PUB AY Peer Mentor

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY- PROJECT UPWARD BOUND COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY

2024-2025 Academic Year

Peer Mentor (PM) Job Description

Hourly Pay Rate: $15/hr.              Supervisor: Project Director/Lead PM                    Positions available: 5-6

General Work Days/Hours (up to 25 hours/wk):                                                                                                

• Mondays through Thursdays generally between 3pm and 8:30 pm
• 1-2 Saturdays per month between 7:45am and 3:30pm 

All PMs are not required to work all hours.  PUB attempts to accommodate successful applicants’ class schedules.   PMs who excel in performance may be identified to chaperone day and overnight field trips and/or considered for 2025 Summer Academy Peer Mentor employment opportunities.

Position Purpose: 

• Support PUB’s student retention objective by helping to keep PUB Scholars engaged 
• Support PUB’s postsecondary enrollment objective by helping to facilitate social, cultural, and career enrichment programming 
• Support PUB’s postsecondary completion objective by providing guidance and general advising, moral and emotional support, and redirection as needed so that PUB Scholars begin modeling behaviors that support college success

Work Conditions: 

• PMs will work in a hybrid environment – virtual and live on the OU campus or at target schools (transportation provided)
• Work time must be documented by swiping in and out in order to get paid

Primary Duties/Requirements:

1. Assist in the PUB Office, with other PUB functions, and particularly social/cultural experiences to better learn about PUB
2. Attend and participate in scheduled activities
3. Assist, as directed, in facilitating PUB programming, 
4. Establish and maintain positive, respectful and appropriate mentoring relationships w/Scholars and parents/guardians/caretakers as available to engage their support of mentoring efforts
5. Conduct mentoring sessions with assigned mentees at least twice monthly – once with each individual Scholar to check up on academic performance, social engagement, and emotional well-being as well as progress toward graduation; and one group session to present productive programming focusing on the college experience. 
6. Assist the Lead PM to facilitate PUB Flight 60 – an orientation for new admits
7. Clarify, monitor and enforce Project student conduct policies and procedures
8. Address observed or referred inappropriate Scholar behaviors or other concerns that potentially generate barriers to educational and social success
9. As assigned, chaperone day and/or overnight field trips
10. Submit accurate, timely, and detailed work/service documentation to the Lead PM

Minimum Qualifications/Prerequisites: EMPLOYMENT CONTINGENT ON ACCEPTABLE BACKGROUND CHECK

• Sophomore or higher class standing
• Verified 2.50 or higher cumulative GPA at accredited college/university (submit proof)
• Demonstrate Standard English proficiency in cover letter, resume’ and interview.
• Leadership, communication, social and role modeling skills (list on resume)
• Previous active positive involvement with ethnically diverse youth populations (list on resume)
• Demonstrated INTEGRITY (doing the right thing) & COMMITMENT (keeping your word)