Office Assistant

ejp· Director's Office
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📍 Champaign, Illinois, United StatesStudent

About this role

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The Education Justice Project, a unit of the College of Education at UIUC, has a suite of offices in the Campus YMCA building at 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign. Our office assistants are responsible for working in the EJP offices to assist with inquiries, support EJP staff members with administrative tasks such as copying and mailings, and process mail and package deliveries. They are also responsible for greeting and assisting guests, keeping the offices tidy and orderly, ensuring materials are properly filed and supplies are replenished, and facilitating EJP event preparations and logistics.


The position starts ASAP; end date is indeterminate. Please do not apply if you are not available until the start of the semester, as we need someone to start ASAP.


The application deadline is Wednesday July 29, 2026 at 5pm Central.



Required Qualifications

  • Office experience
  • Reliable, punctual
  • Extremely well organized
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal
  • Self-motivated and able to work with minimal direction
  • Good working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Google docs
  • Ability to operate office equipment such as computer, phones, and copy/scan/printer machines
  • Critical understanding of the social and historical contexts of EJP’s work
  • Commitment to social justice
  • Ability to physically lift, bend, and twist to aid in office organization

 

To apply, please click on "Apply for this Job."  You will be invited to submit a letter of interest, resume/CV, and contact information for two references.  Please do not submit form letters. We seek to hire an individual who understands EJP's work and supports our mission. Please address this in your cover letter. Please visit our website to learn more about EJP. This position will remain open until July 26, 2026. For further information please contact EJP Director, Rebecca Ginsburg at info@educationjustice.net or rginsbur@illinois.edu.

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This Office Assistant role at ejp is based in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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This is listed as a Student position. It is posted as a Office Assistant role in the Director's Office department at ejp.
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This Office Assistant position at ejp was posted on Jul 23, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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