Student Assistant

MassBay Community College•Wellesley Hills, MA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds. This is a part-time, student employment position with no benefits. The Student Assistant will act as a student ambassador and representative for the Career Services office, with a focus on MassBay’s mentoring programs. In this internship, the Student Assistant will build a comprehensive understanding of how Career Services and our mentoring programs support students and use this knowledge to effectively promote these services and programs to the MassBay student community. This may include engaging with students in-person and online, creating and managing social media content, developing and distributing promotional materials, and providing training to student leaders and campus groups about our services and programs. In addition, the Student Assistant will provide administrative and operational support to the Career Services office and as needed, administrative support for the Student Development office. They will help manage Handshake, MassBay’s job and internship platform. The Student Assistant will offer their own insight and solicit feedback from MassBay students on Career Services programming, materials, and operations. This student will assist the team with the logistics and execution of college-wide events providing day-of, in-person support for events as their schedule allows. This role will also enable the Student Assistant to pursue an independent study of a career/workforce development topic of personal interest and present their project to the team. Individualized learning outcomes will be developed collaboratively between the Student Assistant and supervisor.

Requirements

Consistent and reliable work habits and communication
Strong attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and promote Career Services to MassBay students in-person and online

Nice To Haves

Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action
Experience working in a community college or similar environment
Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need
Interest in Career Services, Higher Education, Operations, Marketing, and/or Event Planning
Ability to learn new technology quickly

Responsibilities

Act as a Career Services’ student ambassador and representative, with a focus on mentoring programs
Develop a comprehensive understanding of Career Services and specifically MassBay’s mentoring programs and use this knowledge to promote these services and programs to MassBay students through in-person and online engagement and peer-to-peer training
Create and share social media content and promotional materials to enhance office visibility
Assist with the planning, promotion and execution of Career Services and mentoring events and programming
Deliver administrative and operational support to the Career Services team including helping to manage Handshake (job and internship platform) and providing Student Development administrative support as needed
Provide outstanding assistance to students interested in and utilizing Career Services and mentoring programs, maintaining high standards of professionalism and compliance with established conduct
Develop and deliver an independent career/workforce development project
Attend weekly 1:1 meetings with direct supervisor
Other duties as assigned