Residential Peer Mentor

About the role

Supervise, mentor, model success behaviors, and redirect PUB HS Scholars behaviors (as needed).

Responsibilities

• Participate in mandatory training.
• Liv[e] in the designated hall from training through the Summer Academy.
• Establish/maintain positive, respectful, and appropriate mentoring relationships w/PUB Scholars.
• Develop, implement, and supervise recreational and social activities.
• Supervise Scholars on all field trips. (Peer Mentor inclusion on the extended trip is performance-based.)
• Establish positive relationships with parents and other primary caretakers of PUB Scholars.
• Uphold team duty roster responsibilities.
• Facilitate activities that increase group cohesion, address concerns, promote open communication.
• Attend and Assist in planning and implementing weekly dorm meetings including Star Ceremony.
• Clarify, monitor, and enforce Project policies/procedures, especially as related to student conduct.
• Train and supervise peer (Scholar) mediation teams. Serve on Residential Mediation Team.
• Conduct fire drills, tornado drills, building and room inspections, key and ID checks/check-in/check-out.
• Monitor visitor access and participant movement in and out of the building and between floors.
• Participate in nightly/daily updates, weekly team meetings, and weekly team training sessions.
• Track and report participant social behavior points.
• Develop working relationships with the Academic Mentors.
• Assure that participants complete classwork in dorm when assigned.
• Plan and facilitate Family Day recreational activities.
• Participate in weekly performance evaluations and make the recommended performance improvements
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Head Resident or a Project Administrator.

Requirements

College Junior or higher class standing by the end of OU’s Summer I preferred (grade slip)
Verified 2.50 or higher cumulative GPA at accredited college/university (grade slip)
Demonstrate Standard English proficiency in cover letter, resume’, and interview
Mandatory: Residential living (dorm) experience with no campus or legal restrictions.
Evidence of Leadership, communication, social, & role modeling skills (list on resume)
Previous active positive involvement with ethnically diverse youth populations (list on resume)
Demonstrated INTEGRITY (doing the right thing) & COMMITMENT (keeping your word)

Skills

N/A

Benefits

No benefits are associated with this temporary position.

Pay

$16/hr

Schedule

FT/Temp (40 hours, No Benefits)