Oregon State University-posted about 1 month ago
$15 - $22/Yr
Part-time • Entry Level
Corvallis, OR
1,001-5,000 employees
Educational Services

This recruitment will be used to fill 1 part-time (a maximum of 11 hours per week, with a first term of 6 hours per week) Student Support Services (Outreach Specialist) position for the Academic Success Center at Oregon State University (OSU). Outreach Specialists facilitate in-person and online academic success workshops for OSU students during fall, winter and spring terms and also create social media content for the Academic Success Center's Instagram account. Workshop facilitation involves sharing information on the topic and actively engaging students in conversation in person or via Zoom chat. Workshop topics include planning and procrastination, test preparation, concentration and distraction, and many more. We typically facilitate workshops 1-3 times per week. These workshops can occur throughout the week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9 AM and 8 PM, and from time to time on weekends. The majority of workshops will be via Zoom, and most in-person workshops will be held in on-campus locations. Social media content creation is focused on Instagram reels and posts that promote tangible concepts and techniques from the workshops, as well as tools and strategies from the science of learning and the Learning Corner. Beginning in their second term of employment, the Outreach Specialist will create and post content to Instagram. Typically, a 30-90-second long reel is shared each week, with opportunities to post content weekly too. In addition to workshop facilitation, the Outreach Specialist engages in weekly staff meetings with other Academic Success Center (ASC) student employees. The successful Outreach Specialist candidate will work up to 6 hours each week (term 1), then up to 11 hours each week (beginning term 2). This includes time for pre-scheduled workshops, by-request workshops, workshop prep time, check-ins with supervisor, social media content creation and posting, and weekly staff meetings (schedule to be determined by the successful candidate and the supervisor) facilitate workshops remotely via Zoom as well as in-person and on-site. be available to work throughout the remaining academic year (25-26) and the year following (26-27). receive approximately 10 hours of initial training as well as ongoing support and skill development throughout the year. meet all required qualifications. At the Academic Success Center, we believe in each student's ability to set goals and decide their best path towards achieving those goals. The Academic Success Center includes a number of programs and offerings, including drop-in support (Strategist program), Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (group study tables), academic success workshops, ALS 116: Academic Success (2-credit course), and our online Learning Corner. Link is external, Link opens in new window We think broadly about how candidates might meet qualifications. If you're not sure if you meet qualifications, we encourage you to connect with us and/or to apply and know that we'll be considering broadly how qualifications are met.

  • Facilitate academic success workshops, sharing topical information and actively engaging through conversation/chat with the audience
  • Prepare for content delivery through individual practice and conversation with supervisor and colleagues
  • Research workshop topics
  • Engage actively in facilitation skill development informed by experiences, reflection and feedback from supervisor
  • Create original content for Instagram rooted in Academic Success Center values, brand guidelines, and best practices, that shares key insights and strategies to support students in their academic success
  • Share and explain content from the workshops, as well as the Learning Corner, the New Science of Learning, and other research rooted in the science of learning
  • Identify opportunities to use Instagram to improve the Academic Success Center's brand and digital presence
  • Monitor direct and indirect mentions of the Academic Success Center on Instagram
  • Track performance of Academic Success Center social media posts and create and share termly analytics reports
  • Ideate and manage the Academic Success Center's social media content calendar
  • Engage in professional development activities (in team meetings, 1:1 conversations, and more)
  • Consult and explore ideas regularly with other student staff at the Academic Success Center
  • Contribute to events and tabling as needed and as available
  • Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
  • Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
  • Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term
  • International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered "full-time" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
  • Experience communicating ideas, strategies and concepts to non-expert audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to create compelling and intentional social media content, including short-form videos and graphics
  • Comfort being on camera as the subject and/or interviewer
  • Ability to work and problem solve independently while maintaining communication with supervisor and being open and responsive to feedback
  • Demonstrated curiosity and eagerness to learn new things, including content details, research, and professional development skills
  • Commitment to supporting others in their learning using welcoming and inclusive language and techniques
  • Availability to work throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic year
  • Availability for occasional evening and weekend work as needed & ability to work on-site at the Corvallis campus to facilitate in-person and online workshops
  • Experience teaching or facilitating group learning and/or leading and encouraging groups to learn through active participation (in a classroom or other contexts)
  • Comfort communicating with unfamiliar audiences and different/unpredictable size of groups
  • Experience adapting content to meet the needs of different audiences
  • Knowledge of strategies for studying and learning
  • Effective planning and organizational skills
  • Coursework in the field of cognitive science
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