Role Description

Job Posting Title: Peer Mentoring Program Manager
          Job Type: Non-Academic Employment
Department: Career Education, Texas Career Engagement
Position Open To: Applicants must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours during fall 2020 and spring 2021 as a master’s or PhD student.
Earliest Start Date: Nov 2, 2020
Position Duration: 2020-2021 Academic School Year
Location: Remote work
Weekly Scheduled Hours: 10 hours per week
Pay: $20 per hour
Purpose
Texas Career Engagement (TCE), Career Education team seeks a graduate student to help develop, grow and launch a new peer career mentoring program to serve Black/African American and Latinx University of Texas Austin first year students. The person in this role will help recruit, train, and oversee mentors; research and develop the program curriculum; and support the needs and successes of the mentors and mentees. The goal is to launch the mentoring program in spring 2020.
Essential Functions
  • Research diversity, equity, and inclusion-based peer mentoring program and career peer mentoring program best practices, including contacting other offices and universities that offer similar programs.
  • Outline the responsibilities and roles for the program mentors and mentees as informed by both best practices and the goals of TCE.
  • Create training curriculum and onboarding plan to be delivered virtually to peer mentors starting late fall 2020; utilize technology to develop training materials.
  • Develop a curriculum informed by learning outcomes to guide the program for mentor-mentee activities and interactions.
  • Supervise mentors and facilitate program in spring 2021.
  • Work with the TCE data outcomes team to assess and measure program outcomes.
Required qualifications
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong content creation and delivery skills; technological proficiency.
  • Interest in and experience with college student-based learning and/or development programs.
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to work independently.
  • Demonstrated initiative and follow-through skills; punctuality and professional demeanor.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience developing curriculum.
  • Prior experience working with a peer mentoring program.
  • Prior experience working in a university career services capacity.

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