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Event Staff Job Description

Purpose:
Event Staff are students representing the Office of Student Activities & Leadership Development who provide a positive peer presence at student organized social events. They work with social event hosts and Public Safety officers to maintaining a safe environment at these events.

Responsibilities:

1. Assist in staffing the entrance and exit doors
2. Ensure venue capacity is not exceeded
3. Assist Public Safety in emergency situations at the event
4. Generally help to maintain a safe and well organized event
5. Check to see if appropriate policies are being followed ( i.e. correct food and non-alcoholic rations, checking of  identification, etc)
6. Attend training and Event Staff meetings as required
7. Assist in other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

1. Be in good academic standing at Wesleyan University
2. Not have any violations of  “The Code of Non-Academic Conduct”
3. Strong interpersonal skills
4. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
5. Ability to be assertive and manage conflict
6. Must be willing to work late nights/weekends
7. A completed application.

Compensation: $9.00 an hour for new members / $10.00 an hour for seasoned staff / $12.00 an hour for Captains

 

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