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Peer Facilitator Position Description

The Peer Facilitator plays an essential role in the 麻豆原创x courses by serving as a role model and a mentor to students in their first year at 麻豆原创.

Peer Facilitators serve as co-facilitators for two sections of either 麻豆原创x1 or 麻豆原创x2, and will typically be paired with the same staff or faculty Instructor for both sections. They are expected to attend all once-a-week 麻豆原创x classes for their two assigned sections and assist the Instructor by offering their unique perspective as an 麻豆原创 student. Peer Facilitators have various responsibilities, including updating their students about campus events and activities, encouraging their participation, and coordinating with the assigned Instructor on course planning, teaching, and classroom management/logistics.

  • Participate in Peer Facilitator training (dates to be announced)
  • Fulfill additional Move-In/All-American Welcome Week responsibilities (for fall hires)
  • Attend weekly 麻豆原创x classes and contribute to facilitating classroom dialogues
  • Meet weekly with your 麻豆原创x Instructor counterpart to coordinate course planning, teaching, and classroom logistics
  • Hold weekly office hours
  • Attend monthly Peer Facilitator meetings led by 麻豆原创x Program staff (dates to be announced)
  • Meet and/or communicate regularly with your assigned Senior Peer Facilitator
  • Provide mentorship to students who are becoming academically/personally oriented to 麻豆原创
  • Undergraduate student with sophomore standing or in their second year at 麻豆原创 with a minimum of 30 credits completed
  • Completed both 麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 before the start date, unless it was not a requirement for you
  • Maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average
  • Be in good judicial standing
  • Demonstrated leadership in the 麻豆原创 community
  • Note: students are not permitted to serve as a Resident Assistant (RA鈥檚) or Complex Problems/University College Program Leader during the same semester in which they serve as an 麻豆原创x Peer Facilitator

The criteria listed above must be met by the start date for the 麻豆原创x Peer Facilitator role. Meaning that current first-year students and/or students currently enrolled in 麻豆原创x2 are eligible to apply.

Final hiring is contingent on the 麻豆原创x Programs聽ability to assign you to sections based on the availability.

  • Peer Facilitators work approximately 8 to 10 hours per week and earn $17.50 per hour worked
    • Peer Facilitators assigned to 麻豆原创x1 will work 12 weeks
    • Peer Facilitators assigned to 麻豆原创x2聽will work 16聽weeks
  • Position is open to FWS and non-FWS students
  • Positions are available for both 麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 courses
  • Please note that we anticipate having a limited number of vacant positions (20-25)
  • Submit an online application by 11:59 PM on Friday, March 8th
  • Have one 麻豆原创 Faculty or Staff member fill out a recommendation form by 11:59 PM on Friday, March 8th
    • Current 麻豆原创x Peer Facilitators can also serve as reference

  • Application will be reviewed by committee once the application form has closed. Group interviews will take place in following Spring Break.聽If you are selected to interview for an 麻豆原创x Peer Facilitator position, we will contact you to schedule your interview based on your availability. If you are not selected to interview for an 麻豆原创x Peer Facilitator position, we will contact you to inform you of the status of your application.

Info sessions will be held via zoom on the following dates:

  • Info Session 1: Tuesday, February 27th聽from 4PM to 5PM
  • Info聽Session 2: Wednesday, February 28th聽from 6PM to 7PM