Student Assistants

Each year, the Office for Residential Life and Housing Services hires student assistants to work in the area offices to assist with various tasks.

To see if there are open positions check Job Link or go to any area office to inquire about openings at the beginning of the year.

What do Student Assistants do?

Academic Year Student Assistants

Student assistants in the area offices during the year may assist with working the desk, answering phones, helping students, assisting with room checks, helping students with room changes, filing, and generally helping the area secretary and area coordinator with office work. Student assistants during the year are paid hourly for their work.

Summer Opportunities

Residential Life Summer Staff Application: Summer Office and Desk Assistant (SODA) 

Position: Summer Office and Desk Assistant 
Contract Dates: May 15-August 24 
Hours: Up to 20 hours per week, Sunday through Saturday: 8:30am – 8:00pm. 
Compensation: $15.50/hr., plus placement in a summer housing space on campus. 
Duties: This position will have responsibilities in the Area Offices and at the Summer Desk. Clerical duties, customer service, prep work for the upcoming year and other area specific duties, there may be some walking to different residential communities as well as lifting items involved. 
 
Please Note: To be eligible for this position, you must be here for the entire summer. Limited time away may be approved by your supervisor. You must be available for the entire month of August.
 
Prerequisites: 
You must be an undergraduate student for the 2025 fall semester. 
 
Important Dates: 
 
1. Applications are due Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 11:59pm. 
 
2. Interviews will take place between Monday, April 7, 2025, and Friday, April 11, 2025. 
 
3. Application decisions will be sent out by Wednesday, April 16, 2025. 
 
4. Mandatory summer student staff training will take place the week of May 12, 2025 - May 15, 2025. 

Applications are are closed for Summer 2025

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Kelly Kessler at kellykessler@rochester.edu.