Announcement: Apply to be an Admission Tour Guide!


Audience:Students
Description

Thanks for your interest in working in the Gustavus Admission Office! We have a lot of fun, but our work is very important and we take it very seriously. Therefore, we are seeking student employees who: 

  • are responsible, respectful and energetic
  • thoroughly enjoy their Gustavus experience
  • are involved in a broad range of activities, majors, and interests

Please carefully consider the details of the job before you submit your application. Do your interests and skills match our work demands? Will you be just as excited and effective giving your 50th tour as your first?  In addition to tours, will you be genuinely happy to work as a data-enterer, receptionist, postmaster, analyzer, coordinator, panelist, mover, mingler, brainstormer, and all-around Gustavus representative?

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24 TOUR GUIDES:

Open to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This is a student employment position and you must be able to transfer departments to be eligible to work in Admission for the 2023-24 academic year.

  • Schedule includes working 3-4 Saturday mornings per semester
  • Weekday hours will be scheduled between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.
  • Additional hours may be earned working extra shifts on visit event days

SUMMER 2023 TOUR GUIDES:

  • Start date: Tuesday, May 30th; End date: Thursday, August 31st
  • Training: May 30 - June 9 (no training June 3 or 4)
  • Mandatory work days
    • Most Fridays
    • May 30 - June 2
    • Minnesota Private College Week: June 26 - 30
    • Summer Saturday mornings (TBD) *there will only be two throughout the summer
  • Regular work day: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.- 4:45 p.m. with a 45-minute unpaid lunch 
  • Occasional opportunities for extra hours; but no overtime hours (over 40 hrs/week) allowed or expected
  • Unpaid vacation days can be taken based on office coverage
  • Flexibility will be allowed for late August Gustavus commitments (i.e Greeters, CF’s, athletics)
  • $12.50/hour, paid every two weeks 

TIMELINE:

If you are excited to tell others your Gustavus story, please apply using the link below by Friday, March 17 at 11:59 p.m. We will be offering interviews to a select number of candidates for our summer positions March 20-24 and for our academic year positions April 10-14. You will be contacted at least two days prior to those dates to schedule an interview.

Click HERE to apply!