Job Title: Peer Mentor
PVN ID: LE-1703-001720
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: LEHMAN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

 

Lehman College is seeking Peer Mentors for a recently awarded 5-year grant: Pathways to Student STEM Success: Using High Impact Practices to Improve STEM Enrollment, Retention, Transfer and Graduation. The Peer Mentor Program provides opportunities for Pathway to STEM (PTS3) students at Lehman College to connect with and learn from upper-level students majoring in STEM.

About the Pathways to Student STEM Success Program

Pathways to Student STEM Success (PTS3) is a coherent and collaborative program that will engage senior and community college students in activities designed to build their social and cultural capital through: intensive advisement; mastery of academic content and skills; and participation in STEM activities that are central to STEM interest, efficacy, and success. PTS3 will also address administrative barriers that plague transfer students through joint planning and collaborative implementation with Bronx Community College (BCC) and Hostos Community College (HCC).

The program ensures students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have access to these courses. Students who plan to major in a STEM subject are paired with an upper-level Lehman student to offer peer advisement and facilitate the transition to college for new students.

Throughout the academic year, peer mentors and their mentees participate in networking and social activities. In addition, peer mentors address mentees’ questions and offer information on academic resources. The Peer Mentor Program is designed to be fun and engaging for both parties

Other Duties

  • Coordinate at least one social activity per month for mentees
  • Check in with mentees at least once a week and meet with mentees individually at least once a month
  • On a regular basis, provide relevant information about the STEM learning community
  • Introduce students to college resources and faculty; advise students as needed by addressing questions or concerns in a timely manner
  • Facilitate study groups for mentees
  • Document observations and submit monthly reports to the Peer Mentor Program coordinator
  • Peer Mentors must participate in mandatory training sessions

Qualifications

  • Strong students with a minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Have experience working with diverse populations
  • Work with STEM faculty to promote student achievement
  • Maintain confidentiality of students’ personal information and progress
  • Exemplary interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Desire to help peers succeed academically

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

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
NSs
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$15.00-$18.00
Hour(s) a week
8.00-19.00
Closing Date
May 16, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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