Part -Time Mailroom and Business Office Assistant
Bloomington, IN, USA
USD 15-15 / hour
Posted on Jul 24, 2026
JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (BL-MUS-IUBLA)
- Provides customer service assistance to the faculty, staff, students, and visitors of the Jacobs School by serving as an informational resource in the centrally located mailroom.
- Assists with mass printing/copying services; maintenance of self-service machines (paper, toner, etc.); and shredding of confidential documents.
- Assists with receiving, logging, and distributing incoming mail and packages (less than 20 lbs.) to JSOM buildings (Practice, Merrill Hall, Musical Arts Center and East Studio Building)
- Distributes and records general office and classroom supplies to Jacobs School of Music departments, offices, and the East Studio Building workroom.
- Assist with inventory and online order fulfillment for Marketplace (our merchandise store), and serves as occasional backup for Marketplace kiosk, open during mainstage productions in the Musical Arts Center (primarily weekend evenings).
- Backup Financial Administration staff as needed.
EDUCATION
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)
SKILLS
Required
- Ability to keep confidential information
- Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to follow procedures and solve problems
- Ability to communicate effectively
This position requires the ability to move around an office/mailroom setting, bend or crouch to reach things at varying levels, lift up to 25 pounds, and to work long periods on a computer, as well as working outside for short periods of time.
Equipment utilized: PC, various software programs, copier/printer, point of sale system.
IMPORTANT: Indiana University students will NOT be considered, due to access to and working with confidential and/or sensitive materials.
IU Bloomington campus.
This is an in-person position.
Pay is $15.00 per hour.
Approximately 20 - 25 hours per week, may on occasion be up to 29 hours per week. Schedule needs to be coordinated with other part-time staff to assure coverage.
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Career Level: Part Time Employee
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Part Time Employee
Job Family: Part Time Employee
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