OAOA Summer Bridge Peer Mentor
OAOA Summer Bridge Peer Mentor
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Peer Mentor Contract
Peer Mentors of the LSAMP Summer Bridge are trained paraprofessional staff members of the Office of Access Opportunity and Achievement (OAOA). During the Summer Bridge (SB) Peer Mentors are responsible for assisting prefirst year students with their academic social and personal transition into the college environment. Summer Bridge is the transition from high school to college life with the focus on STEM. Peer Mentors support this transition through their specific roles outlined below.
Peer Mentor Role and Responsibilities
In order to facilitate the best experience for the prefirst year students during the SB Peer Mentors will:
- Live in the residence hall along with the prefirst year students in order to help them make a successful transition to residential life.
Peer Mentors will:
- Educate students and enforce all residence hall policies and procedures.
- Educate students and enforce policies related to drug and alcohol use as well as Ithaca community standards.
- Prepare residence hall for student arrival and complete checkin assignments as required.
- Be on overnight oncall status as assigned.
- Work closely with a preassigned group of prefirst year students monitoring their academic social professional and personal development as well as their acclimation to the program and to IC.
Peer Mentors will:
- Serve as a positive role model using appropriate language exemplifying a positive attitude and modeling behavior expected from students.
- Hold oneonones with each student and complete contact sheets.
- Educate students regarding behaviors that will result in a positive academic experience at IC
- i.e. being on time for class; developing study hours; class participation timely submission of assignments developing relationships with IC faculty/staff finding a mentor etc.
- Communicate regularly and disseminate appropriate information to students about SB events and activities.
- Attend all SB sessions as assigned.
- Work with SB supervising staff on a regular basis.
Peer Mentors will:
- Be responsible for the safety and security of office keys. Keys are not to be shared with nonOAOA staff.
- Communicate student progress concerns and issues that arise with the SB staff.
- Assist in the preparation and cleanup of SB events.
- Chaperone offcampus trips unless otherwise specified by the SB staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Employment Type
Part-Time
