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Peer Educator CHP

University Of Detroit Mercy

Job Location:

Grand Rapids, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 24 October 2026 (23 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 21 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

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Position Type:

Federal Work Study And Non Work Study

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The goal of the CHP Peer Educator program is to improve student success in target theory-based courses and in the nursing skills lab in the College of Health Professions.
Peer Educators provide both in-classroom and out-ofclassroom support to students.
Duties include:
facilitating learning activities providing one-on-one and group tutoring leading review sessions and providing mentorship and overall academic guidance.
Candidates must be willing to work weekdays as well as occasional weekends and evening hours as needed.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Peer Educators for Targeted Courses will be assigned to a course and will work closely with the instructor to support students in the class.
Peer Educators for Tutoring will provide tutoring in major and prerequisite courses in which they earned at least a B. Most Peer Educators perform duties in targeted courses as well as in tutoring.
Regardless of the specific assigned responsibilities the position includes training in group facilitation tutoring and mentoring strategies.
Peer Educators should have the ability to help students develop a positive selfconcept; the skills to identify and address the academic challenges of the students by using their own experience training and skills; the capability to establish immediate and continuing rapport with students; the facility to continually evaluate and improve their expertise by using a variety of methods; and the ability to evaluate and aid in the continuing development of the Peer Educator program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: -

Facilitate individual and learning activities.
Model successful learning behaviors.
Display supportive and caring behaviors toward students faculty and staff
Document all interactions with students
Notify students of upcoming workshops and events
Attend regular meetings with the Peer Educator team
Meet regularly with collaborating instructors
Plan and run weekly review sessions
Read understand sign and consistently adhere to the Peer Educator Code of Conduct as a condition of continued employment in this roe.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be enrolled at UDM in the College of Health Professions with a minimum of 6 credits.
For Summer employment must be enrolled in at least 6 credits for the Fall semester.
Earned a grade of B or higher in most major courses
Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.4 throughout employment period
Available for 3-10 hours weekly during the Winter and Fall semesters
Attend training days at the start of each semester (which may be scheduled during school breaks and/or weekends)
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Strong work ethic initiative ability to work independently
Ability to work in groups and to place high value in collaboration
Maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme diligence with confidential information and materials
Enjoy talking about the major subject
Ability to work effectively with faculty staff and students
Excellent interpersonal skills with a positive attitude
Endorsement letter from faculty member in your major (emailed to ) - WAIVED IF STUDENT WAS RECOMMENDED BY FACULTY MEMBER

Preferred Qualifications (if any):

Prior experience teaching tutoring or mentoring
Knowledgeable of (or able to obtain information about) student-relevant dates and policies such as but not limited to add/drop dates financial aid academic standing curriculum etc.
Knowledgeable of other student support services available to students at Detroit Mercy (training will be provided to supplement existing knowledge of Detroit Mercy resources).

Anticipated Schedule:

Weekdays/Weekends

Job Contact:

Yvonne King

Special Instructions to Applicants

Michigans largest most comprehensive private University the University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Religious Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. The university seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the Universitys mission diversity and excellence of its academic community. The University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.

Required Experience:

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