Student Worker: MUSIC- Office Assistant, Music Ed

Job Title

Student Worker: MUSIC- Office Assistant, Music Ed

Agency

East Texas A&M University

Department

Music

Proposed Minimum Salary

$7.25 hourly

Job Location

Commerce, Texas

Job Type

Student Worker

Job Description

Music Education Student Assistant Duties

1.Publicity and Communication

• Update the contact databases, including elementary music specialists, fine arts directors, choir directors, alumni, private schools, homeschool co-ops, etc.
• Publish and distribute The Lion’s Share: A Newsletter for Music Specialists in Northeast Texas.
• Publish and distribute The Lion’s Roar (alumni newsletter)
• Maintain the Music Education Facebook page, website, Instagram, and X.

2. Clinical Teacher Tasks

• Create document with a table for all Spring 2027 clinical teachers
• Complete and send out CPE certificates to Cooperating Teachers
• Send emails to all cooperating teachers asking for words of affirmation to be read at graduation and collect these via Google form
• Send out and collect graduation reception invitations
• Update the PPT for the commencement reception

3. Music Education Library

• Maintain inventory on Charms (or similar software), including books, instruments, music, and teaching materials.
• Establish a regular maintenance schedule for equipment cleaning, organizing, and repairs.
• Report or repair any broken or damaged equipment. 
• Check out materials to faculty and students.

4. Events

• Assist with all Music Education workshops, receptions, special events, and convocations. These events are sometimes held in the evenings and on weekends.
• Publicity 
• Logistics
• Technology 
• Set up and breakdown 
• Gathering a team of helpers
• Prepare educational materials for teachers whose students attend the Children’s Opera/Musical Theatre/Greenville Concert performance.
• Assist with Opera on the Road performances. (This is a touring group that performs in several area elementary schools throughout the semester.)

5. Other assignments made according to student's strengths and the needs of the Music Education Coordinator, such as:

• Serve as a tutor for MUS 450 students.
• Assist with copies, organization, and other office work as needed.  
• Transfer all visuals to PowerPoint or similar technology.
• Assist with research 
• Learn and use technology, such as Google, Excel, etc.

Weekly:

• Submit a weekly schedule to the Google folder, detailing the specific tasks you accomplished for your 10 hours of service.
• Each week, I will add tasks to a list in our Google folder. Please check the list every Monday morning and plot out blocks of time in your calendar to complete the tasks by the deadline. If a deadline is not listed, please have the task completed by the following Sunday and type the date of completion on the form.

Characteristics appreciated in a Student Assistant:

• Be prompt.
• Acknowledge every text and email as soon as you read them.
• Be tidy. Straighten and clear every space before leaving it. Lock all cabinets and doors and clean the white board.
• Be proactive. If you see a problem, talk with me about how we can best solve it. 
• If you do not understand the directions I give you, please ask for clarification.
• Be helpful. “How can I help?” is a welcome phrase!
• Be curious - ask lots of questions! Spread positive energy.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.