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/Head PM 

Positions available: 3
General Work Days/Hours (up to 20 hours/wk):
● Mondays through Thursdays generally between 3pm and 8:30 pm
● 1-2 Saturdays per month, 7:45am - 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 plan and 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 virtual and in person at OU and at target schools (transportation provided)
 In order to get paid, work time must be documented by swiping in and out and by completing a
work log in a timely, accurate, and detailed fashion
Primary Duties/Requirements:
1. Plan and facilitate appropriate social/cultural programming for PUB Scholars for Saturday
Academies
2. Establish and maintain positive, respectful and appropriate mentoring relationships w/Scholars and engage with their parents/guardians/caregivers as necessary to solicit their support of your
mentoring efforts with their child
3. 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.
4. Assist in the PUB Office as requested to better learn about PUB
5. Attend and participate in scheduled meetings and trainings
6. Assist with facilitating 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
Minimum Qualifications/Prerequisites: EMPLOYMENT CONTINGENT ON ACCEPTABLE BACKGROUND CHECK
● Sophomore or higher class standing preferred
● 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)