PEER MENTOR SUCCESS COACH (graduate student position)

Karolinska Institutet; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Texas Wesleyan University seeks a Graduate Student Peer Mentor Success Coach to support student achievement through program development and supervision of undergraduate mentors. This role also involves grant reporting and building leadership skills in a graduate student employee.

The position requires active engagement with students in and out of the classroom, office management tasks, and training participation to advance academic and personal growth.

Qualifications

• Current graduate student enrollment with capacity for staffing
• Bachelor’s degree and mentoring experience preferred
• Strong communication and ethics in mentoring are essential

Responsibilities

• Meet with undergraduate employees and assigned students in the Peer Mentoring Studio
• Plan, implement, and assess engagement strategies with the faculty supervisor
• Design and host student staff meetings in the PM Studio
• Disseminate information to staff and mentees via campus channels and social media
• Maintain campus resources knowledge to encourage event attendance
• Attend training sessions and professional development activities
• Facilitate socio-academic experiences and walk-in support sessions
• Assist students in interacting with faculty and other audiences to build college life skills
• Prepare workshop plans, voiceover materials, and documentation for PM Studio
• Coordinate with faculty on mentoring interventions and outreach

Skills

Mentoring

Communications

Problem solving

Time management

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

Graduate student enrollment

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Canvas

Microsoft Office

Teams

Zoom

Job description

Position Summary

Reporting to the Faculty Supervisor of the Peer Mentoring Studio, this

position facilitates student success and learning through program development, supervision of undergraduate peer mentors, and grant reporting.

This position also builds leadership and mentoring

skills for the graduate student employee. Mentoring involves active and ongoing relationships between mentors and mentees to promote social and academic development.

The peer mentor success coach is a graduate student with a passion for mentoring students holistically, problem-solving academic to non-academic issues that affect academic success.

The peer mentor success coach mentors undergraduate students as they navigate the college environment and achieve their academic and personal goals through study skills,

commitment, persistence, accountability, innovation, and integrity.

The Peer Mentor Success Coach role requires interaction with students inside and

outside of the classroom as well as in the studio for consultations. Administrative duties include office management, program goal writing, social media management, undergraduate training, meeting with the faculty supervisor, and data collection for grant reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet with undergraduate employees and assigned students in the Peer Mentoring Studio
• Meet with faculty supervisor as needed to plan, implement, and assess engagement strategies.
• Design and host student staff meetings in the PM Studio.
• Disseminate helpful information to staff and to mentees campuswide and on social media; effectively communicate strategies that foster academic success in oral and written communication.
• Serve as a graduate student role model who takes pride in Texas Wesleyan University and the Ramily; maintain knowledge of campus resources and campus events in order to encourage student attendance at events around campus.
• Attend training sessions with faculty supervisor and professional development activities related to mentoring and student success.
• Facilitate socio-academic experiences and walk-in support sessions.
• Assist students in interacting with faculty members and with other audiences to foster college life-skill building.
• Complete and submit workshop plans, voiceover presentations, and documents to be used with students in the PM (Peer Mentoring) Studio
• Confer with faculty supervisor regarding necessary peer mentoring interventions and outreach.
• Attend and participate in all training and staff meetings as required.
• Attend the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite, adhering to the advanced notice policy for absences from work.
• Develop outreach materials and correspondence with faculty and staff to increase student retention efforts
• Deliver presentations promoting peer mentoring in classes to raise awareness of available support.
• Practice growing skills in writing goal-oriented action plans for student benefit and progress checks.
• Create web content, social media posts, data entry, and documentation in spreadsheets for records of student contact. Proficiency in using the Microsoft Suite, presentation tools, and virtual meeting interfaces such as Teams and Zoom.
• Collecting data for grant reporting, as well as attendance data for all peer mentoring consultations, including student names, course title, date, and time of session.
• Be accepted to or enrolled in a graduate program, preferably one that relates to student mentoring, mental health, student success, psychology, sociology, education, communication or related field; have a graduate course schedule that permits staffing hours for campus and student needs; ability to work during student-access-to-campus days; takes initiative in an active and visible role as a student leader on campus.

Education, Certifications and/or Licenses

• Current enrollment as a graduate student (or evidence of acceptance and upcoming enrollment);
• Bachelor’s Degree with educational experiences related to mentoring; faculty recommendation for social and communication skills and capacity to mentor students with compassion and ethics; additional subject matter expertise in an academic major preferred

Experience

• Previous experience in tutoring, mentoring, coaching, or assisting others; community service and/or service learning experiences.
• Experience developing problem-solving improvement plans preferred.
• Skill in guiding students within the Canvas Course Management System and other online interfaces.
• Experience documenting details through note-taking and/or record-keeping.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work independently when necessary and collaboratively with colleagues and faculty supervisor to develop a welcoming studio environment.
• Confidentiality and discretion regarding student challenges.
• Passion for helping others and motivation to help others succeed.
• Ability to work with students from different backgrounds and with differentiated learning needs.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to adhere to University and Studio policies and procedures.
• Discretion in in handling confidential matters, while complying with privacy ( FERPA ) regulations.
• Ability to take perspective and to practice empathy.
• Ability to practice active listening, craft engaging questions for students, and engage in mentoring and problem-solving in order to customize individual action plans and progress checks.
• Ability to maintain a neat & professional appearance and office atmosphere.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions, standard correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to complete job tasks and assignments thoroughly, appropriately, and in a timely manner.
• Ability to uphold workplace ethics and principles of academic integrity for student benefit.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Transcripts
• Class Schedule (Student Employment Only)
• List of Three References

Optional Documents

• Letter of Recommendation