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Now hiring for Fall 2026


SSS Peer Mentors provide individualized and group support to first-year TRIO students, focusing on academic success, career development, financial literacy, engagement, and practices such as internships, research, and study abroad. Mentors help students explore majors, build resumes, set professional goals. Responsibilities include facilitating meetings, guiding students through campus resources (SOLAR, Navigate, Handshake, Canvas), creating presentations and videos, and serving as a role model. Mentors also participate in orientation programs, First-Year Seminar, and Career Development courses, while developing their own leadership and professional skills through training and supervision.

 

Mandatory Training:
Successful candidates must be available for mandatory training and to start work one week before the start of the Fall 2026 semester.

 

Employment Duration: Fall 2026 through Spring 2027 term.

 

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must be undergraduate degree seeking students, have completed at least one full year at UW-Parkside, currently enrolled at UW-Parkside this Spring 2026 semester, and have plans to continue their undergraduate degree at UW-Parkside in the Fall 2026 semester. Candidates must hold sophomore standing or higher (30+ credits) by the end of the Spring 2026 semester and maintain good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 by the end of the Spring 2026 term.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Study students preferred. Experience in at least one of the following areas: Research and Creative Activity, ePortfolio development, Internships, Volunteerism/Community Engagement, Study Abroad, Leadership, Financial Literacy, Campus Employment as a High Impact Practice (HIP), Graduate School, or Professional Affiliations. Completion of UWP 293 Career Development Course is preferred.