Information Desk Attendants provide high level customer service for students, staff and visitors. Desk Attendants are responsible for mail distribution, issuing building access, and helping residents with a wide variety of questions and concerns.  Since Information Desk Attendant duties involve federal mail, confidential information and building security, it is important that procedures are followed and tasks are completed with attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.

Open positions will be posted at University of Idaho Human Resources.

Resident Assistants (RAs) are student staff members who help mentor and guide their peers in the residence halls. Resident Assistants do this by engaging in one on one interactions with each resident living on their floor, as well as facilitating and fostering community events specific to each floor’s needs and interests. By performing regular duty rounds, RAs promote a safe and supportive living environment where residents can thrive. RAs are a vital part of the residence hall community and serve as a bridge between students and professional staff members to ensure that all residents succeed personally and academically.

What do you get?

• Free Room and Board
• Book Scholarship ($50 paid at the end of each semester)
• Personal and Professional Development
• Leadership Experience
• Conflict Mediation Skills
• Networking
• Lifelong and Meaningful Friendships

Application Questions

• Please describe any leadership experiences or employment you have held that you believe will benefit you in the Student Staff position.
• Please share two or three personal values that you are committed to and why they are important to you.
• As a Student Staff member, some weeks will be really busy and other weeks may be less so. Being able to balance the role with academics and other activities is crucial. How do you balance your academic commitments with your personal activities? How do you plan to incorporate the Student Staff position into your current activities?

Download the code of ethical standards (PDF)

Fill out the student staff application in the Housing Portal.

Academic Peer Mentors (APMs) are high academic achieving student staff members living in the residence halls to support first year students through one on one conversations and engagement. APMs help first year students succeed as they transition from high school to college life. Academic Peer Mentors help students thrive by achieving their personal and academic goals through ongoing support and encouragement. Additionally, Academic Peer Mentors provide tutoring and academic resources to all University of Idaho students in the Student Success Program, located in the basement of the Wallace Residence Center.

What do you get?

• Free Room and Board
• Book Scholarship ($50 paid at the end of each semester)
• Personal and Professional Development
• Leadership Experience
• Mentoring Abilities
• Networking
• Lifelong and Meaningful Friendships

Application Questions

• Please describe any leadership experiences or employment you have held that you believe will benefit you in the Student Staff position.
• Please share two or three personal values that you are committed to and why they are important to you.
• As a Student Staff member, some weeks will be really busy and other weeks may be less so. Being able to balance the role with academics and other activities is crucial. How do you balance your academic commitments with your personal activities? How do you plan to incorporate the Student Staff position into your current activities?

Download the Code of Ethical Standards (PDF)

Fill out the student staff application in the Housing Portal.

Program Coordinators (PC) are the students responsible for overseeing the variety of activities happening in the residence halls each week. Program Coordinators do this by engaging in weekly activities in their building, as well as facilitating and fostering community events specific to each buildings needs and interests.

What do you get?

• Free Room and Board
• Book Scholarship ($50 paid at the end of each semester)
• Personal and Professional Development
• Leadership Experience
• Event Management Skills
• Networking
• Lifelong and Meaningful Friendships

Application Questions

• Please describe any leadership experiences or employment you have held that you believe will benefit you in the Student Staff position.
• Please share two or three personal values that you are committed to and why they are important to you.
• As a Student Staff member, some weeks will be really busy and other weeks may be less so. Being able to balance the role with academics and other activities is crucial. How do you balance your academic commitments with your personal activities? How do you plan to incorporate the Student Staff position into your current activities?

Download the code of ethical standards (PDF)

Fill out the student staff application in the Housing Portal.

The Apartment Community Assistant (ACA) is a member of the Residence Life Team and is responsible for the general administration, development and implementation of student life in the University Apartment communities.

Under the direction and supervision of the Apartment Programming and Assignments Coordinator (APAC), the ACA is responsible for providing resources to create a community that supports and enhances all aspects of student life. An ACA is a full-time undergraduate, graduate or law student at the University of Idaho that lives in the University Apartment community and acts as a representative of Housing & Residence Life. 

What do you get?

• The opportunity to build your community
• Leadership experience
• Personal and professional development
• Conflict mediation skills
• Compensation of $650/mo for each month worked, placed onto your student account at the start of each semester, in 6 month increments

Application questions

• List activities or employment (such as student teaching, internships, sports, labs or student organizations) and an approximate time commitment (hours per week) in which you will participate while employed as an ACA.
• In your opinion, what are the specific needs of apartment residents? How will you meet their needs in the community?
• Based on what you know about the apartment communities, what do you believe are the challenges and benefits of living and working there?
• What are your current academic goals? How do you balance your academic commitments with your personal activities?
• Why do you want to be an Apartment Community Assistant, and what are you hoping to gain from this experience? 

Fill out our Student Staff Application to apply.

Please contact Alex Weed at alexandraw@uidaho.edu with any questions.

Lead Desk Attendants serve as a resource for students and visitors to the Housing & Residence Life Community and assists Housing & Residence Life Information Desk by providing initial customer support to the university community. The Information Desk Leads provide supervision to up to 15 student desk attendants in the absence of the Resident Services Manager. They are responsible for performing assigned administrative functions, responding to emergency situations, including evenings, weekends, holidays and breaks.

Open positions will be posted at University of Idaho Human Resources.

For other student job listings not located at Housing and Residence Life please visit University of Idaho Human Resources.