GLC Student Worker and Language Conversation Partner - Global Learning Center - 2025/26

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

 

FEDERAL WORK STUDY REQUIREMENT

YES -- Federal Work Study eligibility required (check your 2025/26 Financial Aid Award Offer)

 

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 learning 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.wilson@shu.edu)

 

 

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.