Peer Advocate Internship

Description:

• The Non-Traditional Peer Advocate is responsible for being able to put themselves in our student's shoes and advocate for them as necessary.
• Be patient, empathetic, and passionately communicative.
• Excellent service standards are crucial to our organization. Exemplify personality with a dynamic professional attitude towards our students and provide friendly service and solid student support.
• Be confident in troubleshooting and investigating if they do not have enough information to resolve the problem.
• Always ensure we greet and acknowledge anyone who walks through the door, calls, or emails.
• This position is responsible for ensuring that all tasks relating to the office and the programs we offer are completed accurately and in a timely manner, and requires coordinating with various individuals and organizations both on and off campus.

Qualifications:

• Independently organize and prioritize responsibilities with consistency and positive results.
• Ability to be interrupted by priority items and return to previous tasks without losing focus.
• Knowledge of the center's programs, resources, and scholarships, as well as non-traditional student needs and SUU standards.
• Must provide mentorship and support to students and staff, demonstrate the 'SUU Way', and help ensure student success and retention.
• Ability to contribute to the development of programs and office ideas.
• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

This internship is part of the Professional Internship Program, which is designed to help you develop career readiness skills. For more information about the program, please visit the SUU Career Center website: https://www.suu.edu/careercenter/pip/