Hiring for 2025-26
The application for 2025-26 hall desk positions will open February 13, 2025. Complete your application HERE by Sunday, March 16, 2025. The hall desk team helps students with services and enjoy their on-campus experience.
Hall Desk Associates staff the hall desk and assist residents with equipment rental, mail, packages, and room lockouts. They log in packages and check them out to recipients. They also direct residents and guests to appropriate resources in the area. Staff are expected to greet everyone who enters the building or comes by the desk. Other tasks may include assistance with administrative tasks and distributing community materials. Hours include mornings and afternoons; all employees work rotating weekends.
Applicants for all positions must be able to utilize internet-based computer programs, communicate effectively (both written and in person), offer high-quality customer service, greet and welcome residents and guests, and maintain confidentiality. Employees will need to work rotating weekend shifts. The hall desk is closed for weeklong breaks (Thanksgiving, Spring Break) and Winter Break. The hall desk is open over short breaks (Labor Day, Fall Break, MLK Day, Term Break, Student Research Conference Day). Staff are expected to fulfill their shifts over these short breaks or switch shifts with another desk employee.
Open Positions During the Academic Year
Hiring for Hall Desk Associates is traditionally done in the Spring semester (February-March) prior to the next academic year. If vacancies occur during the academic year they are posted on TruPositions for any Truman student to apply.