Student Assistant and Outreach – Student Service (Academic Year 2026-27)

An academic and seasonal position for undergraduate students enrolled at Purdue at the West Lafayette location. The OSWS Student Assistant will assist with office administrative tasks, outreach, recruitment, and programs to engage prospective, admitted, and current Purdue students and their families.

• Max. 10 hours/week in person, M-FR
• Compensation starts at $11.00/hr

Primary Job Duties

• Assist with office administrative tasks, outreach, recruitment, and programs to engage prospective, admitted, and current Purdue students and their families 
  • Maintain attention to detail in administrative tasks
  • Represent office at on-campus outreach and recruitment events to share program information
  • Support campus events (set-up/tear-down)
  • Serve as a resource for students and prospects inquiring about summer and winter sessions

Additional Job Duties

• Create and manage assigned projects to completion (ex: publications, web content, and promotional materials)
• Assist in managing social media sites

Qualifications

• Must be actively enrolled at Purdue University
• Completed a minimum of one semester of college coursework
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written; like speaking with the public
• Strong attention to detail
• Flexible and dependable, meet deadlines
• Customer service-oriented
• Previous experience with OSWS programs, preferred
• Light lifting for materials

Application

Please submit your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please include your typical weekly availability between Monday and Friday, 9am-5pm.

• Applications to be reviewed beginning Monday, August 31
• Questions? Contact Karas Bertels-Boener, Operations Coordinator, at kbertels@purdue.edu

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