UNIV 102 Peer Mentor

Job Details:

Title:

Department:

Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

Position Offered:

Student Assistant

Compensation:

8 Hours/Week @ $8/hr

Summary Description:

Peer Mentors will participate as a member of a two-person team, whose purpose is to contribute to the retention of students by role modeling, advising, and providing peer contact/support during the academic year. As a member of the mentoring team Peer Mentors will build a relationship between the students, faculty members, and staff.

This is a one semester commitment (Fall only), and Peer Mentors must be available in late August and every Friday afternoon from 1-3pm for training.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Foster Positive Relationships Within the Classroom

Assist in creating a sense of community and trust within the classroom by modeling risk-taking and self-disclosure. Assist to provide a safe and confidential atmosphere in class and in individual relations with students.

2. Create Individual Bonds With Students

Meet with students on an individual basis to assist in the transition from high school to college. Encourage, promote, and participate with in- and out-of-class activities with students. Keep close contact with students via e-mail and in-person.

3. Introduce Students To Campus Resources

Provide students with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with campus resources. Be knowledgeable about and encourage students to utilize campus academic support and other services. Share campus cultural knowledge with students.

4. Serve as a Role Model

Encourage appropriate academic and personal habits through positive role modeling. Encourage students to develop short-term goals for personal and academic achievements.

5. Promote an acceptance and understanding of differences

Promote an atmosphere that is conducive to creating an appreciation, understanding and acceptance of individual differences and lifestyles regardless of physical ability, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age or gender.

Qualifications:

1. Required:

Mature, self-motivated, quick learner, able to work with minimum supervision and in teams. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills needed. Extensive knowledge of the Sonoma State University campus and programs. Must be able to work with diverse populations. Satisfactory completion of the University 238 course(B or better). A similar course of parallel gateway leadership experience may be substituted for this requirement. Minimum cumulative, and semesterly, GPA of 2.5 at time of application and must maintain 2.5 GPA throughout hiring and employment.

Must also be available to attend Spring Pre-Service on May 13, 2011 from 2-5pm.

2. Preferred:

Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Minimum of 2 semesters completed at SSU by Fall. Basic Knowledge of computers, SSU e-mail, and other campus computer systems.

Work Schedule:

Schedule	hours
Class (Univ. 102)	3 hours
On-going training	2 hours
Meeting with faculty	1 hour
Informal and class follow-up with students (phone calls, lunch meetings, check-ins, advising, reading/grading class assignments)	2 hours
total hours per week	8

How to Apply for this Position:

Go to www.sonoma.edu/saem/leadership to access all job descriptions. Beginning November 15th, go to the same website to access and submit your online application.
Attend an Information Session. Dates are listed in the application packet.
Submit your online application no later than 4:30pm on January 27, 2012.
Sign up on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 on-line for group process and individual interviews.
Once hired, you must attend six weeks of leadership workshops to maintain the position. The first workshop will be March 23, 2012; attendance is mandatory.

QUESTIONS?

Questions about the UNIV 102 Peer Mentor position should be addressed to the following coordinator:

Julie Greathouse, Coordinator for Student Academic Services, 664-3305
julie.greathouse@sonoma.edu
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

sonoma state university, 1801 e.cotati ave rohnert park, ca 94928