Job Description

Student-Career Peer Advisor- NTC Career Service (Work Study) 2026-27 Academic Year

Newcomb-Tulane College Career Services employs a diverse team of responsible, motivated, and dynamic Career Peers.

Vision Statement Equitably empower students throughout their unique career journeys.

As a Career Peer you will:

• Host drop-in hours to meet with students one-on-one to share career resources and advice.
• Note: Training for all duties will be provided
• Provide feedback on and approve student resumes and cover letters in Handshake
• Provide support during career events.
• Create, implement, communicate and lead programs and outreach
• Serve as an ambassador of the NTC Career Services through tasks such as tabling, presenting to course sections and/or student orgs
• Assist full-time staff members with ongoing projects

In addition, all Career Peers will:

• Start work during the Fall 2026 semester with the expectation of employment during 2026-2027 academic year.
• Work up to 10 hours per week, including self-scheduled office hours and flexible out-of-office program hours as well as some virtual hours.
• Work occasional evening and weekend hours, as needed, to implement effective programming and outreach, pending your course schedule.
• Attend mandatory weekly Career Peer Team meetings and regular one-on-one check-ins with program supervisors.
• Have the opportunity to work on additional projects of interest.
• Respect office policies and procedures and meet expectations for professionalism and customer service.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Approachable and friendly demeanor, with a strong customer service orientation
• Desire to improve leadership skills
• Commitment to advancing equitable opportunity for everyone
• Empathic nature: must have strong people and relationship-nurturing skills
• Be a team player: Career Peers should be able to collaborate effectively and generously as part of a team with diverse students, staff, faculty and community partners
• Strong oral and written communication, and public speaking skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Good time-management skills – be punctual, timely, and deadline-oriented
• Ability to balance professional and personal boundaries

"Nice to have” Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of campus cultures, departments, student organizations, and other resources relevant to Career Services
• Experience with Canva and Microsoft Box
• Comfortable speaking to small and large groups while delivering career presentations and/or workshops.

Eligibility:

• Limited to applicants that have an accepted Federal Work Study (FWS) award.
• Please include a copy of your FWS award as part of your application. It can be submitted as a document in Handshake.
• Must be enrolled as a student at Tulane for at least 12 academic credits throughout the year
• Must be in good academic standing for the term prior to selection and during entire period of employment

Training & Pay:

• Career Peer Advisors will earn a starting rate of $13.00 per hour for work completed
• Career Peer Advisors must be available to attend continuing education throughout each semester