BE A PEER ADVISOR FOR UCI'S STUDY ABROAD CENTER!

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN ON-CAMPUS JOB THAT:

Allows you to share your enthusiasm for going abroad?

Increases your knowledge of international opportunities?

Allows you to interact with students, staff and faculty?

Allows you to be innovative and creative?

Allows you to develop new skills?

Looks great on a resume and makes you more competitive for the job search?

THEN WE HAVE THE JOB FOR YOU!!

The mission of the Study Abroad Center is to foster a culture at UCI in which study abroad is expected and achievable for all students.  By hiring Peer Advisors who share our vision, we’ve created a place where people enjoy coming to work! 

Job Description:

Peer Advisors at the UCI Study Abroad Center are UCI students who have returned from study, work, internship, volunteer, research or teaching programs in a foreign country. Peer Advisors assist the Study Abroad Center with outreach, publicity, and advising for the various opportunities abroad that are available to UCI students.

• Number of Positions available: 10*

* Students with work-study are strongly encouraged to apply.
* Preference is given to returnees from programs held during the academic year.

Training & Time Commitment:

• All Peer Advisors must be able to attend the entire week of training from September 16-20, 2013, 9am-1pm (Tues. & Thurs. until 2pm) daily AND begin work the week of Welcome Week: September 23-27, 2013.

• All Peer Advisors must be available to work Monday-Friday mainly between the hours of 8am-5pm (although some work activities may occur outside of these hours).

• We are seeking dedicated peer advisors who can commit to working 12-20 hours per week.  The number of hours scheduled per week decreases as the academic year progresses.  Number of hours scheduled depend on program needs AND your personal hours of availability.  

Duties:

• Promote study abroad at campus events and information tables
• Organize and execute presentations to classes, dorms and student groups
• Create and distribute outreach materials (i.e. fliers, posters, a-frames, videos, etc.)
• Advise prospective students interested in opportunities abroad, either individually or in a group setting
• Assist students in understanding the application and pre-departure processes
• Assist with pre-departure orientations
• General office duties (i.e. filing and copying)
• Attend weekly Peer Advisor meetings

Please Note: A few Peer Advisors will be assigned to work some portion of time at the front desk as the welcoming first point of contact.  Peer Advisors in this role must be able to kindly and professionally respond to questions from individuals who walk-in, call, or e-mail and be able to appropriately refer them to the resources available or the next point in the process.  Peer Advisors selected to work the front desk must demonstrate excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail, good organizational skills, and the ability to quickly assess and address a student’s needs.

Experiences and Skills Required:

• Previous experience abroad - study, work, internship, volunteer, research and/or teaching
• Demonstrated passion for study abroad.  Able to articulate why you believe study abroad to be valuable and important.
• Strong public speaking skills (50% of job)
• Ability to learn and communicate complex information and processes

At Least One of the Below is Also Required:

• Customer service experience
• Peer advising experience
• Experience organizing events
• Experience independently carrying out projects
• Film & Media studies experience (specifically production)
• Web editing experience
• Marketing experience

Pay Rate:

$9.10 per hour.

“This isn't a job that you do for the money. This is a job that you do to make you feel good. There's nothing like being stopped by a person while on campus, or even off campus, and being referred to as the guy/girl who spoke in my class, or the guy/girl who works at the Study Abroad Center, and then hearing their story about where they're going to go abroad. You are really helping people make life-changing decisions.”- former peer advisor, 2011-12

How to Apply:

The Peer Advisor Application consists of the following items, all of which must be submitted by the deadline of Monday, August 19, 2013 at 11:45pm:

• On-line Application:  https://eee.uci.edu/survey/IPAapplication2013
  IMPORTANT NOTE: Given that you cannot save/exit the EEE application and that the system may log you out after a certain length of time, you are encouraged to open the EEE application, review the short-answer questions, write your responses in a word document and then copy and paste your responses into the appropriate fields when you are ready to submit. 

• Résumé. Submit your resume via e-mail to studyabroad@uci.edu or fax to (949) 824-9133.

• Two References (work references are preferred).  

• Anteaters Abroad Post.  Imagine you only have one brief opportunity to tell students at UCI what your study abroad experience meant to you, and why you think they should study abroad too! What would you say? Go to our Anteaters Abroad page on Facebook www.facebook.com/anteatersabroad and do ONE of the following:
• In 140 characters or less, tell UCI students why they should study abroad! Be sure to draw upon your own study abroad experience. Along with the comment, attach a photo of you doing something abroad that you could not have done here at UCI.

OR

• Submit a link to ONE specific blog entry, video, or prezi, etc. that you created that best showcases your abroad experience(s).

Applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted via e-mail or phone sometime between August 22-26. Note:  If you are selected for an interview, be prepared to supply your Fall Quarter 2013 class schedule, and give specific examples during the interview that demonstrate the relevant skills you possess and how you have acquired them.  Hiring decisions will be sent on or around September 6th, 2013.