Peer Advisor-Career Center

Peer Advisor-Career Center

Peer Advisors in Career Services are high-achieving students trained by Career Center staff to provide basic career development assistance to their peers during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. The Career Peers bring career resources to these departments while connecting students with Career Centers’ staff and promoting career-related events.

Peer Advisor/Mentor 1, under general supervision, serves as an advisor to students. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Welcoming students to the campus or department and engaging with them.
• Assisting students, staff, and/or other customers in solving problems and making informed decisions.
• Providing information and advising students based on knowledge and training.
• Taking responsibility for some projects and office work.
• Answering phones, checking emails and messages, and up-keeping office space.
• Refer students and other stakeholders to appropriate offices and resources on campus as needed.
• General counseling.
• Performing other relevant duties as assigned or required.

This position will report to Career Services and supervisor Georgia Leib.  

This position is budgeted to allow up to 10 hours per week (not to exceed 19 during the academic year). Working hours are Monday through Friday, 8 to 5 with flexible hours available.

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must have excellent customer service and people skills.
• Applicants must have excellent communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Applicants must be able to work independently, and with a group and to complete tasks unsupervised.
• Applicants must be reliable, responsive, organized, sensitive to the needs of a diverse population, and willing to take direction and follow guidance.

Student employees are subject to EWU’s employment Policies and Procedures and the EWU Student Code of Conduct. As a student employee, you are expected to adhere to both. Please be advised that violations of the EWU Student Code of Conduct may affect your employment on campus, even if the conduct occurs beyond the scope of your job responsibilities.

All new employees must comply with EWU immunization Policy 602-02 and provide proof of immunity or vaccination to MMR before beginning work at EWU. Waivers for the immunization requirements are available for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs. 

This position, during the course of university employment, will be involved in the receipt of, or accountability for, university funds or other items of value; as well as the unsupervised access with the developmentally disabled, vulnerable adults or children under the age of 16. The offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion and passing of a background check before beginning employment.