Residential Life Recruitment

Student Staff

Residential Life employs a number of student employees that support our residents and gain valuable experiences for their professional growth.

Perks & Recreation Student Assistants

Perks & Recreation Student Assistants are responsible for providing superb customer service to residents, staff, faculty, and guests. They will support operations within their respective centers by ensuring the safety of users and equipment, ensuring protocols are followed, completing equipment inventory, and assisting users of the space. Additionally, the Student Assistants will be responsible for following protocol for managing sales through a point of sale system system and proper credentials for user access through an access system.

Office Assistants

The Student Office Assistant (OA) supports the operations of the Residential Life unit through administrative support of professional staff members’ day-to-day workload, management of physical and digital resources and information, and communication with diverse students, staff, and community members.

As a department, Housing & Food Services employs over 1,000 UW students across campus. You may learn more about the various opportunities HFS has to offer students here.

Additional Resources to Learn About Working with UW Student Employees