Student Affairs

NOW HIRING FOR Fall 2026!  Apply to secure your position for the Fall semester!

Looking for a job that offers a flexible schedule, a fun and welcoming environment, and great food and even better people?  Looking to learn skills that you will utilize for the rest of your life (cooking, teamwork, time management) Join the award-winning University of Illinois Housing Dining team as a Dining Service Worker in one of our 5 dining halls.  Free meals provided!!!

With locations across campus, you can work where you live! You only need to work 4 shifts or 8 hours a week to be eligible for employment. Shifts range anywhere between 1.5 and 5 hours. We are extremely flexible!

University of Illinois Housing Dining Services strives to be the leader in collegiate culinary excellence.  Dining Student Team members play a critical role in our customer experience.  From greeting guests, assisting in the preparation and plating of food, to maintaining the presentation of the dining halls, we have a variety of roles and you will find the right one for you! 

Pay for Dining is $15.50/hr

Residential Life Office Assistants (OAs) assist full-time professional staff with customer service, administrative, operational, and programmatic functions. The OA is expected to be a positive role-model in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures of University Housing Hallmarks, the Student Code of Conduct, and departmental standards. 

Hiring for OAs in Residential Life occurs throughout the academic year as positions become available.

Residential Life staff who are interested in hiring an OA will review applications submitted through this portal. These staff members will reach out to you if they are interested in your candidacy if and when there are positions available. Depending on the needs of a particular OA position, they may ask for additional information and examples of your work. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required:

These qualifications must be met at the time of employment.

• Full time student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

• Good academic standing

• Available to work up the number of hours per week determined by the position supervisor

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

• Ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders

• Strong administrative and organizational skills

• Ability to work productively in an autonomous setting

*MUST LIVE IN RESIDENCE HALLS* The NetTech works in residence halls to assist residents with connecting their computers to the hall and campus networks and the Internet. The NetTech assists with associated problems such as virus infections and fulfills an educative function with students by informing them of problem solutions and responsibilities.

Student Office Assistants (SOAs) in the Housing Information Office provide professional front line customer service for housing-related inquiries related to general contract inquiries, housing options, billing, meal plans, tours, and more via email, phone, and walk-in visits.

In this position, SOAs can expect to:

• Interact in a professional manner on a daily basis with prospective and current Illini students and parents, Housing Information Office professional staff, and staff from other campus units
• Answer multiple phone lines, respond to email correspondence in a timely and professional manner, handle confidential and sensitive information, and distribute mail and process packages
• Gain valuable experience working in an office setting by problem solving and fact finding
• Assist with implementing sales and marketing strategy of housing and meal plan options
• Participate in regular one-on-one meetings with professional staff or supervisor to receive training, feedback, guidance, support and professional development. 
• Attend team meetings to review policies and procedures and address operational needs.