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Commencement 2025 - Usher
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Job ID 35806
Employer Secretary, Office of the
Employer Type On Campus
Category Other / Miscellaneous
Job Type On-Campus Jobs
Job Description

 

The Office of the Secretary organizes commencement events that take place Sunday, May 18 through Monday, May 19 with required meetings and trainings beginning in early May.
Ushers are expected to work effectively with Yale faculty and staff and help make Commencement memorable for our graduates and guests.

Free post-term housing on Old Campus is available on a limited basis to students who have term-time housing on campus. Preference for housing will be given to students with additional post-term obligations, such as tour guides, FOOT Leaders, and Reunion clerks. Note that reunion clerks will be able to coordinate work as Commencement ushers with their YAA responsibilities.
The position also provides meal subsidies.
Job Requirements

 

Some ushers will be scanning tickets at guests' entrances on Commencement morning or assigned crowd control responsibilities; others will lead processions of students to their seats and assist with student seating. Still others will dispense information, programs, or physical assistance.

All ushers are needed for:

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 4:00pm - 5:00pm for Commencement Usher Training
Sunday, May 18, from 7:00 am to 11:30 am for Baccalaureate Old Campus
Sunday, May 18, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for ClassDay exercises on Old Campus
Monday, May 19, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for Commencement exercises on Old Campus

Ushers will be expected to arrive at each of the locations before their start time and remain at the location afterward. Ushers are not needed for the residential college diploma ceremonies that follow the Commencement ceremony on Old Campus. You will be able to attend your college's diploma ceremony if you would like to.
Ushers will be hired on a rolling basis. You will be notified once a decision has been made regarding your application.

In addition to working during Commencement and atone or more assigned events, all ushers are expected to attend all mandatory trainings beginning in early May. Ushers will be paid at their hourly rate for attending training sessions.

Please note, Hiring take be on a rolling basis and end on April 15th. 
Compensation $16.50/hour
Job Level FY24: Level I
Hours 10.0 hours per week
Primary Contact Chanice Deare
Primary Contact's Email chanice.deare@yale.edu
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