Program Assistant

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Boca Raton, FL
40K Annually
Entry level
Edtech
The Role
The Program Assistant provides customer service support for students, faculty, and staff related to Owl Cards, oversees operations at multiple campuses, performs cashiering activities, and ensures accuracy in ID verification and payment processing.
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For more information on everything FAU has to offer, please visit www.fau.edu/jobs.

Note: Current FAU employees must apply as an internal applicant by logging into their existing Workday employee account.

Position Summary:

Summary:

Customer service representative for students, faculty, staff, and visitors needing Owl Cards. Provides day-to-day contact, interaction, standard policy/procedural information, and performs routine problem resolution on matters pertaining to Owl Card issues.

Summary of Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the Owl Card Center for Boca Campus including the addition of charges, fee waivers, student registration verification and coordinate the Card orientation schedule(s) for the institution, create and issue IDs for students, faculty, staff, and vendors. Accuracy is needed with verification of necessary ID.

  • Oversee the Owl Card Center for Davie and Jupiter Campus as needed, including the addition of charges, fee waivers, student registration verification and coordinate the Card orientation schedule(s) for the institution, create and issue IDs for students, faculty, staff, and vendors. Accuracy is needed with verification of necessary ID.

  • Perform cashiering activities with extreme accuracy such as issuing decals, taking payments, issuing receipts, and balancing registers. Other duties as needed.

FAU Benefits and Perks 

If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers: 

  • Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more. 

  • State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans. 

  • State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service 

  • Flexible work arrangement plans - https://www.fau.edu/hr/employee_relations/flexwork.php 

  • Sick Leave Pool Program 

  • Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion). 

  • Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day - https://www.fau.edu/hr/documents/community-engagement-volunteer-leave4-2015.pdf  

  • Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply). 

For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php 

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Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma.
Excellent interpersonal skills and superior customer service skills are required.
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Knowledge of operation of standard office equipment.
Knowledge of clerical and administrative procedures and systems such as filing and record keeping.

Salary:

$40,000.00 annually
Non-Exempt Support Personnel (SP)

College or Department:

University Business Services - Owl Card Center

Location:

Boca Raton

Work Days and Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Application Deadline:

2024-11-28

Special Instructions to Applicant:

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE:
Applicants may claim Veterans’ Preference on their application. The applicant claiming preference is responsible for providing required documentation at the time of making an application in Workday for a vacant position, or prior to the closing date of the vacancy announcement. If an applicant qualifies for Veterans' Preference and the SP position, they are shown preference by the guarantee of an interview. Veterans’ Preference does not guarantee a job. For additional information, please visit https://www.fau.edu/jobs/resources/veterans/. For assistance, please contact Recruitment Services at [email protected].
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Resume
Cover letter
OFFICIAL SEALED TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED:
Final candidate will be required to have official, sealed transcripts and original NACES evaluation, if applicable, sent from their educational institution to Human Resources prior to the start of employment.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGS REQUIRED:
Selected candidates must successfully complete and pass all employment screenings prior to the start of employment. Employment screenings may include a criminal background check (level I and level II), motor vehicle check, credit check, reference checks, alcohol, and drug screening check.
REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATIONS:
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations may contact Human Resources at 561-297-3057. For inquiries concerning employees, job applicants or other available accommodations, please email [email protected] or call the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX at (561) 297-3004.

Top Skills

Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word
The Company
HQ: Boca Raton, FL
6,937 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1961

What We Do

Florida Atlantic University, founded in 1961, is currently serving more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida. The University's student body, which ranks as the most ethnically and culturally diverse in Florida's State University System, includes many men and women of non-traditional age.

Long known as an outstanding teaching institution, FAU is undergoing rapid development as a center of cutting-edge research, particularly in the biomedical arena. This process has been accelerated by the University's partnerships with four internationally known biomedical research organizations, the Scripps Research Institute, the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies and the Max Planck Society. Additionally, FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine recently welcomed its inaugural class.

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