Hours: Up to 15 hours per week
Work Schedule: Varies depending on student schedule
Wage: Starting at $17.13
Who Can Apply: Work Study Eligible Students
Must be Work-Study Eligible only.
What is Work Study? If you receive Financial Aid, you may be eligible for Work Study. Running Start Students and International Students are not eligible for Work Study.
D-Center Student Leader – Outreach and Communications Specialist
The D Center Student Leader is responsible for serving as one of two primary staff support at the D Center. The main duties of the D Center Student Leaders are to be present during D Center open hours, collect data on student needs, provide students with vital resources, and create an inclusive environment for students of all sexual and gender identities, orientations, and expressions. The D Center Student Leader collaborates with Accessibility Resources, CLS, CCIE, and other campus partners to build a more responsive and inclusive campus for all students.
Duties and responsibilities:
D-Center direct support
- Attend regular meetings and communication with AR and CLS teams
- Maintain a clean, inviting, respectful, and accessible space with relevant resources and activities
- Consistently collect data from D Center visitors through feedback forms
- Actively recruit interested students for shared leadership opportunities
- Increase awareness of disability issues on campus by developing programming and advertising that highlights the D Center’s work
- Initiate discussions between other student groups, clubs, and ASHC for collaboration for events and programming
- Work with AR and other campus partners to set up, organize and run events
- Plan and order refreshments for events
- Draft forms and surveys for feedback on events
- Monitor D Center email, responding to and forwarding inquiries as necessary
- Create and monitor D Center calendar including use of space by auxiliary groups
- Other duties as assigned
Campus involvement
- Participate in leadership and diversity trainings provided through AR, CLS, and CCIE
- Attend meetings and training with CLS/CCIE core leaders
- Be a D Center representative at campus resource fairs
- Provide assistance in coordinating D Center programming
- Promote D Center offerings on the campus calendar and distribute flyers
- Research student-requested resources
Community outreach
- Outreach and network with local organizations and educational institutions
- Monitor and post on D Center social media sites
- Serve as a D Center ambassador in the wider community
What you bring:
- Lived experience, deep knowledge, or interest in disability issues
- Interest in developing an understanding of digital and physical accessibility principles to foster a sense of belonging and increased campus engagement
- A focus on building authentic relationships and uplifting student voices
- Compassion, kindness, and a non-judgmental attitude
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Confidence standing up to discrimination and awareness of when to seek support
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality
- An understanding of diversity, equity, and intersectionality
- Awareness of social emotional health and trauma-informed care
- An open, creative, and collaborative mindset
- Interest in being part of a caring and high trust team
- Willingness to expand own learning related to Disability Justice, advocacy, and intersectionality
- Dedication to self-care and creating healthy boundaries
Work expectations:
- Registered for at least 6 credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA each quarter.
- Students will participate in a quarterly reflective evaluation to help identify leadership strengths and challenges during the duration of the position.
- Students can expect to work up to 15 hours per week. This position pays WA minimum wage.
