Student Administrative Aide 2 - Career Services

Tulane University•New Orleans, LA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Newcomb-Tulane College Career Services employs a diverse team of responsible, motivated, and dynamic Career Peers. The vision statement is to equitably empower students throughout their unique career journeys. As a Career Peer, you will host drop-in hours to meet with students one-on-one to share career resources and advice. Training for all duties will be provided. You will also provide feedback on and approve student resumes and cover letters in Handshake, and provide support during career events. Additionally, you will create, implement, communicate, and lead programs and outreach, and serve as an ambassador of the NTC Career Services through tasks such as tabling, presenting to course sections and/or student organizations. You will also assist full-time staff members with ongoing projects. All Career Peers will start work during the Fall 2026 semester with the expectation of employment during the 2026-2027 academic year. You will work up to 10 hours per week, including self-scheduled office hours and flexible out-of-office program hours, as well as some virtual hours. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required to implement effective programming and outreach, pending your course schedule. You will attend mandatory weekly Career Peer Team meetings and regular one-on-one check-ins with program supervisors. There will be opportunities to work on additional projects of interest. You are expected to respect office policies and procedures and meet expectations for professionalism and customer service.

Requirements

Approachability and friendly demeanor, with a strong customer service orientation.
Desire to improve leadership skills.
Commitment to advancing equitable opportunity for everyone.
Empathic nature: must have strong people and relationship-nurturing skills.
Be a team player: Career Peers should be able to collaborate effectively and generously as part of a team with diverse students, staff, faculty and community partners.
Strong oral and written communication, and public speaking skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks.
Good time-management skills – be punctual, timely, and deadline-oriented.
Ability to balance professional and personal boundaries.
Limited to applicants that have an accepted Federal Work Study (FWS) award. Please include a copy of your FWS award as part of your application. It can be submitted as a document in Handshake.
Must be enrolled as a student at Tulane for at least 12 academic credits throughout the year.
Must be in good academic standing for the term prior to selection and during entire period of employment.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of campus cultures, departments, student organizations, and other resources relevant to Career Services.
Experience with Canva and Microsoft Box.
Comfortable speaking to small and large groups while delivering career presentations and/or workshops.

Responsibilities

Host drop-in hours to meet with students one-on-one to share career resources and advice.
Provide feedback on and approve student resumes and cover letters in Handshake.
Provide support during career events.
Create, implement, communicate and lead programs and outreach.
Serve as an ambassador of the NTC Career Services through tasks such as tabling, presenting to course sections and/or student organizations.
Assist full-time staff members with ongoing projects.
Attend mandatory weekly Career Peer Team meetings and regular one-on-one check-ins with program supervisors.
Respect office policies and procedures and meet expectations for professionalism and customer service.