iLEAD: Peer Career Advisor

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General purpose: Peer Career Advisors (PCA's) are undergraduate and graduate students who provide pivotal services for the Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development. 

Summary of Essential Functions 

• PCA's will provide one-on-one career advising to fellow students and assist in creating Career Development resources or programs. PCA's are trained in the basics of Career Development topics that students frequently ask, and typically work 4-6 hours per week.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Represent the Career Development Office as a Student Ambassador

• Engage students and provide one-on-one career advising sessions

• Assist in the development & planning of programs, workshops and presentations

• Assist with major events (e.g. Practice & Pie, Resumes 101, Wellness Fair, Spring Involvement Fair)

• Create career resources

• Create outreach campaigns to assigned caseload  

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a currently enrolled MICA undergraduate/graduate student at the time of employment

• Must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship experience

• Proficiency with Google Office Suite 

Compensation

• 4-6 hours per week

• $15.00 per hour 

Conditions of Employment 

• Mandatory 1-day training in late August and Joint Student Leader Training

• Student employees may work no more than 20 hours per week across all on-campus positions. 

• PCA's hold their position for one academic year and sometimes continue into multiple years. This is discussed and decided mutually during an end-of-year review. 

Application Timeline & Details

• Applications close Saturday, March 1, 2025

• Interviews will take place Monday, March 10th, 2025 - Friday, March 28th, 2025

• Please address the following items in your cover letter:

  • What interests you about the Peer Career Advisor position?

  • Describe your attributes and characteristics that would serve you in the PCA role.

  • Describe your experiences (such as an internship, work, work-study, volunteer, activities, clubs…) and how they relate to the position.

  • How do you see yourself aiding your peers in their professional development?​

• For more information, please contact Career Development at careerdevelopment@mica.edu. 

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

• Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Maryland Institute College of Art is committed to its policy of providing equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status (disabled, Vietnam-era, or otherwise). Furthermore, the College does not tolerate any form of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment or sexual violence. This policy applies to all prog