Student Ambassador

Assist departments with outreach, recruitment, and retention initiatives and projects. Organize activities for students that support development of a campus community. Assist with new student orientations. Provide reception and clerical services for First Resort.

• Assist selected departments with outreach, recruitment, and retention projects. Collaborate with staff responsible for project or initiative.
• Assist with reception duties in First Resort as needed. Disseminate information and respond to student and staff inquiries. Compose and type, using word processing, news releases, letters and other communications.
• Assist student services with student contacts that support recruitment, enrollment information, or retention.
• Support Admissions recruitment programs by serving as a tour guide, participating with recruiters at high school and community events, on and off campus. Assist with winter open house.
• Work with Counseling and Career Center staff to conduct new student orientation.
• Assist with implementation of community events, including the Youth Job Fair, Career Fair, Winterfest, and others.
• Monitor bulletin board postings for adherence to college policy, coordinate the car-pooling and housing boards, and distribute information about campus events.
• Assist with the operation of the LB Lunch Box.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Must maintain enrollment in at least 6 credits at LBCC, maintain satisfactory academic progress throughout each term, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better, and have financial aid in place to be eligible to work in a Work Study student employee capacity at Linn-Benton Community College.

Requires basic office and clerical skills and familiarity with general office equipment including personal computers. Requires good communication, customer relations and phone skills, electronic communication and writing skills. Prefer familiarity with department policies and procedures.

Must be able to perform the duties of the position efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision and following well-defined policies and procedures. Requires the ability to prepare routine or customized reports, correspondence or materials using word processing or database applications. Requires the ability to learn, understand and apply college rules, regulations, and policies. Requires the ability to operate general office equipment including computers, word processing and database applications used at the college. Must have excellent organizational skills and be able to prioritize and plan work to perform in a frequently fast-paced environment and within a designated time frame. Must be able to communicate clearly with diverse populations in a courteous manner, exercising patience, either over the phone or in person. Must have good public speaking skills.

Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Position requires good hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate computer keyboard, typewriter or other office equipment. Lifting, pulling, and bending are often required for setting up and breaking down events. Requires visual acuity to read words and numbers. Requires hearing and speaking ability sufficient to carry on routine conversations in person or over the phone. Must be able to lift to 25 pounds.