Event Staff

Department Overview:

Join the Rec Well team as we move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well.

As one of the largest student employers at UW, we practice customer service, problem solving, critical thinking, professionalism, team building, and other skills that you can talk about in an interview with a future employer.

We believe we are more than a building. We’re building a movement. And we want you to be a part of it! Visit recwell.wisc.edu for more information

Anticipated Start Date:

9/14/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

Upon graduation

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 2 hours

Schedule:

Based on event schedule. Evening and weekend availability required with flexible scheduling around class schedule.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $15.00

Number of Positions:

5 positions available

Qualifications:

- Previous customer service experience preferred (but not required).
- Ability to balance academic and job responsibilities.
- Availability to work evenings and weekends with varied shift locations.
- Must be available to attend department and shift-specific trainings.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and respectfully with a diverse range of individuals, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting.
- Ability to provide welcoming, responsive, and solution-oriented customer service while addressing questions, concerns, and requests in a professional manner.
- Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, campus buildings, facilities, and key locations in order to effectively assist and direct students, employees, and visitors.
- Ability to learn and effectively use a variety of software systems, technology, and electronic tools required to perform the duties of the position.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Event Staff position provides hands-on support for events held in Rec Well facilities. Event Staff assist with event operations and logistics, including preparing spaces, managing equipment, and supporting members, guests, and participants throughout events. This position works alongside Rec Well operations staff and university organizations and departments to help ensure events are organized, welcoming, and successful.

In this role you will:
- Provide onsite event support/supervision in Rec Well facilities.
- Assist with event equipment setup and tear down.
- Work with university organizations and departments during events.
- Equipment inventory and organization.
- Assist Scheduling & Events department with other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

- Ability to lift and move equipment with or without accommodations.

Institutional Statements:

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/