Tutor IV Peer Mentor

Highlands Undergraduate Enrichment (HUE) is the Academic Enrichment and Retention office, responsible for monitoring student retention, oversees student success efforts at NMHU. Our programs are First Year Experience, Learning Communities, and Peer Mentoring.

Vision: A culture of excellence and connection that boosts students into successful college careers.

Mission: To serve students by providing and exceptional experience focused on supporting student success through community building, experiential learning, and cross-disciplinary connections, as well as supporting personal and academic growth.

Values: Student and faculty community, personal growth, and academic integration, with an emphasis on accessibility and excellence through support.

Job description may include varied and complex duties involving a high degree of responsibility and judgement. May supervise or regularly lead activities or other student employees. Usually requires considerable training or equivalent experience in a specialized or technical field. Analyzing data; preparing records; writing reports; creating videos; managing confidential information; maintain regular attendance and perform other job duties as assigned.

A Peer Mentor is a leader who helps ease the transition to college for first-year students by creating a community in which new students feel a sense of belonging and support. Peer Mentors organize and lead social and academic events to involve new students into campus life, provide mentoring services, attend FYE courses, and attend courses they have personally taken in order to provide tailor tutoring support outside of class. Peer Mentors are role models who lead new Cowboys and Cowgirls into the fold. Peer mentoring is a campus-wide initiative that will collaborate with multiple departments and programs to assist mentees with navigating campus resources, encouraging academic success, and providing emotional support and validation.

• Serve as an energetic and enthusiastic mentor to help first-year students succeed at NMHU.
• Develop and maintain relationships with and provide assistance and support for students (focus on a smooth transition, acclimation, and a sense of belonging).
• Serve as a resource for students.
• Attend assigned sections of courses and take class notes.
• Plan and facilitate activities with students.
• Attend training workshops and meetings.
• Hold office/tutoring/mentoring hours to meet with students.
• Organize and facilitate study groups.
• Meet and collaborate with faculty and advisors.
• Establish communication channels with students.
• Serve as a positive role model socially, academically, and behaviorally.
• Maintain records as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Develop and schedule activity events, collaborate with other offices, and update the calendars of events.

Education:

• College student at NMHU, classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior, and enrolled with a minimum of six (6) credit hours.
• Successfully completed one semester at NMHU.

Frequently: standings, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, repetitive hand motions, sitting, prolonged use of the computer. Occasionally lifting a minimum of 30 pounds and climbing.