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Job Title: Peer Mentor

PVN ID: LA-2411-006550

Category: Instruction and Social Service

Job Description

General Description

The LaGuardia Community College (LaGCC) ACCES Pre-Employment Transition Services Program assists students with disabilities in successfully transitioning from postsecondary education to meaningful employment opportunities. Peer Mentors play a vital role in this process by conducting engaging mentoring sessions with Pre-ETS students. They develop trusting relationships that help students navigate their transition from high school to college, cultivate effective study strategies, and enhance life skills applicable both in and out of the classroom. Additionally, Peer Mentors encourage students to become more involved on campus by connecting them with appropriate workshops and resources.

About LaGuardia Community College

Founded in 1971 in Long Island City, Queens, LaGuardia Community College is one of seven community colleges of the City University of New York/CUNY. LaGuardia offers more than sixty associate degree and certificate programs, as well as dozens of workforce training, ESOL, GED, and pre-college programs. In 2023, LaGuardia served approximately 25,000 students. More than one-third of our degree-seeking students were born outside of the United States, coming to LaGuardia from 136 countries and speaking forty-three heritage languages. More than half are first-generation college students. Sixty-nine percent live in Queens; the rest live in Brooklyn and beyond. Approximately two-thirds of our degree students receive financial aid. Since forty-five percent of them identify as Hispanic, the US Department of Education has designated LaGuardia a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Please visit www.laguardia.edu to learn more.

Other Duties

+ Meet one-on-one with Pre-ETS students for one or two 50-minute sessions per week.

+ Document sessions by ensuring students log-in before and log-out after their sessions.

+ Submit Report Forms summarizing the content and outcomes of each session for every Program Student.

+ Assess individual student needs and create personalized support plans.

+ Monitor and evaluate student progress towards their short-term and long-term goals throughout the semester.

+ Complete Student Write-Ups at the end of each semester, detailing student progress and achievements.

+ Communicate any training needs or student concerns to the Program Coordinator.

+ Assist with programming and workshops as directed by the Program Coordinator.

+ Empower students to build self-confidence, enabling them to make mindful decisions, solve problems, and achieve academic success.

+ Help students develop active learning strategies to promote positive study habits.

+ Encourage students to engage actively in their learning process by setting and working towards personal goals.

+ Increase student involvement on campus by promoting participation in events, student organizations, and volunteer opportunities.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Desire to help students succeed

+ Currently enrolled as a student at LaGuardia Community College

+ Completion of one semester of coursework

+ Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills

+ Awareness and sensitivity to individual learning styles and needs

+ Ability to apply study strategies, goal setting, organizational skills & time management in sessions.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience mentoring other students.

+ Experience working with individuals with disabilities and diverse learning needs.

+ Completion of the Peer Leader Training Course.

RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals (https://www.rfcuny.org/rfwebsite/media/0zrcgdyw/rfcuny-benefits-at-a-glance-ft-2025-project-employee.pdf)

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department Division of Student Affairs

Status Part Time

Pay Range $17.00-$17.00

Hour(s) a week 10.00-15.00

Closing Date Oct 31, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit Yes

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