First-Year Forward Student Employee

Fordham; New York (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Fordham University’s First Year Forward Office seeks a motivated student employee to support program coordination and administration. Reporting to the Director of First Year Experience, you will help plan events, maintain Ram Connect and the First-Year Forward website, and craft flyers and announcements to welcome new students.

You will assist with workshops, provide ideas for social activities, and handle logistics such as room reservations and attendance tracking.

Qualifications

• Must be a current Fordham full-time student
• Familiarity with Canva and Google Workspace
• Strong organizational, and interpersonal skills
• High emotional intelligence, empathy, and cross-cultural communication skills

Responsibilities

• Assists in planning, executing, and evaluating First Year Experience co-curricular events.
• Updates, creates content for, and supports maintenance of digital discussion boards, housed on Ram Connect and First-Year Forward website.
• Designs attractive digital and physical flyers and draft announcements to promote special deadlines and opportunities.
• Helps design, organize, and facilitate student success workshops.
• Provides feedback and creative ideas for social events and engagement opportunities that will be tailored for incoming first-year students.
• Carries out administrative logistics, including room reservations, material preparation, and attendance tracking.

Skills

Canva

Google Workspace

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Emotional intelligence

Empathy

Cross-cultural communication

Job description

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Reporting to the Director of First Year Experience, the First-Year Forward student employee will provide wide-ranging to the First-Year Forward Office, which helps first-year undergraduate students navigate their transition to Fordham University.
Our mission is to foster student success through high-impact initiatives, including off-campus excursions, success coaching, specialized workshops, and collaborative orientation programming. We are looking for a motivated and welcoming student employee to join our team and play an important role in coordinating programs and administrative tasks that help new students feel at home at Fordham.

Essential Functions

Assists in planning, executing, and evaluating First Year Experience co-curricular events.

Updates, creates content for, and supports maintenance of digital discussion boards, housed on Ram Connect and First-Year Forward website.

Designs attractive digital and physical flyers and draft announcements to promote special deadlines and opportunities.

Helps design, organize, and facilitate student success workshops.

Provides feedback and creative ideas for social events and engagement opportunities that will be tailored for incoming first-year students.

Carries out administrative logistics, including room reservations, material preparation, and attendance tracking.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Additional Functions

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

Must be a current Fordham full-time student

Familiarity with Canva and Google Workspace

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

Strong organizational, and interpersonal skills

High emotional intelligence, empathy, and cross-cultural communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Willingness to travel to both campuses, Rose Hill and Lincoln Center.

Minimum Hourly Salary

17

Maximum Hourly Salary

20.70

Union Affiliation

Union Affiliation N/A

Posting Number

PT175P

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Start Date

ASAP

Posting Date

11/03/2026

EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

Please check the level of frequency that best describes the physical demands that are required for the position.

Sitting Not Required

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Not Required

Hearing, Listening, Talking Not Required

Standing

Standing Not Required

Walking

Walking Not Required

Running

Running Not Required

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required

Climbing stairs Not Required

Climbing ladders

Climbing ladders Not Required

Reaching overhead

Reaching overhead Not Required

Pulling, pushing

Pulling, pushing Not Required

Shoveling

Shoveling Not Required

Lifting – up to 20 pounds

Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required

Lifting – up to 50 pounds

Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required

Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Are you a current full-time Fordham student in good standing?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Are you familiar with Canva and Google Workspace?
  • Yes
  • No