Student Ambassador, Center City ( Part Time )

As a Career Ambassador, you will support Thomas Jefferson University students' professional and career development within the Center for Career Success (CCS), Center City & Dixon Campuses. You will learn how to review and revise resumes/CVs, write and edit cover letters, interview and conduct interviews, and other core career-readiness skills. You will utilize these skills to educate and support your peers with their personal career development needs.

This position may help you enhance core professional skills such as:

• Communication: develop active listening, empathy, and influencing skills by helping students grow their own career readiness skills
• Leadership: Lead and develop programming on behalf of the CCS. Gain experience in program planning, advocating for your ideas, and implementing them in a fun environment.
• Equity & Inclusion: Gain experience working with and helping peers from diverse backgrounds. Develop your personal approach to equitable and inclusive communication to prepare you to work with interdisciplinary teams and diverse populations in your career.
• Career & Self Development: Develop and learn career management skills from our office to use in your own job search. Gain experience networking with peers, faculty, and staff.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Work 2-5 hours per week for the Fall and Spring semesters in person, and remotely as needed
• Host a 2-hour career café once a week in Scott Memorial Library for current students to review their resumes, CVs, and cover letters during the Fall and Spring Semesters
• Host at least one pop-up event per semester (events on campus that spread information to students about career services with a fun activity)
• Attend biweekly team meetings
• Attend a half day training retreat in the Fall
• Assist the CCS with planning and implementation of their ongoing events as your class schedule allows (career fairs, employer events, etc.)

The program can be customized to your career goals as a student. Here are some Additional Opportunities for Career Ambassadors:

• Brainstorm and manage social media content and marketing material on behalf of the CCS
• Assist with Mock Interviews
• Develop and implement presentations to various student groups
• Co-present on career related topics to classrooms
• Volunteer and collaborate on CCS programming

Qualifications:

• Rising 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year Jefferson student
• Ability to develop and/or utilize helping skills such as active listening, problem solving, and goal setting
• Demonstration of professionalism, including dedication to position, effective communication and collaboration, and integrity
• Ability to work inclusively with students of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Interest in career development and desire to support others to develop career-readiness skills
• Ability to commit a minimum of 2 hours a week to the position in both Fall and Spring semesters

Closing Statement

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.