Student mentor Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Job Summary

SLCC Student Engagement, Experience and Achievement seeks students interested in supporting as a mentor and peer leader. Our goal is to provide a productive, welcoming, and inclusive learning environment that will guide students toward study practices, success strategies, and aides that help them excel both inside and outside of college.

Peer leader responsibilities are being able to answer general student questions, attending peer leader meetings and pieces of training, performing outreach, providing customer service, facilitating workshops / activities, and other duties as assigned.

This is a pooled position, and the department reviews applications as

positions become available. Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Understand the obstacles prospective first-generation college students experience.
• Familiar with the FAFSA and scholarship application process.
• Communicate effectively (in writing and verbally) with a wide range of individuals.
• Manage a small caseload of participants and provide regular reports to supervisors about engagement.-Demonstrate excellent customer service skills, cultural competencies, and sensibilities.
• Present in front of large audiences as well as provide one-on-one consultations.
• Work collaboratively with others in the SEEA team, as well as our campus and community partners.
• Organize, process, and disseminate large amounts of information accurately.
• Work well under pressure and function independently with integrity under minimal supervision.
• Work a flexible schedule which may include mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Utilize basic computer operating systems (e.g., Microsoft Office Word, Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and SEEA’s student information system (i.e., StudentAccess).
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people, abilities, and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College. Ability to work with all groups in an academic, socioeconomic, and background of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
• Work on undergraduate research, as applicable.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications Be able to use Microsoft Suite.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

a) Motivate and encourage new SLCC students.

b) Create a welcoming environment for new and continuing participants.

c) Articulate the purpose of SEEA to new and potential students.

d) Feel comfortable using the SLCC Catalog and DegreeWorks and class registration platforms.

e) Be punctual and dependable.

f) Participate in ongoing professional development sessions.

g) Participate in ongoing SEEA workshops, events, and activities.

Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, abilities, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.

Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties