Job Title: Peer Mentor
PVN ID: HO-2507-006930
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: HOSTOS C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Student Development and Enrollment Management seeks to support the academic success of all students. 
Through the Academic Completion Initiative SDEM is looking to hire Peer Mentors to provide coordinated outreach and peer academic support to students on academic probation. The Peer Mentor role is developed to be an important resource to assist students on academic probation in navigating academic challenges relating to time management, study habits, and college life balance.
 
Under supervision, Peer Mentors will: perform miscellaneous clerical and administrative work relating to the Academic Completion Initiative.

Other Duties

Under supervision, Peer Mentors will: perform miscellaneous clerical and administrative work relating to the Academic Completion Initiative.
  • Connect with students on academic probation to provide program information
  • Conduct email and phone outreach to students regarding program activities
  • Assist students to complete and submit Initial Self-Assessment for Academic Recovery
  • Respond to students’ inquiries promptly and communicate with supervisor and SAP support staff to expedite the processing of student cases
  • Meet with students, answer any questions, and provide guidance regarding academic challenges
  • Serve as a mentor and help students adjust and become academically successful
  • Assist in facilitating workshop discussions
  • Maintain the confidentiality of students
  • Attend and participate in trainings and meetings with ACI program coordinators and other Peer Mentors
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of college resources to support students' ability to model appropriate behavior; good communication skills; and the willingness to learn
  • Sensitivity to and interest in working with students with academic challenges
  • Have experience in using Microsoft Office Excel and Outlook
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 if currently enrolled at Hostos Community College

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
SDEM OVP
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$20.00-$20.00
Hour(s) a week
10.00-18.00
Closing Date
Sep 21, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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