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Transportation Program Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508806
Division/Organization: Facilities Planning & Management
Department: Transportation Services
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: WARF OFFICE BUILDING
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.50 to $16.50 (50 cent raises at 150, 300, 600, 1040 total work hrs)
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Customer Service, Department and Office Assistants

Department Overview:

 Transportation Services is responsible for the coordination and administration of all transportation-related services for the UW campus community.

Anticipated Start Date:

 5/12/2025 or after (must be avail 8/18-9/12)

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 Most positions will end 9/13, some may remain all year

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 4 Maximum: 40 in summer, 29 during semester

Schedule:

 Must be available to work a minimum of 4 hours per week (ideally more) for the entire period Aug 18-Sept 13. Work May 12-Aug 15 is optional. Limited number of people will be kept on after Sept 13.

Students will set a weekly work schedule with supervisor using the When to Work software. Work shifts will be a minimum of 2 hours in length, but preferably 4 hrs. Available hours 4-40 hrs/wk through Aug 29 and 4-29 hrs/wk Sept and beyond with shifts scheduled M-F between 8am and 6pm. After Sept 13th a subset of employees may continue work on a negotiated schedule.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $14.50 Maximum: $16.50

(50 cent raises at 150, 300, 600, 1040 total work hrs)

Number of Positions:

 40

Qualifications:

 Must be eligible to accept a UW Madison student work position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Must be able to work independently and have good attention to detail. Must be able to use email and follow instructions for using point of sales software. Should have a positive and friendly customer service focused attitude.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Tasks will be divided among available workers and will include one or more of the following:

1) May 12-Aug 15, collecting bicycle parking and campus bus ridership data across campus outside on cell phones and tabling summer campus events including SOAR at Union South to provide transportation information.

2) July 1-Aug 15, assisting with parking product sales fulfillment tasks including matching inventory numbers, stuffing envelopes, and doing data entry at the WARF building at 610 Walnut St.

3) Aug 18-Sept 13, staffing bus pass bulk distribution sites at the southeast and lakeshore residence halls including greeting customers and issuing passes using a laptop.

4) After Sept 13, a subset of workers with an interest and aptitude may be retained to work throughout the year to assist with these or other tasks.

Physical Demands:

Some tasks will require walking around outside. Some tasks will require sitting at a computer indoors.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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