Position Title: Mental Health Student Peer Mentor
Dept: Dean of Students (DOS)
Division: Dean of Students (DOS)
Employee Status: Part-Time (Grant Funded through December 31, 2025) (up to 25 hours as directed by Dean of Students)
Type: N/A
Grade: N/A
Salary: $17.00 hourly
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Classification: Clerical
Priority Application Deadline: October 13th, 2025
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Reporting Relationships
Reports to: Dean of Students
Supervision Exercised: None
Job Summary
Assist the Rock Valley College community in supporting the student counseling center in accordance with the guidelines provided in the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act, which provides programming that is responsive to student needs and enhances student development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Related duties may be assigned.
1. Learn about health and wellness topics and be a positive resource for other students.
2. Promote and market of upcoming events and seminars (Tabling at various locations on campus).
3. Create materials and displays for Wellness Tips and Healthy Marketing (i.e. midterm/finals stress, suicide hotlines, domestic centers, study habits, time management, etc.).
4. Produce monthly student health and wellness material via daily news, social media, classroom pop-ins, etc.
5. Participate in mental health screening events, counseling center information tables, Wellness Wednesday, and Meet the Counselor events
6. Present to different student groups upon request for pop-ins (i.e. psychology, sociology, nursing, student development, health classes, etc.)
7. Answer questions about mental illness with information from relevant scientific sources
8. Offer services through drop-in immediate support and the ability to book appointments.
9. Develop and execute outreach programs and presentations that will:
o Raise awareness regarding college mental health issues.
o Provide education and resources related to psychological and emotional well-being.
o Promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and responsible health habits.
o Promote education regarding the use and distribution of safe sex health and strategies.
o Increase awareness among students about services available to them.
10. Stay apprised of current legal and ethical issues in counseling and higher education.
11. Regular attendance is expected.
12. Using tact and courtesy, the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with persons contacted in the course of work.
Requirements
1. Commit to contributing to creating a culture of health and wellness at Rock Valley College
2. Attend and participate in weekly team meetings with the Personal and Success Counselors
3. Represent the Wellness Advocate peer mentoring program and RVC Personal and Success Counseling in a professional manner
4. Enrolled as a student at Rock Valley College or show evidence of enrollment at a 4- year institution
5. Have a 2.5 GPA or better
6. Confidentiality is a must
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
8. Experience in counseling within a college or university counseling center setting is preferred.
9. Experience in community college education is desirable.
10. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse students, faculty, and staff is necessary.
11. Basic computer skills in word processing, database management, and Internet usage also required.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma and enrolled in a college or university. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting.
Physical Demands
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear.