The Student Assistant helps the Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) with the development and management of comprehensive university-wide environmental health and safety programs to ensure that departments and the campus community comply with applicable laws, regulations, and university policies, procedures, and work requirements to prevent any harm to staff, faculty, or students, or damage to structures.

Job Description

Overview

Periodic (monthly) activation of emergency showers and eyewashes
Periodic checks of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), emergency generators, laboratory wastes, fire extinguishers, stormwater drains, fire alarm control panels (FACPs), fire-rated doors, to name a few
Inventorying the campuswide fire extinguishers
Semi-annual checks of campuswide first aid kits
Assisting the Director with newsletters and reference materials
Verifying the completion of Facilities’ work orders
Checking (monthly) the accessibility doors of the campus buildings

Skills

Working knowledge of MS Office, Brightspace, Qualtrics, and Box
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
To work independently with minimal supervision as well as collaboratively/cooperatively with a diverse customer base
To create reports, posters, fact sheets, and guidelines
To wear and use appropriate personal protective equipment as necessary
Any experience with photoshop or similar tool is a plus but NOT required

Additional Details

The physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, and lifting. The position requires light physical effort. Frequent mobility and/or sitting for extended periods of time. Requires manual dexterity to operate computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine and other office equipment. The position typically may require moving and lifting objects up to 20 pounds. The position requires close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) abilities.

The work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.

1. Indoor work environment with outside exposure especially the science laboratories.
2. Occasional exposure to unpleasant elements such as noise, heat, cold and/or dust.
3. Ability to travel within the campus.

Weekly Hours

Pay Range

The base salary range for this position is listed above. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, experience and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the range listed here.

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