Do you have an interest in the career field of K-12 Education and or Library Science? Do you enjoy helping your fellow students? Are you passionate about making career exploration & development more inclusive and equitable? Are you hoping to gain core competency skills that will impact your own career development? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should apply to be a Peer Career Advisor! The Career Exploration & Development Center (CED) is looking to hire Peer Career Advisors t... more details
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Required Application Materials
Resume
Cover Letter (no more than one page): Please indicate why you are interested in this position, your skills, and what resources you utilized at the Career Development Center.
-Weekly Availability for the fall semester: specifically indicate availability between the hours of 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Monday through Friday
Special Instructions: After you have completed the application and upload your cover letter and resume to the platform, you can also send careers@oberlin.edu, a copy of your resume and cover letter.
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Job Summary
Do you have an interest in the career field of K-12 Education and or Library Science? Do you enjoy helping your fellow students? Are you passionate about making career exploration & development more inclusive and equitable? Are you hoping to gain core competency skills that will impact your own career development?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should apply to be a Peer Career Advisor!
The Career Exploration & Development Center (CED) is looking to hire Peer Career Advisors to support their efforts to make career development more equitable and inclusive for all Oberlin students beginning in the 2024 Fall semester. Peer Career Advisors work independently and collaboratively to guide their peers on their career journeys, advise them on career-related topics, organize monthly workshops, raise awareness of the CED on campus, and assist with creating helpful resources for students to access. The Peer Career Advisor reports directly to the Assistant Director for Career Readiness.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Conduct career-related one-on-one advising appointments with students on the following topics: resumes, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and job searching (training will be provided on resume and cover letter review as well as advising on networking, interviewing, and job searching)
Organize monthly workshops as a team on career exploration & development topics to encourage the integration of career readiness across campus
Assist professional staff with special projects such as: creating and maintaining online resources, designing marketing materials, conducting industry research, and other duties as assigned
Raise awareness of the Career Exploration & Development Center across campus by creating posters and social media and presenting to student organizations and academic departments
Support the programmatic efforts of the Career Exploration & Development Center
Facilitate workshops and events as needed
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility (DEIA) work
Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team
Strong organizational skills and demonstrated reliability and responsibility
Flexible and positive attitude
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Comfortable with advising peers and presenting information to groups and individuals
Enrolled as a student for the 2024-2025 academic year
Preferred Qualifications:
Interest and/or experience in any of the following career fields is highly desirable: the education, nonprofits, environment & sustainability, human & social services, and public sector fields.
Experience designing posters/flyers and other graphic marketing materials
Experience with Digication ePortfolio development
Expectations:
Participate in orientation training at the beginning of the 2024 Fall Semester
Participate in DEIA training with CED staff
Organize monthly events for students
Occasional workshop/event coverage
Work a maximum of 5 hours per week within the hours of 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday
Quick Link for Posting
https://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/15302
Compensation
$12/hour
Special Instructions to Applicants
Required Application Materials
Resume
Cover Letter (no more than one page): Please indicate why you are interested in this position, your skills, and what resources you utilized at the Career Development Center.
-Weekly Availability for the fall semester: specifically indicate availability between the hours of 9:00 am – 7:00 pm Monday through Friday
Special Instructions: After you have completed the application and upload your cover letter and resume to the platform, you can also send careers@oberlin.edu, a copy of your resume and cover letter.
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
Resume
Cover Letter
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
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