Description
Peer Educators offer programming, workshops, and other learning opportunities throughout the year and act as resources for Pace University students. The Pleasantville Office of Sexual and Interpersonal Wellness (OSIW) is seeking to hire Peer Educators for the 2025-2026 academic year and beyond.
- Be dedicated to intimate partner violence prevention programming and education.
- Have general knowledge and understanding of issues of sexual violence and dating, particularly related to current events/trends on college campuses and Title IX.
- Be interested in and passionate about anti-oppressive social justice work.
- Experience and comfort with public speaking, especially on challenging topics.
- Possess organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Be able to collaborate and work as part of a team.
- Prior experience, work, internship, or volunteer experience with issues of any form of intimate partner violence
- Helpful experience: planning and running events, artistic ability (graphic design, drawing, etc.), social media campaigns, prior experience-- work, internship, or volunteer-- with issues of any form of interpersonal violence
- Ability to attend an annual 2-day training, preparing Peer Educators to be resources and peer educators on sexual misconduct and related topics.
- Attend one check-in meeting per semester with the Specialist.
- Attend weekly Peer Educator meetings.
- Attend the Office’s programming whenever the schedule allows. Depending on the time of year, there may be anywhere from two events per week to two monthly events. This includes daytime and evening events, workshops, and meetings.
- Office hours will required to meet with students, work on event planning, conduct outreach initiatives, and support the Office in other ways.
- Be available for in-person office hours with a minimum commitment of 3 hours per week.
- Meet and support students individually on an as-needed basis.
If you have any questions, please email Dr. Asha Kadir at [email protected].
Requirements
Please complete this form and answer all questions. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered. OSIW Peer educator questions
Skill Requirements:
- Be dedicated to intimate partner violence prevention programming and education.
- Have general knowledge and understanding of issues of sexual violence and dating, particularly related to current events/trends on college campuses and Title IX.
- Be interested in and passionate about anti-oppressive social justice work.
- Experience and comfort with public speaking, especially on challenging topics.
- Possess organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Be able to collaborate and work as part of a team.
- Prior experience, work, internship, or volunteer experience with issues of any form of intimate partner violence
- Helpful experience: planning and running events, artistic ability (graphic design, drawing, etc.), social media campaigns, prior experience-- work, internship, or volunteer-- with issues of any form of interpersonal violence.
Summary
Exact schedule to be determined with supervisor; no more than 20 hours per week when school is in session and no more than 35 hours per week during breaks.
About the Institution
Ranked in the top 9% of private US colleges that provide the best return on tuition investment, Pace University transforms the lives of its diverse students—academically, professionally, and socioeconomically. Currently, the University enrolls more than 13,000 students in more than 150 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. Pace University is at the forefront of creating opportunity. Through the convergence of strong academics, experiential learning, and dedicated advising, Pace University empowers its students and positively impacts its communities.
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