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Student Director of the Wisconsin Admissions Volunteers (WAV) Program

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 509236
Division/Organization: Enrollment Management
Department: Office Of Admissions & Recruitment
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Office of Admissions & Recruitment
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Customer Service, Honoring Context and Culture

Department Overview:

 Come join our team in the Office of Admissions and Recruitment within the Division of Enrollment Management at UW-Madison. We are admissions professionals dedicated to recruiting, admitting and enrolling the next generation of UW-Madison undergraduates.

Anticipated Start Date:

 September 2, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

 The Student Director will have a set number of in-office hours each week, usually 6-8 hrs per week during business hours, with flexibility around class schedules. In addition to this, the Student Director will be expected to participate in event preparation, logistics, and execution, totaling an additional 2-4 hours during event weeks. Events frequently occur on Fridays, especially during the Spring semester, so Friday daytime availability is very important.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00 

Number of Positions:

 1-2

Qualifications:

 -Required: UW-Madison undergraduate student in good academic standing
-Required: Demonstrated campus involvement in student clubs/orgs, volunteering, or other campus jobs
- Previous experience with public speaking preferred
- Previous leadership experience preferred
- Ability to meet schedule expectations as outlined above

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Coordination of the Wisconsin Admissions Volunteers (WAV) Program:
-Organize WAV meetings, including developing content, producing PowerPoint presentations, and running each meeting
-Ongoing management of student volunteer database
-Create training materials and facilitate training sessions for student volunteers
-Collaborate with Social Media Coordinator on all WAV social media engagement, including brainstorming, scheduling, coordination of volunteers, and supervision of social media fulfillment
-Implement campus-wide marketing strategies to promote the WAV program
-Attend campus resource fairs and student organization meetings to promote WAV
-Brainstorm and generate new ways to expand and improve the WAV program
-Assist with copying, mailings, and research projects

Recruitment Event Duties:
-Recruit and coordinate volunteers for various OAR recruitment events
-Staff recruitment events
-Moderate student panels (virtual-only)
-Manage WAV volunteers at recruitment events
-Assist with event preparation and staffing

-Other Duties as Assigned

Position Summary/Job Duties:

UW–Madison’s Office of Admissions and Recruitment is seeking a student to fill the role of Student Director of the Wisconsin Admissions Volunteers (WAV) program. This candidate will work alongside of and be mentored by a permanent UW-Madison staff member while developing hands-on volunteer management skills, taking on peer leadership opportunities, and gaining a deeper understanding of the college admissions process.

The WAV program is a group of volunteer undergraduate students who play a vital role in extending the reach of the Office of Admissions and Recruitment as we work to contact, connect with, and enroll top-quality students from across the country. The Student Director of WAV coordinates all aspects of the volunteer program including advertising the volunteer opportunities, recruiting and training qualified students, managing ongoing communication with volunteers, and coordinating volunteers for all recruitment events.

**REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS:
-Resume
-Cover letter: In one page maximum, tell us about yourself, your involvement as a Badger, and how you can share that experience with future badgers and their families

Physical Demands:

Lifting up to 20 lbs

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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