qualifications: 

  • Interest and aptitude for writing and digital media, as well as design
  • Regular attendance at departmental events
  • Ability to work with the office manager and work independently
  • Knowledge of social media marketing and engagement is desirable, as well as experience with social media content creation.
  • Must be a current Southern student

Hours: Flexible, in-person and remote

Pay Rate: Depends on class standing

Person to Contact: Carin Bartlett

Email: carinbartlett@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423.236.2230

Job Posted: 3/23

Engineering & Physics

Summer FMS Office Assistant

Location/Department: School of Social Work - Feed My Sheep

Description/Duties: Assisting clients during checkout at Feed My Sheep Restocking shelves Updating inventory Maintaining cleanliness and organization in the pantry Working with donors/donations Filing documents Answering phones, as needed Special projects when assigned

Qualifications: Someone who is detail-oriented, takes initiative, and has an eagerness and willingness to take on tasks Someone who is friendly when engaging with clients and donors Someone who is reliable when it comes to showing up for work and completing tasks Someone who can maintain confidentiality with clients This job does require some moving and lifting of up to 40 lbs.
Must be 21 years old or over

Hours: Must be available on Monday mornings for pick ups, otherwise flexible

Pay Rate: $12 an hour + summer incentive

Person to Contact: Katelynn Webster

Email: katelynnwebster@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423-236-2775

Other: To apply please send a resume to katelynnwebster@southern.edu

Job Posted: 3/25

Feed My Sheep

Talge Janitor - Summer Janitor

Location/Department: Talge Hall

Description/Duties: Thoroughly clean assigned area(s) of the dorm, communicate well with supervisor, respond well to constructive feedback 

Qualifications: Great communication skills, solid work ethic, reliability, positive demeanor, eager to learn 

Hours: Scheduled individually with supervisor. Available hours: M-Th: 8-12pm, 1-5pm; F: 8-12pm, 1-3pm Pay 

Pay Rate: Dependent on class standing

Person to Contact: Jenny Spicer

Email: jspicer@southern.edu

Office Phone: 423.236.2297

Job Posted: 3/26

Talge

Maintenance for Talge and Thatcher

Location/Department: Talge/ Thatcher

Description/Duties: light duty maintenance 

Qualifications: use of some basic hand tool helps 

Hours: 3-16 depending on class schedule 

Pay Rate: Based on experience 

Person to Contact: Dusty Miller

Email: gcmiller@southern.edu

Other:  stop by the Talge office to inquire 

Job Posted: 3/26

Talge, Thatcher