Details

Open Date 03/24/2025

Requisition Number PRN15720N

Job Title UU Student - Other

Working Title UReach Peer Mentor

Job Grade SJ

FLSA Code Nonexempt

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Type Non Benefited Staff / Student

Temporary? No

Standard Hours per Week 10

Full Time or Part Time? Part Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

Varies, 10 hrs per week

Is this a work study job? No

VP Area President

Department 00317 - Disability Services

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $15.00 / hr

Close Date 06/24/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

**This position will start Fall 2025. Some training will be required over the summer but can be done virtually. In person position starts the week of August 11, 2025. This position will be in person on campus.

The Mission of the Center for Disability & Access ( CDA ): The Center for Disability & Access is dedicated to students with disabilities by providing the opportunity for success and equal access at the University of Utah. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations as outlined by Federal and State law. We also strive to create an inclusive, safe and respectful environment. By promoting awareness, knowledge and equity, we aspire to impact positive change within individuals and the campus community.

UReach Peer Mentors will support students with disabilities in a variety of ways. Most specifically, Peer Mentors will support students in bolstering executive function skills, connecting to campus opportunities and resources, assisting students through the CDA application process, and helping students to build their self-advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

The following list of duties and responsibilities is meant to be illustrative but not exclusive as the UReach program evolves:

1. Routinely meet and engage with peers who have opted in to the UReach program.

2. Support and coach peers around a variety of topics related to the college experience.

3. Compile and maintain summative accounts of meetings and interactions with peers to support ongoing assessment and support of the UReach program.

4. Attend regularly scheduled team meetings with fellow mentors and professional staff.

5. Participate in tabling or campus events and promote student participation.

6. Assist in planning and executing outreach, stewardship, and related activities for program growth related to student recruitment and donor relations.

7. Participate in on-going training or in-service trainings or professional development within UReach, CDA , Student Affairs, or connected to other educational partners of the University of Utah and in service to the UReach aims and mission.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Maintains enrollment as a University of Utah undergraduate or graduate student throughout the duration of employment and maintain the university minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (also considered “good standing” in academic terms).

2. Enacts an asset-based lens in problem solving, peer support, and lifelong learning.

3. Desires to hone critical thinking, interpersonal, and empathic mentorship skills.

4. Possesses the ability (or capacity to build the ability) to cultivate passion and curiosity related to improving the college experience and environment for students with disabilities.

Preferences

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu

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