JobID: 1628
Category: Student Administrative
JobSchedule:
Posted Date: 2026-08-10T17:02:31+00:00
JobShift:
Type of Student Employment: Work Study Only - ONLY Students with Federal Work Study are eligible to apply
JOB DESCRIPTION
Student-Career Peer Advisor- NTC Career Service (Work Study) 2026-27 Academic Year
Newcomb-Tulane College Career Services employs a diverse team of responsible, motivated, and dynamic Career Peers.
Vision Statement: 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.
- Note: Training for all duties will be provided
- 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 orgs
- Assist full-time staff members with ongoing projects
In addition, all Career Peers will:
- Start work during the Fall 2026 semester with the expectation of employment during 2026-2027 academic year.
- 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.
- Work occasional evening and weekend hours, as needed, to implement effective programming and outreach, pending your course schedule.
- Attend mandatory weekly Career Peer Team meetings and regular one-on-one check-ins with program supervisors.
- Have the opportunity to work on additional projects of interest.
- Respect office policies and procedures and meet expectations for professionalism and customer service.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Approachable 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
"Nice to have" Qualifications:
- 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.
Eligibility:
- 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
Training & Pay:
- Career Peer Advisors will earn a starting rate of $13.00 per hour for work completed
- Career Peer Advisors must be available to attend continuing education throughout each semester