Future Students' Office Student Ambassador

Taleo; Surrey; Hybrid; CAD 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) seeks a Student Assistant to support the Future Students' Office with recruitment initiatives and student engagement. The role includes helping with events, communications, and campus outreach to prospective students and parents.

This position is reserved for KPU students and requires pursuing a diploma or degree at KPU, with strong communication, social media savvy, and reliable, detail-oriented work habits. Evening and weekend availability is needed.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a diploma or degree at KPU.
• Creative, energetic, outgoing and enthusiastic, seeking to make a difference.
• Strong social media user with willingness to contribute content and learn processes and best practices.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Reliable, organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to effectively multi-task.
• Public speaking experience is an asset.
• Second language is an asset but not required.
• Problem solver, works independently and meets deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Available to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Engage with prospective students through events and other channels.
• Assist events team with planning, setup, coordination and operation logistics.
• Assist communications activities to prospective students.
• Assist recruiters with presentations in communities from a student perspective.
• Promote events to current and prospective KPU students.
• Prepare information packages/giveaway bags for campus tours.
• Act as an ambassador for the University at external events creating a positive rapport with prospective students and community.
• Assist with preparing mailing packages to prospects, students, and other audiences.
• Assist with photocopying, and collation of materials for mail-outs and promotions.
• Assist with data collection, compilation, and interpretation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Public speaking

Social media

Multi-tasking

Detail oriented

Microsoft Office

Education

Be enrolled in a diploma or degree program at KPU

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

SUMMARY

The Student Assistant will work with team members in the Future Students' Office on a variety of recruitment initiatives. He/she performs student engagement and recruitment related activities, as well as assists with events and other activities and general duties as needed. Successful Student Assistants are enthusiastic, outgoing, quick-thinking, and possess creative problem-solving skills. They are passionate about sharing their experiences at KPU with prospective students and parents.

This position is reserved for KPU Students only.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES

• Engage with prospective students through various channels (events etc.)
• Assist events team with planning, setup, coordination and operation logistics.
• Assist with communications activities to prospective students.
• Assist recruiters with presentations in communities from a student perspective.
• Assist in promoting events to current and prospective KPU students.
• Assist in preparing information packages/giveaway bags for campus tours
• Act as an ambassador for the University at external events creating a positive rapport with prospective students and community.

COMMUNICATIONS DUTIES

• Assist with preparing mailing packages to prospects, students, and other audiences.

OTHER DUTIES

• Assist with photocopying, and collation of materials for mail-outs and promotions.
• Assist with data collection, compilation, and interpretation.

REQUIREMENTS

• Working towards a diploma or degree at KPU.
• Creative, energetic, outgoing and enthusiastic-seeking to make a difference.
• A strong social media user with a desire to contribute content and learn about processes, procedures and best practices.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly with others.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Reliable, organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to effectively multi-task.
• Public speaking experience is an asset.
• Sensitive to diverse student needs.
• A second language is an asset, but not required.
• Problem solver, works independently and meets deadlines.
• Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Available to work evenings and weekends as needed.

AVAILABILITY

Work schedule will be approximately 8 - 12 hours weekly.

SALARY INFORMATION

Student Assistants are paid as per the following:

• Less than one year of post-secondary (less than 30 credits) - BC Minimum Wage
• One year of post-secondary (30-60 credits) - BC Minimum Wage plus 8%
• With a post-secondary diploma or degree - BC Minimum Wage plus 21%