Housing Ambassador

2026-2027 Academic Year

Application Closed

The Housing Ambassador application is closed. Successful candidates will be emailed with an offer to interview.

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 12:00-3:30pm 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: September 2026 through June 2027

Compensation: $19.79/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 opens April 13, 2026
  • Priority deadline to apply is April 27, 2026
  • Successful applicants will be emailed with an interview offer in late April
  • Interviews will be held early May

Materials: Fill out the application online (log in using your WWU universal login) and attach your resume. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable laws, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy, use of protective leave, genetic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. See WWU’s Policies on Prohibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class and Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sex. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University, Old Main 126 (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, 360-650-3751 or 711 (Washington Relay). 

Contact

For any questions about the Housing Ambassador position, please contact Jensen Heike at heikej@wwu.edu.