Job Title: Student Assistant – International Student Programs
Department: International Student Programs, York International

Start Date:         May 14th, 2012
End Date:           August 31st, 2012
Rate of Pay:       $11.25
Hours Per wk:    35 hours a week

Eligibility
Undergraduate York university student in full-time studies in the Summer 2012 academic year

Job Description:
The Student Assistant will support the work of the International student programs section at York International; Specifically, the student who holds this position will be responsible for

Resource/Data Management-

• File management – filing materials related to programming
• Organization of International Education materials in regards to international students

Programming-

• Student hired will also assist in the planning and logistical arrangements for some International Student programs  ie/ catering, room booking, advertising, registrations

Communications and Public Relations-

• Email correspondence with incoming students
• Maintaining the International Student Programs bulletin board
• Publicity for various International student programs – (advertising, poster creation, selling tickets etc)
• Various Research Projects as assigned, including Public Relations activities, collecting and presenting data
• Other duties as required

Skills / Qualities Needed:

• Excellent Organizational skills,
• Attention to detail
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software (ie. Word, Excel)
• Effective public speaking skills
• Initiative
• Creativity

Equipment Used:

• Computer, Telephone, Fax