Student Mentor
PAID OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC PEER MENTORING FOR STUDIOSITY STUDENT CONNECT
Would you like to become a student mentor and get paid for giving online study help and advice to first year students during 2022/23?
You are invited to avail of the opportunity to become a student mentor as part of Ulster University’s Studiosity ‘Student Connect’ online study support service.
How it works:
- You apply here to become a student mentor.
- You are paid to complete 3 hours of online training which includes full onboarding support.
- You choose the hours you want to work between 11am -– 11pm providing live, online mentoring to first year students.
What’s in it for you:
- Payment of £10 per hour (pro rata by the minute) for the mentoring you provide
- Flexible working – you choose the hours you work
- Valuable work experience, training, and employability skills
- Edge credit upon completion of an assessed peer mentoring Edge activity.
- More connection with the University community and the course ‘family’.
Interested?
If any of the following apply, you are invited to sign up to become a student mentor today:
- You will be a final year undergraduate student at Ulster University in the academic year of 2022/23.
- You are an undergraduate student at Ulster University who has been invited to apply by your school or course director for the academic year of 2022/23.
- You will be a postgraduate student at Ulster University in the next academic year 2022/23, who has recently completed an undergraduate degree at Ulster University (within the last 3 academic years).
What previous student mentors have told us:
"It's a good feeling to be able to help people... to give back to students who were in the same position as you were last year.", Student Mentor
“I know how scary first year can be and I chose to be a peer mentor to help alleviate that worry and fear.”, Student Mentor
“I wanted to improve my employability for the future and to help first year students with the transition to university life.”, Student Mentor
"I thought it was really good because it's flexible and it's something that I could do when I am available because I can't really commit myself to anything that has strict hours, considering studying and working as well.", Student Mentor
Further Information and Questions:
You can view further information via the video at: http://tiny.cc/studiosity
If you have any questions please contact Catherine O’Donnell via: c.odonnell@ulster.ac.uk
Rate per hour
- Payment of £10 per hour (pro rata by the minute) for the mentoring you provide. It is hard to predict what usage will be like, but we reckon an hour a week will probably be the minimum requirement (though getting an hour of mentoring a week can not be guaranteed). Students can decide when to make themselves available to provide mentoring (or request it). Some mentees on programmes may make more use of mentoring than others.
- Mentees log in to use the service and mentors log on when they are available to offer mentoring. If a mentee requests help and a mentor is available in real time they will be connected straight away. If not an app sends a message to all suitable mentors to agree a suitable time.
Application method (link to apply)
- For criteria and further information see - www.ulster.ac.uk/studiosity
- To apply see - https://addl.ulster.ac.uk/studiosity
Closing date for applications
- Applications will be open over the summer of 2022 until we reach the ratio of mentors we require.
- Students who meet the criteria within the ratios of mentors required at a programme level will be selected on a first come first serve basis.
- If a student is not offered a mentoring opportunity in the first round, a waiting list may be held for eligible applicants.
- Students will be informed about the outcome of the application within 6-8 weeks.
- The decision of selectors is final