Coordinator, Peer Mentoring

Department:

Student Success Center

Requested Start Date:

December 1, 2021

Salary:

Commensurate with experience

Normal Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30p.m. Weekend and evening events may occur depending on student and department needs.

Job Summary:

The Coordinator for Peer Mentoring will work collaboratively with the Director of First and Second Year Experience, administrators, faculty, and students in promoting academic and personal achievement for students within a learning centered environment. Additionally, this individual must coordinate a comprehensive and collaborative campus wide effort to develop and implement programmatic initiatives designed to support the successful retention of first and second year students.

Essential Functions:

• Manage peer mentoring programs including designing content, training, assessing training processes, implementing best practices for peer mentors, and recruiting students to serve as mentors. 
• Manages and coordinates communication between departments across campus, for all incoming students, first year students, second year students, transfer students, first and second year parents, including newsletters, social media, etc. 
• Create and implement parent programming sessions during orientation. Develop agendas and handouts for parent orientation meetings.
• Work with Assistant Vice Provost for Advising to create seamless transition for students through the advising process during orientation to provide a clean handoff into major programs. 
• Assist with training, leading, developing, assessing, recruitment, selection of the Gamecock Orientation team.
• Maintain first and second year experience website and publications. 
• Serve as advisor for Freshman Forum and co-advisor for Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honor Society.
• Stay up to date with best practices regarding transitioning students and their parents. 
• Conduct training and development sessions for outside parties that are involved with the transition and retention processes of First and Second Year Experience. 
• Serve as an advocate for first-year students, new transfer students, second-year students and parents/families.
• Coordinate meeting by major and the registration process during orientation. Develop and implement an evaluation process for registration meetings. 
• Work with the Assistant Vice Provost for Advising to obtain necessary updates about degree requirements, update appropriate social media channels and website with correct information. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, and 
• At least one (1) year experience working in a higher education student service-related environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or enrollment in master’s program in related education field.

Required Documents:

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume
3. Unofficial Transcripts

Clery Notice: In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act,  https://clerycenter.org/policy-resources/the-clery-act/ the Jacksonville State University Police provide information on crimes statistics, crime prevention, law enforcement, crime reporting, and other related issues for the past three calendar years. The JSU Annual Campus Security and Fire Report is available online at: http://jsu.edu/police/docs/CleryAnnualReport.pdf

Equal Employment Opportunity: JSU is an Equal Employment, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.