Fostering Success Peer Coach

Universities of Wisconsin; Stevens Point (WI); Vor Ort; USD 15.000 - 22.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) seeks a Fostering Success Peer Coach to support students in the Fostering Success Program. You will manage a caseload of 10–15 students, maintain regular contact, and help connect them to campus resources and staff within the SET Department.

Responsibilities include scheduling meetings, planning events, promoting program activities, and handling administrative tasks. This is a part-time, student hourly role with up to 15 hours per week at $14/hour.

Qualifikationen

• Be enrolled at UWSP at least part-time (Minimum of 6 credits).
• Be in good academic standing (Minimum 2.0 GPA).
• Knowledgeable about UWSP resources or willing to learn.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a team.
• Ability to support FSP students in 1:1 and small group settings.
• Fostering an open, engaging environment for all students.

Aufgaben

• Meet regularly with LEAD/FSP Programs Coordinator.
• Engage with a caseload of 10-15 students via in-person/virtual/phone/email.
• Work up to 10 hours per week across SSC office hours and field.
• Plan, promote, market and execute events and outings.
• Coordinate equipment, supplies, and catering for events.
• Complete administrative tasks and document in Navigate.

Kenntnisse

Enrolled UWSP student

Good academic standing

Trauma-informed care

Mentoring experience

Event coordination

Effective communication

Ausbildung

Sophomore standing or higher

Majoring in Social Work / related

Tools

Canva

Jobbeschreibung

Position Title:

Fostering Success Peer Coach

Job Category:

Student Hourly

Job Profile:

Student Help

Job Summary:

Job Description: Fostering Success Peer Coach 2025-2026

Department Employer:

UWSP Office of Student Experience and Transformation (SET)

Location:

Student Success Center, SSC 220

1108 Fremont St

Stevens Point, WI 54481

Supervisor:

Tana De Lonay,

LEAD and Fostering Success Programs (FSP) Coordinator

Supervisor Contact Info:

[e-mail] | 715-346-2061

Program Info:

Fostering Success Program (FSP)

Positions Available:

1 Position Open

Role Summary:

The FSP Peer Success Coach role engages regularly with an assigned caseload of approximately 10-15 students who are eligible for the Fostering Success Program. Peer coaches are expected to send out regular communication to students, schedule meetings, plan/promote/market and execute events, and connect students to SET Department staff, campus, and Stevens Point community resources and support.

Schedule & Compensation:

Up to 15 Hours Per Week @ $14 Per / Hour

Work Study OR Non-Work Study Eligible;

Work Study Preferred but NOT Required

Application Deadline:

Friday, October 24th, 2025

SET Department Mission:

The Office of Student Experience and Transformation (SET) aims to provide support to pre-college and college students who need help with their transition to the UWSP campus community. SET serves as a welcoming campus resource that provides academically and culturally integrated transformative experiences. SET empowers student development, connects first-generation students, and celebrates all students’ lived experiences and campus communities.

SET Department Vision:

To foster transformative learning through integrated, holistic, and human-centered community experiences.

Fostering Success Program Summary:

Implemented in the 2022-2023 academic year, the Fostering Success Program is designed to provide support for students who have previously experienced out-of-home placement. This includes experience with foster care or other out of home placements, legal guardianship or other court appointed statuses, orphaned or adopted, legally emancipated minors, housing or food insecurity, and low(er) socioeconomic status. Students in this program also receive other benefits, including eligibility to attend the LEAD Summer Bridge Program before their first year at UW-Stevens Point, welcome baskets, special academic year programming, social enrichment activities, exclusive access to the FSP personal hygiene pantry, and meeting regularly with a peer success coach and SET Department professional staff.

Fostering Success Peer Coach Responsibilities:

• Meet regularly with LEAD/FSP Programs Coordinator.
• Engage on a regular basis with assigned mentee caseload of 10-15 Fostering Success Program eligible students, meeting/communicating in person, virtually, through emails, and phone/texting.
• Availability to work up to 10 hours per week through combined SSC office hours and in the field for student meetings/activities/events.
• Be respectful of all students and their lived experiences at all times; this includes but is not limited to, engaging in active listening, answering FSP student questions, and connecting them to SET Department staff, campus, and community resources and supports as needed.
• Independently plan, promote, market and execute regularly scheduled events, activities, and outings.
• Order and/or prep necessary equipment, supplies, and catering/dining for events, activities, and outings.
• Abide by all Student Success Center, SET Department, and UWSP policies and procedures.
• Promote SET Department and UWSP mission and vision at all times.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of Student Success Center when holding office hours.
• Complete administrative tasks such as answering calls and emails, ensuring students sign in on SSC kiosk during SSC office hours, and completing documentation in Navigate and other programs.
• Demonstrate responsible leadership to ensure program goals are met.

Fostering Success Peer Coach Qualifications:

• Be enrolled at UWSP at least part-time (Minimum of 6 credits or more).
• Be in good academic standing (Minimum of a 2.0 GPA or higher).
• Knowledgeable about UWSP Campus (Academic resources, residential life, campus activities, etc.), especially those that may pertain to students with lived experience in the foster care system, OR willingness to learn.
• Demonstrate a level of maturity and responsibility that shows ability to work with minimal supervision both independently and collaboratively with others in a team setting.
• Ability to effectively support FSP students in both 1:1 and small group settings.
• • Fostering an open, friendly, and engaging environment that supports and respects the diverse needs of ALL students is a requirement.
• Have working knowledge of trauma-informed care practices OR willingness to learn.
• • Ability to effectively address sensitive concerns of students professionally, compassionately and confidentially is also a requirement.
• Flexibility to adapt quickly to last-minute schedule changes and/or pivots in planning.
• Fostering Success Preferred Qualifications:
• Sophomore standing or higher.
• Majoring in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Human Services or any other related majors.
• Identifies as a student of color, LGBTQ+ self-identifying students, low-income, and/or first-generation student.
• Knowledge of SET Department Centers, Programs, its operations, resources, supports, etc.
• Experience as a mentor, coach, or other related leadership position.
• Experience with end-to-end planning, marketing and coordinating events.
• Experience with Canva or other design software OR willing to learn.

Special Notes:

Through the discovery and dissemination of knowledge, UW-Stevens Point stimulates intellectual growth, provides a liberal education, and prepares students for a diverse sustainable world. The university is committed to creating a safe, inclusive learning community for all faculty and staff from a variety of backgrounds. Visit https://www.uwsp.edu/join-uw-stevens-point/ for more information about UW-Stevens Point. To learn about the Stevens Point (aka Point) area fun, jobs, housing, education, quality of life, and bragging rights, visit www.stevenspointarea.com.

Individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process should contact Human Resources and affirmative action at 715-346-2606 or [e-mail].

The safety and success of students, faculty, and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is paramount. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires the distribution of an annual security report to all current and prospective students, faculty, and staff. You may obtain the complete report at https://www3.uwsp.edu/protsv/Pages/Clery.aspx

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

An offer of employment will require a criminal background check and authorization to work within the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Qualified applicants