THIS POSTING IS FOR SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, and SENIOR STUDENTS ONLY!
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS, HOWEVER, THE PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR IS FRIDAY JUNE 26, 2026.
- APPLICATIONS RECIEVED AFTER THE ADVERTISED DEADLINE WILL BE REVIEWED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
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The Desk Assistant (DA) is a undergraduate student who works for Residence Life & Housing as a customer service that our office affords to each resident at Emmanuel College. As the ‘face’ of each residence hall, the DA position requires candidates to effectively demonstrate a positive and professional attitude when working with residents, professional staff members, employees, guests, and other members of the Emmanuel College community.
The DA is an integral part of the development of a community environment in the residence hall and ensures that residents have a resource. Desk Assistants work with residents to sign in guests, offer resources, and provide administrative support to the Residence Life and Housing professional staff.
DAs assist Residence Life and Housing with building opening, closing, office operations, and maintain effective communication between themselves, their colleagues and the professional staff. DAs work a maximum of 12 hours a week and a minimum of 8 hours per week.
DAs will begin working up to a week prior to the official opening of the residence halls. This week will consist of DA training as well as assisting with all move in operations as a member of the move in crew and should plan to return early to campus and keep move in weekend (Friday, August 28, 2026 – Sunday, August 30, 2026) clear of all plans.
Applicants understand that Residence Life & Housing at Emmanuel College oversees 5 residential communities (Loretto Hall, Notre Dame Campus, St. Ann Hall, St. Joseph Hall, and St. Julie Hall) and requires adequate staffing in all areas. Students offered roles will be assigned to one of these 5 communities and placements are non-negotiable. Should an applicant be offered a role and decline, they will need to reapply during the following academic year.
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Desk Assistant (Returning & New Applicants) – Sophomore, Juniors, and Seniors ONLY!
If you are interested in applying to serve as a Desk Assistant (DA), you must follow these steps:
- You MUST be a returning student to apply to these postings. If you are an incoming student (first year or transfer), you must apply to the posting for incoming and transfer students.
- You understand that you are only permitted to work a MAXIMUM of 12 hours across ALL roles at Emmanuel College.
- You must manage this and if you continually exceed 12 hours per week, you will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
- You must attach a resume, which includes an outline of your anticipated commitments you expect to have on and off campus.
- This should detail your course schedule, internships, practicums, clinicals, or other academic commitments that would impact your availability.
- You should also share any anticipate any additional on or off campus employment with an expectation of the number of hours you expect to work at each.
- Please notate if you are serving as an RA, please note that if your duty schedule and issued desk shifts conflict it will be your responsibility to resolve any scheduling conflicts that arise from holding both roles. You CANNOT work the front desk while you are on duty, even if serving with a duty partner.
- You may also share any extracurriculars, such as athletics, clubs, or other campus involvements.
- You understand that Residence Life will be scheduling TLs and DAs based on academic commitments ONLY. Other jobs or commitments are secondary to the DA role as it is a vital role in ensuring the safety and security of our residential community and we must guarantee that students have a consistent schedule that meets the needs of the Office of Residence Life & Housing.
- You must attach a cover letter detailing skill sets that that you possess which you feel would be useful to providing a welcoming environment rooted in safety, security, and customer service. Please ensure you discuss the ways in which you will enhance the residential experience if a successful candidate and what you feel makes the on-campus experience at Emmanuel College unique.
- Applications failing to address ALL of these components will not be considered.
