Student Positions

Academic Year Positions

Student employment is a great way to learn real-life skills and supplement your income. Housing and Residential Education values and relies on student staff in its business and facilities operations and in community development. Student serve in a variety of positions listed below. All positions require maintaining full-time student status with a minimum of 2.0 GPA, semester and cumulative and be in good disciplinary standing with the University. Additional requirements are listed by position. For additional information on any of the positions, access Handshake or email housing@uwgb.edu.

Student Custodians, Facilities Assistants, & Maintenance Workers

Housing and Residential Education employs about 15 students for custodial and maintenance during the academic year and up to 30 students in the summer months. Most student employees will be assigned to cleaning duties in residence halls and apartments. Some positions are available on the facilities maintenance and painting staff. Some nights, weekends and holidays may be required for rotating duty shifts. Pay starts at $12.50 per hour for custodians and $13 per hour for Facilities Assistants.

Requirements: Must have good interpersonal communication, organizational and customer service skills, and the ability to respond to students and staff in a positive manner, be willing to work as a team member, and be able to perform physical labor such as cleaning and lifting (up to 50 pounds).

Priority applications are now being accepted for Student Custodians and Facilities Assistants! Apply by October 31, 2024 at 11:59pm!

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Resident Mentor

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year! We strongly encourage all interested candidates to apply. The RM experience is one of a kind where you can gain many transferable skills which will help you now and in the future. A Resident Mentor is a UW-Green Bay student who has been selected and trained by the Housing and Residential Education team as a paraprofessional staff member. RMs live in the residence halls and apartments with students, and serve as a community facilitator, referral agent, peer advisor and programmer. In addition, RMs uphold University and Housing and Residential Education policies and help maintain a living environment conducive to sleeping, community engagement and studying.

Requirements: Minimum requirements are a 2.50 cumulative and semester GPA, full-time student status, sophomore standing by the start of employment, at least two semesters living in on-campus housing (can be from a campus different than UW-Green Bay), at least one semester living in on-campus housing at UW-Green Bay, and in good academic and disciplinary standing. All applicants are subject to a disciplinary records check and all hires will be subject to a background check prior to beginning in the position.

Once you complete your application, recommendation forms will be sent to your references. If you have any questions or would like more information, please email ra_selection@uwgb.edu or call 920-465-2040.

Applications for Resident Mentor for the 2025-26 Academic Year will open in late Fall semester!

Hall Manager

The Hall Manager is the primary Housing and Residential Education student staff member responsible for the oversight and management of an assigned area, typically 2-3 buildings. The Hall Manager serves as a resource liaison to Facilities, Community Service Officers, the Housing Service Desk and the Residential Education team. The Hall Manager will be familiar with the entire Housing and Residential Education operation and serves in an on-call rotation to provide direct support to Resident Mentor staff and relay concerns, as needed, to professional staff.

Requirements: Must be an effective leader, reliable, responsible, mature, and able to handle a variety of difficult and emergency type situations. Must have a high level of initiative, able to work independently or in a team setting, have exceptional communication skills and be an efficient problem solver.

Must have Junior status when starting in role. Must have lived in campus housing for at least 2 semesters, 4 semesters preferred. Must be in good academic standing with the University.

Housing Service Desk Assistant

Service Desk Assistants support Housing and Residential Education by staffing a 24-hour service desk located in the Hendrickson Community Center. The service desk serves students, parents, guests, vendors and visitors to the University throughout the Academic Year. The starting pay for this position is $12.25 per hour. Applications are not being accepted at this time.

Requirements: Must have strong interpersonal communication, customer service and organizational skills. Must have competency with Microsoft Office, the ability to work independently with high level of attention to detail, maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment and commit to working as a team.

Student Mailroom Assistant

Student Mailroom Assistants support Housing and Residential Education by staffing the student mailroom located in the lower level of the Hendrickson Community Center. This position assists in sorting of mail and processing of over 20,000 packages during the academic year. For additional details please review the position description. The starting pay for this position is $12.25 per hour. Applications are not being accepted at this time.

Requirements: Must have strong interpersonal communication, customer service and organizational skills. Must have competency with Microsoft Office, the ability to work independently with high level of attention to detail, maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment and commit to working as a team. Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds and stand for long periods of time.

Student Graphic Artist

This position carries out a variety of functions and duties related to marketing and communication included but not limited to designing logos, graphics, posters, program promotion pieces, banners, html emails, developing and editing web content, assisting in the design of Facebook and YouTube video and advertisements, developing and maintaining a photo gallery, and serving on committees as assigned. Applications are not being accepted at this time.

Requirements: Must have excellent interpersonal, written communication and organizational skills, ability to communicate and collaborate as well as establish and maintain a network of relationships with staff and students. Must have the capacity to be creative, deadline-driven, innovative and resourceful in the position. A working knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and/or other desktop publishing software is required.

Social Media Assistant

The Social Media Assistant supports ongoing and newly developed marketing initiatives by assisting in the planning, design, and implementation of marketing strategies using social media and other electronic media. This position offers the opportunity for internship credit (not required, please see your advisor). Applications are not being accepted at this time.

Requirements: Must have excellent interpersonal, written communication and organizational skills, ability to communicate and collaborate as well as establish and maintain a network of relationships with staff and students. Working knowledge of social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Outlook preferred), and the capacity to be creative, deadline-driven, innovative and resourceful are required.

More Opportunities

For more job opportunities within Housing, check out Camps & Youth Programming! 

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Summer Positions

In addition to our Academic Year positions, we also hire many students to work in our department over Summer. All positions require living on campus, student status in both Spring and Fall semesters around the Summer term, with a minimum of 2.0 GPA, semester and cumulative and students must be in good disciplinary standing with the University. Additional requirements are listed by position. For additional information on any of the positions, access Handshake or email housing@uwgb.edu.

**Summer Hiring will begin in March 2025!**

Summer Student Custodian

The Summer Custodial staff serves Housing and Residential Education by clean vacant apartments, rooms and spaces to prepare for arrivals throughout the summer and for fall student arrivals. 

Summer Team Lead Custodial

The Summer Team Lead Custodians serves Housing and Residential Education by leading teams that clean vacant apartments, rooms and spaces to prepare for arrivals throughout the summer and for fall student arrivals. Team Leads also work as part of the cleaning team while overseeing a team of 5-8 people. 

Summer Facilities Assistant

The Summer Facilities Assistant serves Housing and Residential Education by working as part of the maintenance team to complete summer projects, complete work orders, and prepare buildings, apartments, and rooms for summer and fall arrivals. 

Summer Desk Assistant

The Summer Desk Assistant (SDA) serves Housing and Residential Education by providing support to the Housing Service Desk and Student Mailroom operations which serve students, parents, summer guests, vendors, and visitors to the University. This responsibility includes providing support to the camp and conference housing operation including but not limited to: serving as an office receptionist and mailroom assistant, responding to questions, assisting students and guests with door access issues, making referrals, data entry, clerical tasks such as filing, scheduling appointments and room reservations, and operating standard office equipment.

Summer Housing Assistant

The Summer Housing Assistant (SHA) serves Housing and Residential Education (HRE) by assisting the department in planning and implementing projects related, but not limited to, facets of the HRE department: Residential Education, Camps and Conferences, Housing Facilities and Maintenance, and Business Operations. In addition to HRE and Camps and Conferences projects, SHAs are expected to serve their community of on-campus residential students by providing duty coverage, serve in an on-call rotation, plan events for on-campus residents, and generate a sense of community for our students who choose to call UWGB home during the summer.