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Career Exploration Center SOAR Peer

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508723
Division/Organization: Division for Teaching and Learning
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: UNION SOUTH
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Career Management, Higher Education-Student Affairs

Department Overview:

The Career Exploration Center is the leading campus resource for UW-Madison undergraduates who are looking to explore major and career options. Our office provides advising and tools to help students examine their interests, values, strengths, and skills, so they can make informed decisions about their major and career paths.

Anticipated Start Date:

Friday, May 30th

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

Thursday, August 7th

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

7

Schedule:

In-person training will tentatively take place on Friday, May 30th and Monday, June 2nd.

CEC SOAR Peers must be able to work most of the SOAR Resource Fair dates listed below. Flexibility will be granted on an as-needed basis for absences, not to exceed 4 absences total.

The SOAR Resource Fair will tentatively take place from 4:00-5:00pm on the dates below. CEC SOAR Peers will work from 3:30-5:15 pm each shift. Preference will be given to applicants who can commit to all/most dates.

2025 SOAR Dates:
Monday, June 2nd
Tuesday, June 3rd
Wednesday, June 4th
Thursday, June 5th

Monday, June 9th
Tuesday, June 10th
Wednesday, June 11th
Thursday, June 12th

Monday, June 16th
Tuesday, June 17th
Wednesday, June 18th
Thursday, June 19th

Monday, June 23rd
Tuesday, June 24th
Wednesday, June 25th
Thursday, June 26th

Monday, July 14th
Tuesday, July 15th
Wednesday, July 16th
Thursday, July 17th

Monday, July 21st
Tuesday, July 22nd
Wednesday, 23rd
Thursday, July 24th

Thursday, July 31st

Monday, August 4th
Tuesday, August 5th
Wednesday, August 6th
Thursday, August 7th

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

$14.00

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:
--Current, degree-seeking undergraduate student
--At least one semester at UW-Madison in progress/completed at time of application
--Continuing student status for the Fall 2025 semester

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Students eligible for hire will demonstrate an interest in developing:
--Strong interpersonal communication, listening, and customer service skills
--Ability to handle multiple tasks and problem-solve in the moment
--Willingness to learn, ask questions, and seek information
--Interest in interacting with students, parents/guests, and career services/SOAR staff
--Commitment to creating an inclusive environment for students, guests, and colleagues
--Ability to self-reflect and grow from feedback

Position Summary/Job Duties:

--Represent the CEC in a professional and friendly manner to all SOAR students and guests

--Provide excellent customer service to diverse audiences; communicate effectively to:
*Provide information about Career Exploration Center advising and resources
*Promote the CEC as an excellent “early and often” resource to support students’ career development
*Promote the value of strategic exploration
*Promote the value of frequent engagement with CEC and UW career services

--Gather and accurately track student and guest contact information

--Routinely interact with CEC professional staff and other UW career services and SOAR professional staff; welcome feedback & coaching from these staff

--Responsible for setting up/taking down resource fair table materials

--Routinely and proactively communicate with CEC supervisor

--Participate in ongoing trainings

Physical Demands:

N/A

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/

 
 

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