Student Engagement Ambassadors

• Serve as an expert on campus life and student engagement; Provide students, organizations and the UF community with resources, services and information about the Division of Student Life, and the Department of Student Engagement
• Support the front desk and Student Engagement staff with designated projects, during front desk 'second' chair duties as a department representative. Includes but not limited to:
  • Monitor space access through a formal check in process
  • Portal operations and administrative responsibilities including responding to emails, teams messages and phone calls
  • Contribute to the re-registration process by editing GatorConnect profiles
  • Greet and communicate with students in the portal.
  • Answer and respond to formal and informal questions
• Plan, organize and execute departmental events and initiatives that include but are not limited to Involvement Awards, Student Organizations Fairs, Preview engagements, Space Allocations and other duties assigned
• Promote and facilitate individual involvement consultations with incoming and current students on a scheduled and drop in basis during set office hours; includes providing detailed action plans for students personalized with involvement suggestions
• Develop unique initiatives, events, and services to support and encourage student involvement and promote student organizations through tabling, organization fairs, conferences, workshops, events, presentations and online materials
• Assist in managing, updating and navigating GatorConnect, departmental emails, forms, and other items upon request
• Connect and build relationships with student organizations & advisors communicating with them on a regular basis to learn about events and invites to share with students
• Assist with the assessment and evaluation of departmental resources, services and events performed.
• Other duties as assigned

$15.00 per hour

Eligible to work on campus

Able to begin work March 2025 and commit to Summer and Fall 2025 at minimum

• Experience with event planning/management and crisis response
• Public speaking and interpersonal skills to facilitate group discussions and presentations, and collaborate with community/campus partners
• Demonstrate previous experience with customer service or hospitality
• Strong organizational and administrative skills such as management of schedules, form completion, organization of records and collecting reports
• Ability to assess and respond to the general needs of students, campus partners, faculty and staff and others during events or office hours
• Demonstrate a desire and willingness to learn more about engagement and student organizations on campus and in the community
• Desire to contribute to the marketing needs of Student Engagement through graphic creation and sharing
• Be reliable, responsible, confident, and flexible; demonstrates the ability to initiate and activate when called upon to lead and serve
• A commitment to assessment and a desire to collect and organize feedback related to events, initiatives and services offered by Student Engagement
• Display a willingness to help others and enjoy working with people and various backgrounds and viewpoints Able to begin work March 2025 and commit to Summer and Fall 2025 at minimum
• Previous engagement on campus with student organizations/University units at UF is preferred Strong verbal and written communications
• Serve as a role model for all other undergraduate & graduate students at the University of Florida
• Demonstrates consistent respect for peers, faculty, staff and community members and maintains a positive attitude at all times
• Required to attend ALL staff meetings/trainings

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.