Position Availability
Application for the Student Information Specialist position for the 2025 – 2026 academic year is now open!
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Submission deadline: Sunday, March 9, 2025, by 11:59 pm PST.
Applications WILL NOT be accepted after the deadline.
Please review this page thoroughly before submitting an application.
The School of Social Work Admissions Team is a small but mighty cadre of student workers and staff who recruit, advise, and admit social work students who are committed to developing and strengthening the values, knowledge, and skills necessary to be effective change-makers. We are looking to hire two (2) Student Information Specialists (SIS) for the Admissions Team for the 2025-2026 academic year who are innovative, collaborative, and excited to help us raise awareness about social work education and build a robust cohort of social work students.
2025-2026 Eligibility
- The Student Information Specialist application is open to current and continuing MSW students as well as prospective MSW students who have submitted an application for Summer or Fall 2025 MSW admission. You do not need to wait for an offer of admission to apply for this position, but you must be offered MSW admission before moving on to the next step in the hiring process.
- If offered a position, EDP students registered for fewer than 10 credits per quarter may be eligible but will need to submit a Petition for Reduced Enrollment. If the petition is approved, EDP students may be eligible for employment.
- Washington state law and University (UW) policy prohibits the UW from hiring candidates for staff and covered student employment who do not complete and sign a sexual misconduct declaration prior to their start of employment and requires the UW to conduct a sexual misconduct verification on the final candidate’s current and past postsecondary educational institution employers prior to offer of employment. If selected for the position, the successful candidate will be required to submit a signed sexual misconduct disclosure form before an official offer of employment is made.
- Students in these positions must maintain enrollment for Fall, Winter and Spring quarters once the positions begin.
Appointment and Position Description
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Timeline: Application Process and Selection
- The application portal is now open and is due no later than Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 11:59pm PST. All submitted applications received by the due date will be considered. Click here for the Application form
- Virtual interviews will take place between March 17 – 25, 2025. Prospective students must receive an offer of admission to be considered for an interview.
- Our goal is to extend offers to finalists by the last week in March.
How to Apply
You will need to complete the online application and respond to the supplemental questions using the designated fields in the online application form.
Required materials:
- A current resume (to be uploaded within the application form)
- In lieu of a cover letter, you will provide responses to the three prompts below. Responses should be limited to approximately 500 words for each answer (you do not need to include the question in your responses, unless you wish to):
- What attracts you to this position and why do you believe you’d be a great Student Information Specialist (SIS)?
- If you were an SIS presenting an MSW information session to a room of 30 prospective students, what are the most important goals you would have for yourself during that presentation?
- Describe any experiences you have had that demonstrates your commitment to (or potential for) supporting individuals who are historically underrepresented in higher education. How do you see yourself helping to recruit and support these populations at the UW School of Social Work?
Work Schedule and Commitment
- Academic Student Employees work on average, 20 hours a week and no more than 220 hours per quarter.
- As academic and practicum schedules allow, SIS duties may be completed primarily during the weekday and may include some evening, weekend and academic break responsibilities.
- With the health and safety of the the entire Admissions Team being a top priority, the SIS should be prepared to contribute to a dynamic work environment embracing both in-person and virtual collaboration.
Classification, Contract Period and Compensation
This position is classified as an Academic Student Employee (ASE) position governed by a collective bargaining agreement between the University of Washington and UAW Local 4121. This is a graduate student assistantship that includes a tuition waiver, pay, and benefits as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement. Benefits include medical, dental and vision eligibility and coverage under the Graduate Appointee Insurance Plan. In accordance with the Academic Student Employee (ASE) contract, the SIS will be paid at the current Premaster’s RA rate. The appointment carries a full waiver of the quarterly tuition (or for EDP students, quarterly EDP course fees) and the operating fee, building fee, and technology fee; the selected candidate will be responsible for paying a number of other, smaller required additional fees. All ASEs shall be provided with a reasonable amount of break time and facilities necessary for expressing breast milk for a nursing child (established lactation facilities). The SIS does not work over summer quarter and is not paid between mid-June and mid-September.
The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 / 206-543-6452 (TTY) or dso@uw.edu. The School of Social Work is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented minority candidates, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
Questions may be directed to uwsocialwork@uw.edu – Office of Admissions, UW School of Social Work, 4101 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105