Student Outreach Assistant

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Position Title:
Student Outreach Assistant

Job Category:
Student Hourly

Job Profile:
Student Help

Job Summary:

The Student Outreach Assistant supports Student Support Services (SSS) by serving as a lead peer mentor and providing direct outreach to students. This role focuses on fostering student belonging, persistence, and career readiness and NACE competencies, while connecting students to campus resources and High Impact Practices (HIPs).

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a lead peer mentor and support the training and guidance of peer mentors.


• Serve as a peer mentor to a group of SSS first-year students.


• Meet individually and in small groups with students to support belonging, persistence, and transition topics.

• Assist students with career readiness, including resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn, and Handshake profiles.

• Connect students to High Impact Practices (e.g., study abroad, internships, community service, e-portfolios) and help develop HIP and NACE competency goals.

• Support SSS programming, including New student recruitment, New Student Orientation, Experience Parkside Days, Early Arrival Program, and first-year seminars.

• Facilitate connections between students, peer coaches, and alumni mentors.

• Collect and maintain student data, administer assessments, and support program reporting.

• Office coverage and provide information on program services to students, university staff, and the public.

• Performs other duties as assigned to support student outreach efforts including special projects.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Department:

Student Support Services

Compensation:

$15 per hour

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates at sophomore or junior standing considered.

• Experience in student engagement, career development, internships, e-portfolios, or work-based learning, community-based learning.

• Strong communication, analytical, leadership, and organizational skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and maintain accurate records.

• Proficiency with computers and standard office software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience overcoming barriers similar to those faced by TRIO participants is preferred.

• Work study student preferred.

How to Apply:

To apply, please click on the blue hyperlink to the Workday Internal Jobs Site for Students towards the top of the job posting where it says Current Students. You will then be directed to login into Workday, please use your Ranger email and password. Please upload your resume. Application materials will be reviewed as they are received, and the position will remain open until June 5th, 2026.

Contact Information:

Student Support Services TRIO Office
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Legal Notices and Important Information

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. (see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)


Note: Criminal Background Check - The Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division prohibits employers from using criminal background check information, policies or practices that have a "disparate impact" and is not "job-related and consistent with business necessity" in hiring decisions. All information used to screen or hire job applications should relate to the duties of the job.


Reasonable Accommodations

It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to provide reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual with a disability.


Parkside Crime Statistics Report

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UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.