Orientation Leader

Join the spirited First-Year Experience team as an Orientation Leader (OL)! The Orientation Leader guides prospective and incoming students in their journey to UAA, provides a welcoming experience, and sets new students up for success through orientation and campus-wide events such as Campus Kickoff. This is an excellent opportunity for current students to hone leadership skills, work with a fun team, and have a lasting influence on the UAA community!

The Orientation Leader (OL) is an integral part of the new student orientation team within the First-Year Experience office and facilitates the integration of new students and families into the University of Alaska Anchorage. Responsibilities of this position include:

• Serve as a positive peer leader and mentor for first-year students at the University of Alaska Anchorage

• Lead Howl Days new student orientation sessions for incoming students (present information and lead activities)

• Lead campus tours both in-person and virtually

• Reach out and connect with prospective and incoming students via phone and email

• Assist with the development and implementation of new student orientation activities

• Coordinate and facilitate Seawolves Connect, a peer mentorship program that allows students to meet 1-on-1 with an Orientation Leader

• Work in partnership with UAA campus partners to support students in understanding course placement options and registering for classes

• Serve as a campus resource by learning and sharing information about departments and resources across campus

• Other duties as assigned

We are looking for student employees who have high energy and great communication skills to work with new students and assist with Howl Days orientation events.

To Thrive in this role a successful applicant would have the following knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Requires intermediate knowledge of computers and software

• Requires ability to work on computer and phone for extended periods

• Ability to learn from and relate respectfully with people of your own culture as well as those from other cultures

• Desire to develop leadership skills

• Be an effective communicator and have the ability to demonstrate excellent customer service skills

• Can lead projects and make challenging decisions when the supervisor is not available

• Ability to develop and implement new student engagement opportunities with the support of a supervisor

• Create social media and peer newsletter content

• Ability to work with limited supervision

• Be able to lift up to 25 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation

• Must have networking abilities to serve as a liaison with various departments and resources on and off campus

• Must be able to serve as an ambassador for the university

• Must have good verbal and written communication skills

• With training, must be able to lead, plan, and organize orientation program sessions

Minimum Qualifications:

To be eligible for student employment as an Orientation Leader, an applicant must:
1. Be enrolled in the University of Alaska system with a minimum of six credit hours in the current semester of employment or
a. Have been enrolled the preceding semester for six or more credit hours and demonstrate plans to enroll for six or more credit hours in the next semester for employment between semesters;
2. Have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or approval from the MAU Senior Student Services officer or his/her designee.
3. Students enrolled in non-traditional programs of study will be considered eligible for student employment with the approval of the Senior Student Services officer.
4. An applicant must provide evidence of enrollment as outlined above to substantiate employment eligibility.

Position Details:

• This position is open to undergraduate students only.
• This student position is a Level 2 Step 16 and earns $15.26 per hour.
• Orientation Leaders work May 6, 2025 through August 23, 2025.
• Full participation (40hr/wk) in training May 6-23, 2025 is required.
• During the summer, Orientation Leaders may work up to 40 hours per week, and are required to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.
• After the summer orientation season ends, some Orientation Leaders will have the option of working throughout the school year as well. Orientation Leaders who are invited to continue working during the school year work 15-20 hours per week.

Special instructions to Applicants:

• Priority consideration will be given to applications received by March 3, 2025. The position will remain posted until a succificent and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.
• Submission of a résumé is optional to apply for this position.
• If you do not have a résumé, upload a single document with the following information.

  • First & last name (Include name you prefer to be called if it is different from your first name)

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Answers to the following (preferably 3-10 sentences per answer):

    • What do you love about UAA and your experience of being a student here?

    • How would you make new students feel welcome when they arrive for New Student Orientation?

    • Please share something you are proud of. All types of answers are welcome!

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Sarah Shives, at slshives@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.