Job Title: Peer Mentor
PVN ID: HO-2407-006335
Category: Administrative Services
Location: HOSTOS C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Student Success Coaching Unit (SSCU) seeks to support the academic success of all students. 
Through the Academic Completion Initiative, SSCU is looking to hire Peer Mentors to provide coordinated outreach and peer academic support to students on academic probation. The Peer Mentor role is developed to be an important resource to assist students on academic probation in navigating academic challenges relating to time management, study habits and college life balance.
Under supervision, Peer Mentors will: perform miscellaneous clerical and administrative work relating to the Academic Completion Initiative.

 

Other Duties

  • Connect with students on academic probation to provide program information.
  • Conduct email and phone outreach to students regarding program activities.
  • Assist students to complete and submit Initial Self-Assessment for Academic Recovery.
  • Respond to students’ inquiries promptly and communicate with supervisor and SSCU support staff to expedite the processing of student cases.
  • Meet with students and answer any questions and provide guidance regarding academic challenges.
  • Serve as a mentor and help students adjust and become academically successful.
  • Assist in facilitating workshop discussions.
  • Maintain confidentiality of student.
  • Attend and participate in trainings and meetings with ACI program coordinators and other Peer Mentors.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Candidate must meet the following qualifications:

• Current Hostos student or Hostos Alumni enrolled at another institution.
• Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Knowledge of Hostos campus resources; ability to model appropriate behavior; good communication skills; and the willingness to learn.
• Sensitivity to and interest in working with students with academic challenges.
• Ability to work 8 hours per week for the semester.
• Have experience in using Microsoft office excel and outlook.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Key Features

Department
Student Success Coaching Unit
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$18.00-$18.00
Hour(s) a week
0.00-8.00
Closing Date
Sep 12, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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