Success Guide

Fast Facts:

Position info:

• Success Guides are peer coaches who support other undergraduate students through one-on-one meetings, resource referrals, and campus events.
• Students can meet with their Success Guides as frequently or infrequently as they would like.
• Success Guides work with students to create individual plans for achieving their academic and social goals throughout the semester.
• Students interested in becoming a Success Guide must
  • Attend orientation before the semester begins
  • Attend biweekly staff meetings on Wednesdays from 9 am to 10 am
  • Meet with their supervising Graduate Assistant
  • Manage caseloads of 15 to 30 undergraduate students through email communication (using Yet Another Mail Merge), individual meetings, text messages, and phone calls.
  • Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential records of all student interactions regardless of format.
• Students can expect to work 5 to 12 hours per week and earn $12.50 per hour.
• Students can earn International Peer Educator Training Program Certification levels 1, 2, and 3 through the College Reading and Learning Association.

Qualifications:

• Must be in good conduct standing with the university
• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Must be an undergraduate student who has been at Charlotte for at least one semester (having earned at least 12 credit hours at UNC Charlotte)
• Will be enrolled in 6+ credit hours in the semester of employment
• Feel comfortable guiding peers through organizational strategies and academic technologies

Questions/Additional Information:

Email uncc-ucae@charlotte.edu or call 704-587-7837.

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