Student Jobs

Not Remote

• Multilingual is preferred, Spanish and/or Hmong is strongly preferred.
• Commitment and passion for The River’s mission, vision and goals.
• Regular and timely attendance.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to use and maintain client database CRM (e.g., Salesforce).
• Initiative to continue learning and be solutions focused.
• Ability to work with sensitivity and without discrimination towards people of diverse cultures, races/ethnicity, socio-economic positions, ages, religions, genders, physical/mental challenges/disabilities, and sexual orientations.
• Ability to stand, stoop, and move inside and outside the pantry for prolonged periods of time is required.
• Ability to work in various weather and temperature conditions.
• Ability to work productively with limited supervision both independently and collaboratively as a member of a team.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and understandably through interactions with staff, volunteers, and clients.
• Ability to think quickly and make good decisions when problems arise.
• Ability to accept responsibility for actions, decisions, and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to operate standard warehouse equipment.
• Ability to build good working relationships and foster feelings of mutual respect with staff, volunteers, and clients.
• Ability to remain calm, professional, and respectful in stressful and on occasion volatile situations.
• Ability to complete a background and DMV check are required.

• Packing orders & products along with delivering to clients/partner agencies
• Communicating effectively and calmly with clients via phone and email.
• Training, leading, and supporting volunteers
• Assisting with recordkeeping to track the number of households and individuals served and registering households and data entry/management in the CRM system
• Maintaining a sanitary and orderly working environment.
• Adhere to all safety and hygiene regulations of The River.
• Operate equipment (e.g., dolly, pallet jacks) in a safe manner in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Operate The River’s vehicles in a safe manner while obeying federal, state, and local traffic laws.
• Performing other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to meet program needs.

• Lifting up to 50#
• Carrying, balancing, crouching, feeling, kneeling, pulling, sitting, standing, stopping, walking, talking, seeing

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/