Re-Entry Peer Support Mentor

New England Biolabs; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Community College in Omaha seeks a Re-entry Peer Mentor to provide ongoing, individualized student support, assess progress and intervene to help participants persist toward their education goals.

The role partners with program staff, faculty, and other campus resources to ensure access to programming and successful outcomes, including data collection for grant reporting and ongoing retention efforts.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree.
• Two (2) years of full-time experience supporting or coaching others, preferably inside a correctional setting and/or with individuals recently released from a correctional facility.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or work experience considered.
• Ability to travel between campuses for meetings or position responsibilities.
• Must pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing, individualized student support services designed to help program participants persist and complete goals.
• Assists with participants’ intake process and supports access to programming and academic success.
• Determines individual supports necessary and provides resource referrals.
• Collects data for grant reporting purposes.
• Continuously provides participant support to aid retention.
• Works with other departments to resolve student issues.
• Represents the department at community events as assigned.
• Collaborates with Re-Entry Coaches, Director and faculty to assess progress and outcomes.
• Participates in department meetings, advisory committees, fairs and ceremonies.
• Attends work and events as scheduled.

Skills

Student support knowledge

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Diplomacy

Cross-cultural communication

Record-keeping

Teamwork

Professionalism under stress

Education

Associate’s degree

Two years of full-time experience

Equivalent combination of education/experience

Job description

Classification Regular Minimum Pay $19.81 Compensation will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.

Job Description Summary

The Re-entry Peer Mentor provides ongoing, individualized student support services designed to help program participants persist and successfully complete their education and training goals. The position works with program staff, faculty members and other staff throughout the College to continually assess students’ progress, implement helpful interventions and track individual outcomes.

This announcement is live through September 1, 2026 at 11:59pm and will no longer be listed as of September 2, 2026.

Essential Position Functions

• Provides ongoing, individualized student support services designed to help program participants persist and complete goals.
• Assists with participants’ intake process and works with program staff to ensure and support participant access to programming and achievement of academic success.
• Determines individual supports necessary and provides resource referrals.
• Assists with collection of quantitative and qualitative data for grant reporting purposes.
• Continuously provides participant support to assist with retention efforts.
• Works collaboratively with other departments and services to understand processes, systems and services to resolve student issues.
• Represents the department at community events as assigned.
• Works with the Re-Entry Coaches, Re-Entry Director, faculty and other staff members of the College to continually assess students’ progress, implement helpful interventions as necessary, and track overall program outcomes.
• Participates in events including, but not limited to: department meetings, advisory committee meetings, re-entry fairs, completion ceremonies and student appreciation events.
• Consistently and dependably attends work, activities, and functions as scheduled or assigned.

Work Environment

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

This is an on-premise position located at the Fort Omaha Campus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of student support services and community resources.
• Strong computer and analytical skills.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.
• Skilled in human relations and diplomacy.
• Ability to communicate, effectively work and interact with a diverse population, various cultures and ethnicities.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and pay close attention to detail.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to maintain professionalism, cooperation, patience and understand in stressful situations.

Minimum Qualifications for Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree.
• Two (2) years of full-time experience supporting or coaching others, preferably inside a correctional setting and/or with individuals who have been recently released from a correctional facility.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or work experience considered.
• Ability to travel between campuses for meetings or position responsibilities.
• Must pass a background check.

MCC Policy & Benefits

Metropolitan Community College recognizes that an individual with a disability may require an accommodation to enable him/her to successfully perform a job function. Consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations.

Metropolitan Community College is a comprehensive, full-service public community college supported by the taxpayers of Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. Its purpose is to provide high quality educational programs and services, primarily in career preparation and general education, to people of all ages and educational backgrounds.

MCC was created in 1974 when the Nebraska State Legislature consolidated the original eight technical community college areas into six. That year, the programs, personnel, assets and liabilities of the former Omaha Nebraska Technical Community College Area merged with the Eastern Nebraska Technical Community College Area under a new name: the Metropolitan Technical Community College Area. In 1992, the Legislature voted to change the name to Metropolitan Community College Area.

Metropolitan Community College affirms a policy of equal education, employment opportunities and nondiscrimination in providing services to the public.

Read our full policy here https://www.mccneb.edu/nondiscrimination Metropolitan Community College offers a wide array of benefits to faculty and staff. Review our Benefits at a Glance here https://pa-hrsuite-production.s3.amazonaws.com/3306/docs/44786.pdf

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