Weber State University
Career Mentor
🇺🇸
Ogden, UT
🕑
Part-Time
💰
$13
per Hour
💻
Career Services
🗓️
March 16th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Weber State University is hiring a Career Mentor. The role involves providing front office support with strong customer service, mentoring students on career-related skills such as resume writing and interviewing, collaborating on marketing and employer outreach projects, and assisting with career fairs and employment data tasks.
Highlights
- Provide professionalism and customer service in person, by phone, and email at the front office.
- Approve student appointments and job postings on Handshake; maintain daily front office checklist.
- Mentor students on resumes, cover letters, interviewing, and assist with building Handshake and LinkedIn profiles with provided training.
- Collaborate with Career Counselors and Employment Advisors on college-specific marketing events and services.
- Conduct outreach to employers and support career fairs and other events.
- Assist with related projects like entering employment data and building resources.
- Required skills include teamwork, customer service, adaptability, and proficiency with computers.
- Hourly pay rate is $13.00 with up to 20 hours per week and mandatory weekly training.
- Applicants must be full-time students with at least a 2.0 GPA; a GPA above 3.0 and Federal Work Study eligibility are preferred.
- No background check required for this position.
Career Mentor Full Description
Career Mentor
Position Details
WSU's Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).
Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).
Position Information
Position Title | Career Mentor
Requisition Number | H00943P
Position Category | Hourly/Work Study
Campus Location | Weber State University - Ogden, UT
Hours per week | Up to 20
Months per year |
Alternate work schedule |
Pay Grade |
Salary |
Hourly Pay Rate | $13.00
FLSA |
Job Summary/Basic Function | Career Services is looking for positive, team-oriented individuals with great customer service and interpersonal skills. Candidates must have an enthusiastic personality, strong work ethic and be quick learners. Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with team members. Up to 20 hours per week including a weekly mandatory training meeting (1hr). Flexible hours. $13.00/hr.
Job roles and duties include the following:
Front Office
Display professionalism and strong customer service when assisting individuals in person, over the phone, and through email.
Approve student appointments and jobs on Handshake along with working on the daily front office check list. Maintain a clean and professional environment.
Career Mentoring (Career Station)
Mentor students on resumes, cover letters, and interviewing (training provided).
Assist students with building profiles on Handshake and LinkedIn and taking professional headshots (training provided).
Counselor/Coordinator Projects
Collaborate with Career Counselors/Employment Advisors with marketing events and services to their assigned college. (If assigned to work with the Student Employment Coordinator, assist with the 50/50 program.)
Outreach to employers and help with career fairs and other events.
Help with other related projects as assigned (e.g. – gather and enter employment data, build college-specific resources, etc.).
Required Qualifications | Excellent teamwork, customer service, adaptability, and computer skills are required.
This position is 50/50 eligible, student must be enrolled full-time and maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to qualify.
Preferred Qualifications | GPA > 3.0 strongly preferred.
Federal Work Study eligibility is preferred but not required. (If you are unsure if you are eligible for the Federal Work Study Program, contact the Financial Aid office at 801-626-7569).
Background Check? | No
Requisition Number | H00943P
Position Category | Hourly/Work Study
Campus Location | Weber State University - Ogden, UT
Hours per week | Up to 20
Months per year |
Alternate work schedule |
Pay Grade |
Salary |
Hourly Pay Rate | $13.00
FLSA |
Job Summary/Basic Function | Career Services is looking for positive, team-oriented individuals with great customer service and interpersonal skills. Candidates must have an enthusiastic personality, strong work ethic and be quick learners. Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with team members. Up to 20 hours per week including a weekly mandatory training meeting (1hr). Flexible hours. $13.00/hr.
Job roles and duties include the following:
Front Office
Display professionalism and strong customer service when assisting individuals in person, over the phone, and through email.
Approve student appointments and jobs on Handshake along with working on the daily front office check list. Maintain a clean and professional environment.
Career Mentoring (Career Station)
Mentor students on resumes, cover letters, and interviewing (training provided).
Assist students with building profiles on Handshake and LinkedIn and taking professional headshots (training provided).
Counselor/Coordinator Projects
Collaborate with Career Counselors/Employment Advisors with marketing events and services to their assigned college. (If assigned to work with the Student Employment Coordinator, assist with the 50/50 program.)
Outreach to employers and help with career fairs and other events.
Help with other related projects as assigned (e.g. – gather and enter employment data, build college-specific resources, etc.).
Required Qualifications | Excellent teamwork, customer service, adaptability, and computer skills are required.
This position is 50/50 eligible, student must be enrolled full-time and maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to qualify.
Preferred Qualifications | GPA > 3.0 strongly preferred.
Federal Work Study eligibility is preferred but not required. (If you are unsure if you are eligible for the Federal Work Study Program, contact the Financial Aid office at 801-626-7569).
Background Check? | No
Posting Detail Information
Job Open Date | 03/16/2026
Review Date | 03/18/2026
Job Close Date | 04/11/2026
Open Until Filled |
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/11257
Notes to Applicant | To apply, complete the online application attach a resume, the contact information for three references, transcripts and a cover letter.
If you are hired, please keep in mind that you will need to complete the appropriate Payroll and HR documents prior to beginning work.
The screening of applicants will begin immediately.
Due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals who have worked in a salaried capacity for Weber State University are ineligible to be hired as an hourly or adjunct employee at Weber State for six months.
Review Date | 03/18/2026
Job Close Date | 04/11/2026
Open Until Filled |
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/11257
Notes to Applicant | To apply, complete the online application attach a resume, the contact information for three references, transcripts and a cover letter.
If you are hired, please keep in mind that you will need to complete the appropriate Payroll and HR documents prior to beginning work.
The screening of applicants will begin immediately.
Due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals who have worked in a salaried capacity for Weber State University are ineligible to be hired as an hourly or adjunct employee at Weber State for six months.
ADA Essential Job Function
Physical Activity of this position | Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles etc., using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Agility is emphasized. Important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion., Maintaining equilibrium to prevent falling. Walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. , Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. , Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees., Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. , Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. , Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time. , Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. , Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. , Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. , Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Physical Requirements of this position | Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. | Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading., Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services,) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection).
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. | The worker is subject to outside environmental changes. No effective protection from the weather.
Physical Requirements of this position | Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. | Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading., Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services,) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection).
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. | The worker is subject to outside environmental changes. No effective protection from the weather.
Supplemental Questions
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- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
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- Internal Job Posting
- Agency Referral
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- Personal Referral
- Website
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Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Transcripts
- List of References with Contact Info
Optional Documents
- Other Document 1
3848 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 84408
(801) 626-6000
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