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Peer Facilitator Position Description

The Peer Facilitator plays an essential role in the AUx1 (CORE-100/101/196)聽and 麻豆视频作品Encounters (颁翱搁贰-200/201)听courses by serving as a role model and a mentor to students in their first year at AU.

Peer Facilitators serve as student facilitators for sections of either AUx1 or 麻豆视频作品Encounters.聽Peer Facilitators for AUx1 and 麻豆视频作品Encounters聽have various responsibilities, including updating their students about campus events and activities, hosting office hours, encouraging student engagement, and coordinating on course planning, facilitation, and classroom management/logistics.

For AUx1, Peer Facilitators聽will typically be paired with the same staff or faculty Instructor for two sections. They are expected to attend all once-a-week AUx1 classes for their two assigned sections and assist the Instructor by offering their unique perspective as an 麻豆视频作品student.

For 麻豆视频作品Encounters, multiple Peer Facilitators will be assigned to sections and work togehter along with a faculty facilitator to lead the class. Peer Facilitators are聽expected to attend all class meetings, which occur four times during the semester and assist the faculty faciltator by helping lead a small groups of students in the class. Peer Facilitators assigned to 麻豆视频作品Encounters can also assist with in-person events and lectures, including film screenings, and leading other events related to the course.

  • Participate in Peer Facilitator training and meetings throughout the semester (dates to be announced)
  • Fulfill additional Move-In/All-American Welcome Week responsibilities (for fall hires)
  • Attend AUx1 or 麻豆视频作品Encounters classes as assigned
  • Contribute to facilitating classroom dialogues
  • Hold weekly office hours
  • Meet and/or communicate regularly with your assigned Senior Peer Facilitator
  • Provide mentorship to students who are becoming academically/personally oriented to AU
  • 麻豆视频作品Encounters Peer Facilitators will also have the opportunity to assist with live lectures, film screenings, and exhibit visits during async weeks
  • Undergraduate student with sophomore standing or in their second year at 麻豆视频作品with a minimum of 30 credits completed
  • Completed both AUx1聽(CORE-100/101/196) and AUx2 (颁翱搁贰-200/201)听before the start date, unless it was not a requirement for you
  • Maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average
  • Be in good judicial standing
  • Demonstrated leadership in the 麻豆视频作品 community

  • Resident Assistants and Program Leaders are eligible to apply

The criteria listed above must be met by the start date for the Peer Facilitator role. Meaning that current first-year students and/or students currently enrolled in CORE-200/201 are eligible to apply.

Final hiring is contingent on the AUx Programs聽ability to assign you to sections based on the availability you provide.

  • AUx1 Peer Facilitators
    • Work approximately 8 to 10 hours per week
    • Peer Facilitators assigned to AUx1 will work 12 weeks
  • 麻豆视频作品Encounters Peer Facilitators
    • Work聽approximately 3-4 hours during asynchronous weeks, when聽Peer Facilitators will also have the opportunity to assist with live lectures, film screenings, and exhibit visits
    • Work聽approximately 5-6 hours during synchronous weeks
    • Peer Facilitators assigned to 麻豆视频作品Encounters will work 16聽weeks

Peer Facilitators聽earn $17.50 per hour worked, and the聽position is open to FWS and non-FWS students.

  • Positions are available for both AUx1 and 麻豆视频作品Encounters courses
  • Please note that we anticipate having a limited number of vacant positions (10-15)
  • Submit an application by 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 10th
  • Have one 麻豆视频作品Faculty member, Staff member, or a聽Current Peer Facilitators聽fill out a recommendation form by 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 10th

Application Review & Group Interview Process:

  • Application will be reviewed by committee once the application form has closed with group interviews will take place prior to Thanksgiving.聽
  • If you are selected to interview for a聽Peer Facilitator position, we will contact you to schedule your interview based on your availability.
  • If you are not selected to interview for a聽Peer Facilitator position, we will contact you to inform you of the status of your application.

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Spring聽2025聽Application Requirements:

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