Campus Peer Mentor: Lead Classes & Guide Students

Auburn University Montgomery; Montgomery (AL); On-site; Full time

Job description

Overview

This posting requires a resume to complete the application. The Career Development Center provides resume review service to students, please visit www.aum.edu/career/students to submit a resume document for review. For full consideration, please upload your current or upcoming class schedule.

Responsibilities

Peer Mentors at AUM are undergraduate and graduate students who help guide and encourage fellow students. They are class leaders who act as a support system by helping students understand course material and class expectations. The role of a peer mentor can be compared to that of a teaching assistant without the responsibility of grading assignments.

Additionally, peer mentors receive priority registration for the semester for which they mentor.

Applicants selected to be peer mentor will be assigned to work with academic departments and will be expected to work with students in a course approved by that department.

• Uphold AUM's mission and build community within the classroom
• Offer student perspectives in discussions and encourage reflection
• Lead engaging activities like group work, guest speakers, and study sessions
• Help students with assignments and academic success
• Attend all assigned classes and meet with the professor weekly
• Hold weekly office hours in the Library Tower (or virtually for online courses)
• Coordinate and attend AUM events with students
• Connect students with campus resources and services
• Model appropriate behavior and maintain confidentiality (FERPA, Title IX)
• Keep communication open with professors and complete interaction logs
• Clock in/out and report any time discrepancies to the department
• Complete assessments and surveys as needed
• Complete training and attend all scheduled meetings

Qualifications

• Current full-time AUM undergraduate or graduate student
• Minimum 2.75 GPA
• Completed 2 full semesters at AUM
• Referral from a professor: please note the requirement (URL not included in this description)
• Must commit to fall and spring semesters
• Five hours per week per course for 15 weeks (75 hours)
• Six hours of training and workshops (four hours pre-semester and two hours during the semester in which you are employed)
• Mentors may be asked to participate in various EEEC activities during the summer semester, such as Orientations, Welcome Week, Mentor/Mentee Meet & Greets, etc.
• Mentors are paired with a professor and class based on their experience, schedule, and availability.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Dedicated to helping others succeed
• Confident in your ability to lead
• Able to speak in front of a classroom of students
• Comfortable leading group discussions
• Ability to provide explanations of course subject matter

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

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