Nefe Peer Mentors (Part Time)

NEFE Peer Mentors (Part Time) About the Organization Mars Hill University is a private, four-year liberal arts institution located in the mountains of western North Carolina. Founded in 1856 by Baptist families of the region, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in western North Carolina on its original site. Mars Hill University, is an academic community rooted in the Christian faith, that challenges and equips students to pursue intellectual, spiritual, and personal growth through an education that is grounded in a rigorous study of the Liberal Arts, connected with the world of work, and committed to character development, to service, and to responsible citizenship in the community, the region, and the world.

Category Student Opportunities

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Full-Time/Part-Time Part-Time

Description

We are seeking students to serve as peer mentors as part of a grant funded project from the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). NEFE is the leading nonprofit national foundation dedicated to inspiring empowered financial decision-making skills for individuals and families. Peer mentors will work with an office on campus to plan programs that spread financial education and give a foundation of common skills needed to plan a financially secure life after graduating college. The offices of Student Work, Financial aid, Campus Engagement, and the Cothran Center are part of the development and training for this position. After interviews and an onboarding period within each office, peer mentors will be placed based off of their interests and strengths into one of the four offices of development. The work of the Peer Mentor would be to provide insight on current financial issues students face, lead workshops for sharing skill building practices, and to improve the understanding of financial literacy amongst peers.

Position Requirements

Applicant Requirements

• Junior or Senior status on campus

• Excellent written and interpersonal skills

• Technological proficiency utilizing computers and working with Microsoft Office

• Highly responsible, self-starter, with a willingness to learn. Dependable with the ability to work on a team or individually

Job Requirements

• Completion of Cash Course interactive learning programs for gaining and developing life skills for financial literacy and career development

• Participate in on-going training and development related to Financial Literacy

• Delivers the financial literacy education content during on campus workshops

• Help to organize and facilitate literacy events and projects, including the preparation of related documents and materials

• Create, run, and evaluate data collection surveys for assessment purposes

• Document personal reflection points to their experience as mentors/educators in a student-led grant initiative

• Along with financial literacy integration, Peer mentors would work with Student Work Program Manager to improve and develop Employment and Paychex trainings for ease of system use by not only all student workers on campus but anyone about to enter the job market

Pay:

• $100 upon completion of training and onboarding (paid on Dec 15th)
• 2 payments of $450 during spring semester (Paid on Feb 15th and Mar 15th)

Open Date 9/26/2023

EOE Statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.