UK 101 Peer Leader
- Employer
- University of Kentucky
- Location
- Lexington, KY
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
UK 101 Peer Leader
Requisition Number:DU13213
Department Name:1B140: Transformative Learning
Work Location:Lexington, KY
Salary Range:$15.50/hour
Type of Position:Student
Position Time Status :Part-Time
Required Education:Undergraduate student in any major
Required Related Experience:Previous UK 101/201 Peer Mentor in good standing (preferred).
Required License/Registration/Certification:None
Physical Requirements:lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects up to 50 lbs., sitting for long periods of time, etc.)
Shift:8-10 hours/week
Job Summary:Transformative Learning (TL) is hiring a UK 101 Peer Leader within the Academic Preparation and Achievement program. The Peer Leader will be an integral part of students’ first experiences with the University of Kentucky and TL by directly supporting UK 101/201 Peer Mentors. UK 101 Peer Leaders are responsible for mentoring and supporting Peer Mentors as well as supporting daily operations of UK 101 including, but not limited to, Peer Mentor training, hiring, and marketing for UK 101/2301.
This leadership position is demanding and rewarding. It requires a significant investment of time and intellectual and emotional energy; however, it also offers valuable leadership experience; opportunities to contribute to a valuable program; and experience with varied tasks including program assessment, staff training, and hiring.
Job responsibilities include:
- Serve as supervisor, mentor and first point of contact for Peer Mentors
- Provide effective leadership for all undergraduate staff members
- Hold weekly office hours for Peer Mentors
- Work closely with the UK 101 Teaching Assistants and Assistant Director to:
- Track payroll for Peer Mentors
- Assist in hiring and training Peer Instructors each spring/summer
- Ensure Peer Instructors are fulfilling their job responsibilities
- Communicate questions and concerns to UK 101 staff
- Occasionally observe Peer Mentors in the classroom and provide feedback
- Communicate campus news and happenings across all Peer Mentors
- Perform various administrative tasks (updating canvas, maintaining accurate personal records, serving at tabling events, etc.)
- Attend regular meetings with TA’s and Assistant Director
- Serve as a public face of Transformative Learning when tabling and marketing UK 101
- Other duties as assigned
This position is also Federal Work -Study eligible, if you qualify.Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:
A successful candidate would be a highly effective communicator, knowledgeable about student success strategies, comfortable leading and facilitating training for a large audience, comfortable supervising peers, including conducting corrective action meetings as needed; be enthusiastic about assisting students in UK 101 and TL’s missions and goals; effectively work as a part of a team; manage multiple responsibilities, priorities, and deadlines; enjoy working with scheduling platforms and necessary technology; enjoy working in a leadership role among peers; have outstanding oral and written communication skills; have attention to detail and the ability to think and plan ahead; understand and abide by privacy/confidentiality laws and policies; be capable of working autonomously; be willing to make this position a top priority behind academics; be comfortable collaborating with Professional Staff.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :No
Deadline to Apply:03/28/2025
Our University Community:We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Organization
Fast Facts
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman
About the University
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
Mission
The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.
Our Guiding Principles
The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.
Employment/Benefits
As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.
Research
In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.
In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
Living in the Bluegrass
Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.
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