Peer Mentor - NASNTI

Requisition ID: 2024-7865

of Openings: 2

Location: US-UT-Blanding Category: Student Programs and Services Position Type: Non-benefited (hourly) Part-Time Job Classification: Non-Benefited College: USU Blanding Department: USU Blanding Advertised Salary: $14.00 per hour

Overview This Peer Mentor position is in Blanding. Applicants must be a Utah State University Blanding enrolled student.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a peer relationship focused on helping new students make a smooth transition, acclimate to campus, and establish a sense of belonging.
• Assess assigned students needs and develop an individual plan to provide personalized support, monitor, and assess student progress toward short-term and long-term goals.
• Utilize the Student Support System to plan and report academic quality interventions.
• Maintain communication with the course instructor, provide feedback and assist in the communication between students and instructors.
• Utilize Meta-cognition skills to plan and effectively facilitate students learning process.
• Post-session plans, worksheets, or other materials, and required reflections on the Student Support System.
• Become a source of encouragement and support to students with academic difficulty and risk of failure as identified in the Early Alert Report System.
• Work with NASNTI Director and the Director of Programs to identify resources to help students enhance personal development and career growth.

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:

• Be a Utah State University Blanding enrolled student
• Have a solid academic background in Math, Science, and/or English with a minimum 3.0 GPA (cumulative)
• Have good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Be available to tutor after school hours and some evenings.
• Be friendly, patient, and sensitive to a diversity of students.
• Have access to reliable transportation to and from the tutoring site.
• Conversant in Navajo language and culture.

Required Documents Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under "Resume/CV"
• Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application

Document size may not exceed 10 MB.

Advertised Salary $14.00 per hour

ADA Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.  The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

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