Become a CLA Peer Advisor

Job Title:

CLA Peer Advisor (PA)

Department:

College of Liberal Arts Advising Center, Dean’s Office

Compensation:

$16.90 per hour training; $17.50 per hour on the job;

Federal Work Study accepted

Hours:

Hours per week will be set each quarter around class schedules,

Hours will be an average of 10 hours/week and range each quarter 4 minimum - 15 hours/week; between the hours of 8am-5pm, M-F. Occasional evening or weekend.

Supervised By:

Sabrina Canady, Lead Academic Advisor

(with additional guidance from our Associate Dean, Professional Advisors and Lead PA)

Job Description:

Role & Responsibilities

The CLA Advising Center employs motivated and diverse student leaders as Peer Advisors (PAs) to assist CLA students with academic advising and registration. PAs are expected to:

• Represent the College and University in a professional, responsible and inclusive manner
• Greet and respectfully check-in the diverse student body who visits CLA Advising
• Manage Zoom drop-in advising, providing support to students and advisors
• Professionally respond to daily email and phone demands, including advising questions, appointment requests and campus resource referrals, and initiate various student adobesign forms
• Help CLA students to understand General Education and major requirements
• Assist students with understanding their Degree Progress Report (DPR), AP & IB transfer credit, PolyProfile & Degree Planner
• Act as an informed resource for CLA students for matters related to Schedule Builder and registration
• Assist first year and second year students with general academic planning
• Understand and clearly communicate University and College academic policies and procedures
• Assist students with reading and interpreting Assist.org for transfer credit
• Guide students in identifying the many academic success resources available at Cal Poly
• Perform other duties as assigned by Advisors to support the Advising Center’s mission

Qualifications/Requirements

• College of Liberal Arts student
• Ability to work for at least the full 2026-2027 academic year, preferably beyond
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Appreciation for and ability to work effectively with diverse populations of students, faculty, and staff
• Capacity for discretion, diplomacy and confidentiality
• Able to work independently with a responsible, self-motivated and proactive work ethic
• Resourcefulness
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 and remain in good academic standing during duration of employment
• Must be enrolled at Cal Poly in a minimum of 6 units

Training Commitment

Selected PAs must be available for mandatory training held during Spring quarter:

• University Wide PA training: TBD, likely half day on first or second Friday of winter quarter
• Training with CLA Advising, weeks 3-9 (about 3 hours, twice per week; day and time TBD and based on availability) ​​​​​
• AND Wed Aug 19 - Fri Aug 21, prior to the start of Fall 2026. This may conflict with WOW and you may not be able to do both.