The 2022 NASI program is accepting applications for peer mentors!!
University of Wyoming Native American Summer Institute
2022 Peer Mentor Job Description
1) Ability to work with both students and staff:
- Maintain professional composure when dealing with a variety of issues concerning
students (e.g., issuance of violations for rule infractions, helping w/papers, etc.)
and/or UW Native American Summer Institute staff
- Establish and maintain a trusting/compatible relationship with program participants
while respecting individuality and cultural values
- Serve as a positive role model for program participants
- Be available for team members and assorted UW Native American Summer Institute needs
- Supervise high school students living in UW housing (UW Residence Halls)
- Be on-call on a 24-hour basis and reside in the dorms with the summer institute participants
- Work supportively with the faculty and other staff of the UW Native American Summer
Institute and attend required meetings as scheduled prior to the start date of the
Summer Institute
2) Leadership qualities.
- Plan and conduct evening & weekend program activities for participants
- Participate as team member by attending team meetings
- Participate as a group leader in daily activities
- Become familiar with UW Native American Summer Institute rules and procedures and
enforce as needed
- Possess an above average knowledge of UW programs and resources
- Be familiar with the campus and be able to guide students through the system
- Maintain and display a positive attitude towards goals and objectives of the program
- Be a team player with other professional staff and be willing to help in demanding
situations and presenting a united front to student participants
- Chaperone all excursions along with recreational activities throughout the week of
June 5-11, 2022.
- Be available to travel with the Summer Institute Staff to the Wind River Reservation
on (Sunday) June 5, 2022 and (Saturday) June 11, 2022 to pick-up/drop-off summer institute
participants
3) Communication:
- Advise UW Native American Summer Institute Staff of all pertinent and essential events
and situations through open, frequent, and immediate (if necessary) communication
- Work cooperatively with requests from the UW Native American Summer Institute Staff,
UW Housing, other Peer Mentors, and other summer institute personnel
- Be a team player with other professional staff and be willing to help in demanding
situations and presenting a united front to student participants
Eligibility:
-Current UW Student (undergraduate or graduate) or a recent UW graduate and not be
enrolled in any summer courses that conflict with the dates of the institute June
5-11, 2022.
-Ability to pass a University background and motor vehicle vehicle record check.
Must be comfortable and able to drive a UW fleet vehicle at various time during the
week.
-Must be able to work longer than normal hours and at any point in the day
-Preference will be given to applicants with a background and familiarity with Native
culture, experience with Native communities, individuals with a K-12 educational background
and other factors as determined by the hiring committee
Peer Mentors report to:
-UW Native American Program Advisor, Reinette Tendore, located in the Native American
Education, Research and Cultural Center, Room # 113
Period of Employment:
-Scheduled Meetings throughout the Spring Semester prior to the UW Native American
Summer Institute 2022
-June 5-11, 2022
Pay and Benefits:
-Peer Mentor will receive $1500 upon completion of the UW Native American Summer Institute
-Lodging and Meals for the week of June 5-11, 2022
Applications/other information:
- Please submit a Letter of Interest, a Resume, and a Reference List with 3 references
to: Reinette R. Tendore, UW Native American Program Advisor, Located in the NAERCC
Room #113 or email to: reinette@uwyo.edu
Deadline to apply is April 1, 2022!