What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Student Mentor 2024-2025 position at Texas Wesleyan University?
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
New Student Mentor 2024-2025
Position Summary
Looking for 20 students who have high energy, are positive, and eager to help with the facilitation of New Student Registration Days and Ram Camp during the 2024-2025 school year and summer. This role will help you develop a great sense of customer service and professional habits that will last a lifetime.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Build relationships with new students to help with their transition to college, and TXWES.
- Encourage and support students, student organizations, departments, and academic programs, on events that benefit the student community and align with the college’s mission.
- Work with teammates, fellow new student mentors, to welcome incoming students.
- Lead a small group of new students throughout their orientation experience.
- Attend all trainings during the semester and summer, and all Orientation dates through the summer and mid-year orientations.
- Cultivate and maintain good working relationships with staff, faculty and students.
- Participate in student leadership trainings.
- Adhere to all university policies and guidelines.
Education, Certifications and/or Licenses
- Minimum of a 2.5 semester GPA, and a 2.7 cumulative GPA throughout the completion of the contract.
Experience
- Demonstrated experience in student leadership, event planning and working in student organizations, optional, but encouraged.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to balance collaborative and independent work.
- Excellent written, oral, social media-based and interpersonal communication skills.
- Basic knowledge in using Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Ability to articulate passion and support for all students regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, nationality and/or language.
- Ability to attend all mandatory meetings and trainings.
- Ability to demonstrate a cooperative attitude while working with a diverse student population.
- Possession of organizational skills.
- Ability to discern student needs and respond in a caring manner.
- Ability to encourage others and participate in the community.
- Knowledge and ability to complete given tasks and assignments thoroughly, appropriately, and in a timely manner.
- Outstanding interpersonal and community building skills.
- Ability to be creative and bring new ideas to the position.
- Ability to lead effectively.
- Ability to adhere to University and departmental policies and procedures.
- Ability to be discrete in handling confidential matters, while complying with privacy (FERPA) regulations.
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting in an efficient manner.
- Ability to instruct others.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to complete all physical tasks as needed.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
Posting Open Date
07/16/2024
Open Until Filled
Yes
Posting Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
If you would like assistance with your resume, cover letter, or other application materials, please contact Career Services at careerservices@txwes.edu.
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