Start date: October 2024

Hours: 8 each week

Salary: $9.25/hour

Supervisor: Director of First-Generation Initiatives

General Summary:

A Eureka College Peer Mentor provides one-on-one mentoring sessions that support the mentees' goals. Mentees are first-year students who are either the first in their family to attend college and/or historically underrepresented. The Peer Mentor is responsible for providing mentorship to 4-5 mentees for the entire academic year through weekly interactions. The Peer Mentor will participate in training prior to being assigned a mentee roster and will attend 3 campus activities throughout the semester. A peer mentor should be passionate about helping others succeed, eager to develop their leadership, dedicated to serving diverse student groups, have an open mind and flexibility.

Position Responsibilities:

• Serve as an advocate, coach and role model for mentees

• Partner with mentees to support action plans completed through college resources

• Initiate contact with mentees each week

• Utilize tools from the Peer Mentor training to mentoring relationship

• Email or text roster of mentees a list of activities that are occurring on campus each week

• Document all interactions with mentees through electronic case note form on a weekly basis

• Attend bi-weekly Peer Mentor staff meetings

• Immediately inform supervisor if mentees are at risk of harming themselves or others

• Notify supervisor of any conflicts or inability to fulfill position responsibilities.

• Participate in required mentor trainings, meetings, and campus events.