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Health Professions Peer Mentor (open to work study and non-work study)

UT Austin - College of Natural Sciences, Health Professions Office
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS PEER MENTOR (Student Associate)

(8-12 hours per week part-time position)

 

Advising/Coaching

  • Meets with students virtually and in person via Handshake appointments to introduce Health Professions Office services; provides mentoring in health professions career path, guidance in experiential learning such as volunteering, shadowing, and community service; develops and presents peer workshops and presentations; serves as a role model of professional behavior
  • Refers students to campus resources/offices as appropriate
  • Assists pre-health professions students in setting appointments with Pre-Health Professions Coaches
  • Maintains confidentiality about any and all student academic and personal information in accordance with university and federal policies and regulations

Presentations/Representation of Office

  • Staffs tables and presents information at departmental and campus events

Social Media/Marketing/Outreach

  • Assist with HPO social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and the use of Hoot Suite
  • Assisting in the development and execution of social media campaigns
  • Contributes in the coordination of implementing HPO Social Media strategies, generating traffic to social media platforms and website, and increase user engagement
  • Aid in the formation of the HPO Weekly Newsletter

Administrative Duties

  • Assists with administrative duties including development and maintenance of Pre-Health Professions Coaching informational and marketing materials
  • Maintains clean and orderly work area

 

MUST SUBMIT RESUME AND ATTACHED PRESCREEN QUESTIONS (see bottom of post).

 

Qualifications

Minimum 3.6 Overall GPA. (A 3.6 overall GPA must be maintained to stay in this position.)

Incoming 3rd year (JUNIOR) or 4th+ year (SENIOR+) undergraduate UT Pre-Health Professions student and will have completed Orgo I & Orgo II by start date.

Graduation date no earlier than May 2025.

 

Submitting your application materials ASAP will give you an advantage. We are screening applications as they come in.

 

Career Competencies Gained:

  • Communicate in a clear and organized manner so that others can effectively understand.
  • Make decisions and solve problems using sound, inclusive reasoning and judgment.
  • Act equitably with integrity and accountability to self, others, and the organization.
  • Build a basic foundation for social media and marketing.

 

About the Health Professions Office: The Health Professions Office provides UT students with the information necessary to make informed academic and career decisions. Full-time Pre-Health Professions Coaches and part-time peer coaches are available to help students determine school admission requirements, coach them on health career options and alternatives, and provide them with up-to-date information about professional schools in Texas, across the country, and around the world. Pre-Health Professions Coaches offer students counseling and coaching as well as present workshops on topics regarding professional school application and interviewing procedures.

 

Prior to interview, please familiarize yourself with the Health Professions website: https://healthprofessions.utexas.edu/

 

Please submit a copy of your class schedule and work availability and complete the HPO Peer Coach Prescreen Questions via this Qualtrics Survey found HERE.