CALS SOAR Peer Advisor

Department Overview:

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Academic Affairs

Anticipated Start Date:

May 19, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

August 15, 2025 - additional employment available during the academic year

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 16 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

May 19-23 & 27-29: Full-time, In-Person Training
May 30, June 27, and August 11: In-Person Transfer SOAR 9am-1pm
June 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 24-26, July 15-18, 22-25, August 1, 5-8: In-Person SOAR 8am-1pm
July 7-11, 28-31, 12-15: Virtual SOAR - hours variable and remote
Other hours and days available as requested. Students must be available all or most dates to be considered.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $16.00 Maximum: $16.00

Number of Positions:

5

Qualifications:

• Current degree-seeking College of Agriculture and Life Sciences undergraduate student
• At least one semester completed at time of application
• Continuing student status for Summer 2025 term or Fall 2025 semester
• Available for all training dates and SOAR sessions
• Ability to work in-person at a designated on-campus work location

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Show pride in being a student in CALS and at UW-Madison
• Have a commitment to welcoming all students and building an inclusive UW-Madison community
• The ability to work with students with diverse identities, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences
• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and seek information
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal communication and listening skills

Position Summary/Job Duties:

SOAR Peer Advisors work independently and collaboratively with CALS advising staff to provide new students with academic orientation and registration.
A training period will provide hired peer advisors with the information, procedures, and tools needed for this position.

During SOAR, peer advisors will:
• Welcome new students individually, in small groups, and via presentations
• Provide information and answer questions about CALS degree requirements and programs
• Assist students with course selection and use of enrollment tools (MyUW, Course Search & Enroll, Guide)
• Share information about co-curricular activities and student life at UW-Madison
• Additional daily tasks as needed to support advising operations

Application:
• Students interested in applying must complete the following:
• Online application through UW-Madison Student Job Center including:
• Answering 3 essay questions
• Providing 2-3 references who can speak to your work in a professional or academic role (ex: work supervisor, professor, TA, or advisor). Please include the name, position, relationship to you, and email address for each reference.
• Optional: Resume emphasizing past work or volunteer experience, activities, and involvement is optional
• Letters or recommendation and/or cover letter are not required

Application Deadline: March 3, 2025
If you have questions, please contact LauraLee Berrey Norton at lberrey@wisc.edu.

Physical Demands:

N/A

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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