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Posting Number20110848-2Job TitleStudent - AmbassadorPay Rate $9.45 per hourJob CategoryStudentDepartmentADMISSIONS Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

Student Ambassadors are positive and enthusiastic representatives of the student body within Southwestern Michigan College. Student Ambassadors work in conjunction with the Department of Admissions to promote the college’s programs and services. Ambassadors work with a variety of faculty, staff, student, prospective students and their parents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

-Data entry
-Mailing information packets
-Packaging SMC marketing materials
-Giving campus tours
-Answering phone calls
-Assisting in various campus events and school campus visits
-Working closely with Admissions Advisors in supporting their work and any individualized tasks that are assigned
-Additional duties and initiatives may include but are not limited to; assisting with orientation, registration, graduation, representing the college in outreach efforts, and promoting the image of Southwestern Michigan College. This may include appearing in the college’s promotional materials.
-The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

Required Qualifications

-Excellent communication skills
-Ability to work in a team setting
-Positive attitude and enthusiasm
-Good time management and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

-Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Experience

Other InformationSpecial Instructions to Applicants

You must be enrolled at the College on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.

High-school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.

OR

You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four-year College partner, on the campus of SMC, and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.

All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

1. The physical activity of this position.

A. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
B. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
C. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
D. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
E. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
F. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
G. Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
H. Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
I. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
J. Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
K. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
L. Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
M. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
N. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
O. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position.

Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.

The employee is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Close Date10/28/2019Quicklinkhttp://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/2955Reference Requests

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1. Resume

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