What are the responsibilities and job description for the SLCC Student, Work Study, Specialist I, South City Bruin Scholar Peer Mentor position at Salt Lake Community College?
Assist the Bruin Scholar Program team in providing comprehensive support to students enrolled in cohorts at Salt Lake Community College. By helping students navigate their college experience and make progress towards their degree, we aim to ensure that they have a fulfilling and transformative time at SLCC.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
Participate as a team member of the Bruin Scholar Program by assisting with duties and tasks, including:
- Attend all the required trainings to stay up-to-date on the latest policies, procedures, and resources available to students
- Facilitate the orientation of new students to Salt Lake Community College to help them feel comfortable and confident in navigating the campus environment
- When addressing new students, clearly communicate the various services and resources offered at Salt Lake Community College to help them succeed in their academic journey
- Assist in event planning and execution to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for students
- Proactively identify and solve common challenges that new students face in their transition to SLCC
- Coach students on crucial skills such as time management, financial literacy, and success strategies to help them thrive in college and beyond
- Foster a respectful and inclusive environment for all students, faculty, and staff
- Be open to taking on other duties as assigned by the OSS team, as needed
Your ultimate goal is to support students in their academic journey and help them thrive at SLCC.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties ContinuedMinimum Qualifications
- Effective communication in explaining complex concepts and information.
- Currently enrolled at SLCC as an undergraduate student and in good academic standing (i.e., 2.0 GPA or higher).
- Ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds.
- Registered for 6.0 credit for Fall and Spring semesters.
- Registered for 3.0 credit hours for summer semester.
- Participate in Student Employment professional development activities.
- Bilingual or Multilingual ability
- Comfortable in front of groups
- Warm, personable, and flexible; able to put people at ease
- Prior enrollment in English 1010 with an earned grade of B or higher
As a qualified professional, you must possess the following skills and qualities:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for effective interpersonal communication
- Comprehensive customer service skills to ensure customer satisfaction
- Capability to deliver presentations to large audiences and provide one-on-one consultations
- Willingness to travel to various campuses in the Salt Lake valley to conduct workshops/orientations
- Ability to work with diverse populations
- Capacity to collaborate effectively with other office staff, a variety of campus departments, and community personnel
- Proficiency in organizing, processing, and applying large amounts of information with accuracy
- Willingness to learn the requirements of SLCC departments, majors, schools, programs, degree options and College resources and procedures such as application, registration, catalog, and schedule
- Ability to work under pressure and function independently with integrity under minimal supervision
- Flexibility to work a schedule that may include evenings and weekends
- Knowledge of basic computer operating systems such as Microsoft Office Word, Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and the student information system (Banner)
- Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and maintain good working relationships across the College
- Capability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
Work-study is awarded to SLCC students through the Federal College Work-Study program, which requires establishing financial need through the FAFSA application from the Financial Aid Office. If you do not have work-study awarded to you, you will not be eligible for work under work-study positions.
SLCC Highlights
Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000 students pursuing degrees in 100 programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
FLSA SLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.
This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.
This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.
