First Year Experience Peer Lead Ambassador

Posting Details

Position Information -------------------

Working Title: First-Year Experience Peer Lead Ambassador Department: First-Year Programs Type of Work: Study Building/Office Location: UC - University Center Work Schedule: The department is open Monday-Friday 8:15 am-4:30 pm hours may vary each day based on the students class schedule. There may be some evening or weekend hours on occasion for events.

This position is for 10 hours a week during the spring and fall semesters. Schedule determined upon hiring. Working during students class times is prohibited.

Job Description ---------------

First-Year Experience is hiring a highly motivated Northern Kentucky University student. The First-Year Experience Peer Lead Ambassador will support the departments Wellness programming as part of the AmplifyNKY Grant by assisting with tabling events, marketing development, and engagement initiatives. This position will collaborate with the Director of First-Year Experience and Programming and the First-Year Peer Lead Ambassador. This position will also assist in assessing the reception of the wellness programming by reviewing data for the First-Year Experience office. This position will be in-person with some virtual possibilities.

Primary Responsibilities ----------------------

• Assist with designing, planning, evaluating, and revising FYE Wellness program activities, programming, and logistics
• Take a leadership role in all wellness programming initiatives in the department
• Design wellness events around the Ten Dimensions of wellness for FY students
• Assist with day-of coordination of academic events and trainings
• Collect, enter, analyze, and make recommendations based on evaluation data

Engagement Responsibilities -------------------------

• Help raise awareness of wellness-related resources for first-year students
• Serve as positive role models of student success
• Assist with department initiatives to engage the campus community in the ten dimensions of wellness
• Attend and contribute to bi-weekly meetings and required trainings
• Work with Student Wellness Peer Ambassadors and Lead Ambassadors

Other Duties as Assigned ------------------------

It is critical to consider this programming from a campus-wide perspective with a key focus on student engagement.

Qualifications --------------

This position considers a candidate with demonstrated knowledge of and enthusiasm for NKU health and wellness promotion involvement in campus activities and a desire to help new students, all of which strongly benefit candidacy. The ideal candidate should major in Organizational Leadership, Social Work, Communication Studies, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, Art, Business, or a related major.

Students must be able to demonstrate a level of the following:

• Leadership
• Successful independent work
• Organization of time and prioritization of responsibilities
• Data analytics skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to think critically
• Beginner to Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Suites
• Canva, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently

You are encouraged to include additional materials, including references, a writing sample, and a graphic design sample.

Any candidate offered this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

Minimum Education -----------------

High School Diploma

Pay Rate ----------

Up to $11/hour

Posting Detail Information -------------------------

Requisition Number: 20261929 Job Open Date: 01/23/2026 Job Close Date: Quick Link: https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/15430

Supplemental Questions ----------------------

• Are you a current NKU student? Yes No
• No response
• Describe a leadership role that you have filled in the past. Describe the key leadership skills you feel you have and how you demonstrated them.
• Open-Ended Question
• Are you comfortable working with a variety of people, candidates, public officials, school officials, NKU officials, student organization leaders, students, faculty, staff, in order to make an event or initiative succeed?
• Open-Ended Question

Applicant Documents -------------------

• Required fields are indicated with an asterisk
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Letter of Application
• References
• Optional Documents