Federal Work Study - GLC Student Worker and Language Conversation Partner - Global Learning Center - 2024/2025

Job no: 496309
Position type: Part-time
Location: South Orange
Division/Equivalent: 1210-Arts & Sciences
School/Unit: 121435-Languages, Literature and Cultures
Categories: Student Employment

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JOB SUMMARY:

Assist LLC faculty and students with services provided by the GLC. Participate in peer language conversation partner program as a native or advanced speaker.

 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Global Learning Center supports the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Student workers will assist the GLC director in supporting LLC faculty and students with a variety of activities and services the Center provides, including:

 

▪ Managing the Peer-Assisted Language Support (PALS) program's database of registrants, and making matches for conversation partners

▪ Participating as conversation partners in the PALS program to provide language support to LLC students

▪ Managing the Global Friends program's database of registrants, and making matches for domestic and international student partners

▪ Coordinating and helping run events hosted in the GLC (e.g., creating/posting flyers, setting up for events, assisting with catering, etc.)

▪ Participating in tabling events such as Involvement Day and others

▪ Helping professors locate DVDs and other resources listed in the GLC database and retrieve them from the GLC's resource library

▪ Creating content for "Language of the Month" and other GLC and LLC billboard postings

▪ Creating content for the GLC's Instagram page and other social media

▪ Brainstorming program ideas and advising the director on the marketing of events and programs to students

▪ Assisting LLC faculty with smart classroom technical issues, printing requests, and other work as need arises

▪ Other duties as needed

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

▪ MUST BE A CURRENT STUDENT AT SETON HALL UNIVERSITY.  Applicants who are not will not be contacted.

▪ MUST BE FEDERAL WORK STUDY ELIGIBLE.  Students who are not will not be contacted.

▪ Native or advanced proficiency in one (or more) of the languages taught at Seton Hall: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

▪ Strong writing and design skills for making flyers, writing email correspondence, etc.

▪ Familiarity with office procedures and good customer service

▪ Knowledge of programs such as MS Office Suite, Adobe, and Canva, as well as how to print and scan

▪ A friendly, customer service-oriented attitude

▪ A sense of diligence to perform regular/daily duties and to show up to work on time or keep in contact when unable to work

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

▪ Interest in developing marketing and communications skills

▪ Interest in world languages and other cultures

▪ A creative mind that understands how to engage students in enrichment activities for language and culture learning

 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS:

Only Federally-Qualified Work Study Students are eligible

Please submit a resume or CV, if available

 

HIRING MANAGER:

Jessica Wilson (jessica.wilson@shu.edu)

 

FEDERAL WORK STUDY ELIGIBILITY REQUIRED:

Yes, FWS Eligibility Required

 

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.

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