Tour Guide - Visit Crew

Tour Guide - Visit Crew

University of Portland

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title Tour Guide - Visit Crew

Department Admissions

Terms and Hours Approx. 2-5 hrs/wk

Job Category Student Employment

Hourly Wage Portland Metro Minimum Wage ($16.80)

Job Summary

Tour Guides provide prospective students and their families the opportunity to experience life on The Bluff. The Tour Guide positions are multi-faceted and include walking visitors around campus, sharing stories about student life, participating in large events, public speaking, and more.

Through working with Admissions Tour Guides, prospective students and families should become more knowledgeable about campus, understand that we are a Catholic university and how faith plays a role on campus, and learn what it means to be a UP student.

Core Duties

Tour Guides in the Office of Admissions are expected to represent UP and provide a positive perspective into campus and life on The Bluff.

• Give regularly scheduled tours each week (typically 2-5hrs per week)
• Work 3-4 Saturday events per semester such as Saturday Visits, Weekend On The Bluff, Discover UP
• Assist with Admissions operations including student panels, passing out t-shirts, calling students, inputting data and other duties as assigned.
• Be knowledgeable about all things UP (comprehensive training included in Tour Guide Orientation)
• Work closely with fellow Admissions team members and campus partners
• Other relevant duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Tour Guides who work for the Office of Admissions are superb: they are well-rounded, articulate, happy to be part of the UP community, involved in campus life, considerate, and friendly.
• Tour Guides need to be punctual, organized, and recognize that they are often the first and perhaps only contact prospective students may have with UP.
• While first-year students are welcome to apply, priority will be given to those with additional UP experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Campus life experience: clubs, Residence Life, ASUP, any and all community activites
• Admissions programming participation (Weekend On the Bluff, Overnight hosting, etc)
• Green Dot trained
• Bilingual

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements:

• Walking the length of campus

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number SE1141-2023

Number of Vacancies Multiple

Estimated Start Date 10/31/2026

Open Date 09/25/2026

Close Date 10/18/2026

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Which high school did you attend? Graduation year from UP? Intended major?

(Open Ended Question)

• * Describe your own experience with the Admissions Office as a prospective student. For example, did you attend a campus tour, meet with an Admissions Counselor, attend a regional event, etc. What were your deciding factors attending UP?

(Open Ended Question)

• * Why are you interested in working in Admissions and being a Tour Guide at UP?

(Open Ended Question)

• * What activities are you involved in on-campus and what will you be involved in this year?

(Open Ended Question)

• * Describe one interesting tidbit or fun fact about yourself.

(Open Ended Question)

Required Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter

Contact

University of Portland

5000 N. Willamette Blvd

Portland, Oregon

97203-5798