Residence Hall Ambassador

Position Title: Residence Hall Ambassador (Admissions Showroom)

Semester/Year: 2025 Spring Semester

Total Positions Available: 10

Supervisor: Maggie Schlehlein

Pay rate: $16 per hour 

Hours per week: 2-3

Start Date: February 23, 2026 

End Date: April 30, 2026

Description

A Residence Hall Ambassador (Admissions Showroom) is a current student who allows the Office of Admissions to show prospective students and families their room as an example of on campus housing during Admitted Student Days. The dates are Saturday, Feb. 28, Saturday, March 28, Saturday, April 11, and Saturday, April 18. The expectation is that the student’s room will reflect positively on the campus housing options. First and second-floor rooms are preferable. A Residence Hall Ambassador must be available for all four Admitted Student Days.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the room is presentable, unlocked, and open from 1 pm -3:30 pm on Saturday, Feb. 28, Saturday, March 28, Saturday, April 11, and Saturday, April 18.
• Being accessible by phone to their immediate supervisor on the above event days from 12 pm-4 pm
• Showing room to visitors on tour during Admitted Student Days 
• Being present and engaging with families and students
• Ensuring their room is well kept and reflects positively on the residence hall/institution as a whole
• Notifying Admissions supervisor of potential negative situations present in their residence hall (i.e. trash piling up in hallway, dirty floors, restrooms out of order, etc.)

Application Instructions

Students hired into on-campus jobs must complete federal employment paperwork, including the Form I9. Students must present original documents indicating they are eligible to work in the U.S. Photocopies of documents cannot be accepted. Students should ensure they have their documents on campus or have a plan to get their documents to campus if they are hired to work on campus.

Review of applications will begin immediately. You may be contacted by the hiring supervisor for additional information.  Information to include on your cover letter:

Required information

• Name:
• Class Year:
• Residence Hall:
• Room Number:
• Phone Number:
• Roommate’s Name (if applicable): 
• Have you received consent from your roommate to show your collective space?
  • (While roommate won’t get paid, Admissions will provide roommate with some SWAG in appreciation)
• Upload photo of room: (If applying before you return to campus, email your photo to SCHLEHLEIN@hws.edu)
• I am available for all or majority of the four dates: Yes or no specify which.