GLC Student Worker and Language Conversation Partner - Global Learning Center - 2026/27

Seton Hall University, New Jersey

  • South Orange, New Jersey
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Student workers will assist the GLC director in supporting LLC faculty and students with a variety of activities and services the Center provides, including: Native or advanced proficiency in one (or more) of the languages taught at Seton Hall: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSouth Orange, New Jersey
    Websitehttps://www.shu.edu/about.html

    Description

    JOB SUMMARY

    Assist LLC faculty and students with services provided by the GLC. Participate in peer language conversation partner program (PALS) as a native or advanced speaker.

    DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

    The Global Learning Center supports the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Student workers will assist the GLC director in supporting LLC faculty and students with a variety of activities and services the Center provides, including:

     

    Managing the Peer-Assisted Language Support (PALS) program's database of registrants, and making matches for conversation partners

    Participating as conversation partners in the PALS program to provide language support to LLC students

    Coordinating and helping run events hosted in the GLC (e.g., creating/posting flyers, setting up for events, assisting with catering, etc.)

    Participating in tabling events such as Involvement Day and others

    Helping professors locate DVDs and other resources listed in the GLC database and retrieve them from the GLC's resource library

    Creating content for the GLC's Instagram page and other social media

    Helping to maintain GLC and LLC department billboards

    Brainstorming program ideas and advising the director on the marketing of events and programs to students

    Assisting LLC faculty with smart classroom technical issues, printing requests, and other work as need arises

    Other duties as needed

    REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

    MUST BE A CURRENT STUDENT AT SETON HALL UNIVERSITY.  Applicants who are not will not be contacted.

    MUST BE FEDERAL WORK STUDY ELIGIBLE.  Students who are not will not be contacted.

    Native or advanced proficiency in one (or more) of the languages taught at Seton Hall: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

    Comfortable working with fellow students and sharing your language with them as they are practicing it

    Strong writing and design skills for making flyers, writing email correspondence, etc.

    Familiarity with office procedures and good customer service

    Knowledge of programs such as MS Office Suite, Adobe, and Canva, as well as how to print and scan

    A friendly, customer service-oriented attitude

    A sense of diligence to perform regular/daily duties and to show up to work on time and to keep in contact when unable to work

    DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

    Interest in developing marketing and communications skills

    Interest in world languages and other cultures

    A creative mind that understands how to engage students in enrichment activities for language and culture learning

    SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

    ONLY Federally-Qualified Work Study Students are eligible

    Please submit a resume, if available

    CONTACT

    Jessica Wilson (

    jessica.wilson1@shu.edu

    )

    FEDERAL WORK STUDY ELIGIBILITY

    YES – Federal Work Study eligibility required (check your Financial Aid Offer on the University Portal)

     

    Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).

     

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