PUB Lead Peer Mentor
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY- PROJECT UPWARD BOUND COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
2024-2025 Academic Year
Lead Peer Mentor Job Description
Hourly Pay Rate: $16/hr. Supervisor: Project Advisor Positions available: 1
General Work Days/Hours:
- Mondays through Fridays generally between 8:30am and 8:30pm as class schedule allows
- 1-2 Saturdays per month between 7:45am and 3:30pm
Position Purpose:
- Engage PUB Scholars in regular communications and programming with the goal of Project membership retention
- Coordinate the activities of Peer Mentors to achieve the above and to prepare them for possible summer employment with PUB
- Use social/cultural/career enrichment programming to give PUB Scholars college life exploratory experiences with which to make informed decisions about post high school choices
Work Conditions:
- The Lead Peer Mentor will report directly to the Project Director but also collaborate with the Project Assistant and Academic Coordinator on joint undertakings.
- PMs will work in a hybrid environment – virtual and live at OU or the schools that PUB serves
- Work time must be documented by swiping in and out in order to get paid
Primary Duties/Requirements:
- Generate and facilitate a schedule of interactive services to promote student retention
- Identify and Coordinate resource use (human and other) to facilitate service delivery
- Develop and maintain a schedule of regular communications with PUB Scholars
- Chaperone local and out-of-town field trips
- Attend, participate in, and assist as necessary with scheduled meetings and PUB programming, particularly social/cultural experiences
- Facilitate PUB Flight 60 for new admits
- Oversee the facilitation of On Track for all PUB Scholars
- Assist with recruitment and admission activities as schedule/time permits
- Submit accurate, timely, and detailed work/service documentation to supervisor
Minimum Qualifications/Prerequisites: EMPLOYMENT CONTINGENT ON ACCEPTABLE BACKGROUND CHECK
- Junior or higher class standing
- At least one successful summer as a PUB Peer Mentor
- Demonstrated leadership, communication, social and role modeling skills as well as integrity and commitment