Admission Student Ambassador 2024-2025

Gain some valuable work experience while making a difference on campus!

Position Summary:

The Albright College Admission Office is looking for students to join our prestigious group of Albright Ambassadors. We are searching for students, freshmen through seniors, who wish to engage with prospective students and share their Albright story.

The Ambassador Program is a leadership opportunity for students who are dedicated to serving and representing Albright College. In a typical shift, an Ambassador can find themselves giving tours, restocking the publications and information in the office, interacting with potential students or candidates, creating folders for the prospective students, completing tasks assigned by the Admission staff, etc. Ambassadors also work in a larger setting at Open Houses, serve on student panels, and make calls to prospective Albright students.

Essential Job Tasks:

An Admission Ambassador can be expected to do any of the following tasks during a given shift:

1. Tours: Give hour-long individual or group tours.
2. Reach out to prospective students: phone-a-thons, writing postcards, etc.
3. Work mandatory Admission Events: These include Open houses, Accepted Students Day, Saturday Tours, and other events as planned.
4. Admission Office related work: upkeep of the office, data entry, paper shredding, complete inventories, mail dropoff and pickup
5. Other tasks as assigned by managers, other counselors, or Admission Fellows.
6. Be represented on the Admission Social Media as a face of Albright

Ambassadors will be hired on a training basis and receive a training rate. Official hiring is complicit on:

1. Completion of full training
2. Commitment to the Admission Office for a minimum of THREE hours per week
3. Ability to give tours
4. Completion of office work
5. Participation in Admission Office Events throughout the semester
6. Signature of Ambassador Contract
7. Completion of other duties as assigned

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job.

The individual is routinely exposed to indoor conditions, outdoor weather and temperature extremes, and moderate noise level. Expected to work with Admission Counselors and other Admission Staff, as well as, other Ambassadors and Admission Fellows.

Qualifications/Prerequisites:

Good Academic and Social Standing:

Consideration for the job of Albright Ambassador is competitive. As an ambassador, the Admission Office expects that you will uphold the values of the College. Therefore, to be considered for an interview, you must be in good academic and social standing. The Admission Office will contact both the Dean of Students’ Office and the Registrar’s Office to ensure that you, as a potential hire, meet these requirements. Completion of this application indicates that you give the Admission Office permission to access the aforementioned information.

An ideal candidate would have the following KNOWLEDGE:

1. The academic Structure of Albright College
2. The many different departments at Albright
3. The college application process

An ideal candidate would have the following SKILLS:

1. Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills
2. Exhibits leadership, initiative, responsibility, and dependability
3. Stays enthusiastic and positive
4. Is organized and a team player
5. Has good customer service skills

A candidate MUST have the following EDUCATION

1. Currently enrolled Albright College student, first-year through seniors.
2. Is not a second semester senior as training is typically semester-long

At Albright, we believe our differences make us stronger and empower us to better understand and respect one another in a just and fair manner. With this in mind, the College recruits, houses, educates, employs, supports, and generally celebrates people of all statuses, identities, and backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religious or spiritual identity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and parental status, veteran status, political affiliation, and physical and mental ability. Albright College is an EEO employer and, as stated above, is actively committed to inclusivity within its community. In pursuit of that, we actively encourage diversity in all dimensions among applicants for this position.
Additional information about Albright College is available at www.albright.edu.