Student Recruitment and Outreach Assistant

Student Recruitment and Outreach Assistant

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

For additional information please contact:
Hailey Light at lighth

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard  et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Note:

All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Job Title:

Student Recruitment and Outreach Assistant

Appointment Type:
Student Employee

Position Appointment Percent: 100

Appointment Basis: 12

Pay Method:
Hourly

Pay Period: 16th - 15th of the following month

Pay Date:
Last working day of the month

Remote or Hybrid option?

Min Hourly Rate: $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro)

Max Hourly Rate: $21.50 (Standard); $19.50 (Non-Urban); $22.00 (Portland Metro)

This recruitment will be used to fill four (4) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Recruitment and Outreach Assistant for the Department of Food Science and Technology at Oregon State University ( OSU ).

The primary duty will be to assist with undergraduate student recruitment activities. This position may also support the FST administrative team and department personnel. Training will be provided for assigned duties.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers ( NACE ) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:
Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Professionalism

70% – Student Recruitment and Outreach

• Support on-campus student camps and events by facilitating hands-on food science activities.
• Represent the Food Science and Sustainable Technologies ( FSST ) undergraduate program at recruitment events both on and off campus, which may include occasional travel, evenings, or weekends.
• Assist with planning and coordination of FSST undergraduate recruitment events.
• Engage with prospective and admitted students through handwritten note cards, phone calls, and email to encourage enrollment and answer program-related questions.
• Maintain contact with students post-registration to support engagement and retention.
• Assist in the production of recruitment materials, including printing, cutting, and folding.
• Assemble informational packets for prospective students.
• Serve as an FSST program ambassador by providing program information, leading tours of Wiegand and Withycombe Halls, and highlighting research activities within the facilities.

30% – Student Office Assistant

• Assist with package deliveries, check in shipments, and notify recipients; distribute departmental mail.
• Assist with set-up and clean-up for departmental meetings and events.
• Help with hanging posters, and maintaining bulletin boards in Wiegand and Withycombe Halls.
• Perform general office support tasks such as restocking the copier, recycling cardboard, and organizing items for surplus.
• Complete other administrative projects and tasks as assigned.
• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student:
    Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling…