Housing Ambassador
Winter & Spring 2026
Application Open Now!
We're currently hiring a Housing Ambassador for winter/spring 2026! To apply, fill out the online application and attach your resume.
Application deadline: Nov 16, 2025. Apply now!
Position Summary
Housing Ambassadors are valued student employees who live on campus and showcase their rooms during tours and events. As tour room hosts, ambassadors interact with a diverse range of students and their families. Trained and supervised by University Residences marketing staff, ambassadors provide a unique student perspective both in-person and on Housing's social media.
Note: Showrooms are located in Nash Hall, Alma Clark Glass Hall, Edens Hall, and Ridgeway Beta. Housing Ambassador candidates must be willing to live in any showroom.
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Required Qualifications
- Must be available from 12:30-3:30pm most Fridays throughout the academic year and several Saturdays in April
- Must be willing to live in any showroom location
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Work independently with a high degree of reliability
- Maintain good academic and conduct standing with the university
- Learn about housing and dining at Western
Primary Responsibilities
- Showcase room for prospective students, their families and others during organized tour days and special events
- Maintain your room in a condition that is neat, clean and welcoming
- Ensure room is open and ready on tour/event day
- Discuss benefits of living on campus to visitors
- Attend all meetings and training sessions
- Log visitor data through an online form
- Assist with additional marketing efforts as assigned
Terms of Employment
Dates of employment: January 2026 through June 2026
Compensation: $19.00/hour and discounted room rate
Hours of work:
- 2-4 hours of paid training and staff meetings
- 12-15 events throughout winter & spring quarter, 3-5 hours per week
- Shifts are typically on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm, and a couple of Saturdays in spring quarter
Housing assignment: Your housing assignment is determined by University Residences. Termination of employment will result in housing reassignment.
Roommates: You will be assigned a fellow ambassador roommate.
As a campus resident, you must maintain compliance with University Residences policies and procedures.
As a student employee, you must maintain compliance with the Student Employment Handbook.
Application Timeline & Materials
Timeline:
- Application will be open Nov 1-16, 2025
- Successful applicants will be emailed with an interview offer in late Nov
- Interviews will be held early Dec
Materials: Fill out the application online (log in using your WWU universal login) and attach your resume.
Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action
Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and parenting status), disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or genetic information in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. Inquiries may be directed to the Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity & Employment Diversity, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Equal Opportunity Office, Western Washington University, Old Main 345 (MS 9021), 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay); CRTC@wwu.edu.
WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources Disability Services, 360.650.3774 or 711 (Washington Relay).
Contact
For any questions about the Housing Ambassador position, please contact Jensen Heike at heikej@wwu.edu.