Peer Advisor Student Assistant

Description

Pay Rate: $17.50/hour

Employment Period: Must be available to work in person Summer 2022-Spring 2023.
Summer 2022 hours: Up to 21.5 hours per week between 9:00am-5:00pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays.
Fall 2022-Spring 2023: Up to 19.5 hours per week (average of 5-10 hours per week) between 9:00am-5:00pm Mondays through Fridays.

 

Position Overview

Peer Advisor Student Assistants will work closely with the Student Success Team to provide individual and group advising assistance to undergraduate students in the UW Bothell School of Business. In addition, Peer Advisor Student Assistants will staff the reception desk in the UW1-381 School of Business suite and perform clerical duties as needed.

 

Information about the School of Business Student Success Team

Our Student Success Team is made up of advisors, staff and administrators who cultivate a welcoming, equitable, and holistic experience for School of Business admitted and prospective students. Together the Team operates and supports Undergraduate and Graduate program objectives in ways that honor diverse student identities. Their work includes advising, planning events, developing co-curricular programming, and collaborating with faculty and other campus partners. The Student Success Team provides ethical and caring guidance to enhance students’ personal, academic, and professional journeys in becoming business-minded individuals and leaders.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the School of Business Student Success Team in varied duties involving a high degree of responsibility and independent judgement.
• Staff the reception desk for in-person and virtual drop-in advising services.
• Provide referrals to Student Success Team staff and campus resources such as Financial Aid, Career Services, and Academic Success Coaching.
• Answer multi-line telephones, transfer calls, and return voicemails.
• Respond to student emails.
• Assist with orientations, advising workshops, and student retention/recruitment events.
• Maintain and update student records.
• Create and maintain Google and Microsoft documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Assist with processing petitions.
• Perform basic office duties such as copying/scanning documents, sorting and distributing mail and inventorying office supplies.

 

Diversity Statement

Diversity and inclusion are core values and priorities of the University of Washington Bothell and School of Business. Our work begins with the acceptance and celebration of the differences that are represented through the many diverse and minoritized communities on our campus and in the surrounding community. We recognize we are bound together in a collective experience and that our actions impact all in our community. When we focus on the lives of the most marginalized groups among us, we also create conditions of equity, justice and academic excellence for everyone.

 

Educational Benefits of the Role

Work with a professional advising team to improve student success for all School of Business students. Utilize and develop your project management and data analytical skills. Improve basic office skills and abilities. Gain practical work experience in customer service and office administration. Increase your familiarity with university resources. Build your interpersonal, communication, networking, and leadership skills.

 

Requirements

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Governor Inslee's Proclamation 21-14.2 requires employees (including student employees) of higher education and healthcare institutions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical or religious exemption is approved. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees are required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination.  More information can be found on the following UW website:  Final candidate guide to COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

All new student employees must also complete UW's online Title IX course about preventing and responding to sex-and gender-based violence and harassment.

Qualifications

 

• Current UW Bothell student
• Completed at least 3 core requirements in the UW Bothell School of Business.
• Enrolled in 6 or more undergraduate credits in Autumn quarter 2022
• In good academic standing with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• Available to work Summer 2022 through June 2023 and graduate no earlier than June 2023.
• Contribute professionally and respectfully to our diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Reliable and able to work independently.
• Sufficiently skilled at creating and maintaining Microsoft and Google documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Capacity for discretion, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
• Previous experience in related settings and activities desirable (e.g. office work, customer service, resident advisor, student leadership, youth camp counselor, coaching, etcetera).

Application Instructions

Please submit the following documents through the Interfolio application portal:

• Resume
• Cover letter expressing your interest, available summer and fall course schedules, and available hours. Please address the letter to Beth Miguel Alipio (she/her/hers).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Diversity is a core value of University of WA Bothell.  We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. To learn more, read our Diversity Statement.