Prevention and Risk Education Peer Educator

Job Posting Title:
Prevention and Risk Education Peer Educator
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Hiring Department:
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
To Be Determined at Offer
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Earliest Start Date:
Ongoing
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:

General Notes

The Student Organizations: Prevention and Risk Education unit is seeking motivated students with excellent communication skills to become Peer Educators for the 2026-2027 school year. Prevention and Risk Education Peer Educators assist with the development and implementation of the Safety Education Program, a state mandated program for over 1,200 student organizations, and hazing prevention for the institution. The office connects student organizations to risk management, organizational development, healthy culture, and emergency resources through the facilitation of in-person and/or virtual workshops for registered and sponsored student organizations. Through unit workshops and supporting a variety of harm reduction initiatives, the Prevention and Risk Peer Educators promote a campus climate of safety, well-being, and positive culture.

Responsibilities

• Complete peer educator training and participate in ongoing training as scheduled.
• Facilitate safety education and hazing prevention workshops (in-person and/or virtual).
• Lead and co-develop hazing prevention programming (e.g., tabling, national hazing prevention week events, etc.)
• Attend monthly staff meetings.
• Commit to 10 hours per week to work in the office.
• Track program attendance and perform data entry duties.
• Assist in the development of program materials and evaluations (e.g., surveys, handouts, etc.).
• Engage in ongoing professional development about campus safety issues and best practices for peer educators.
• Develop relationships with registered and sponsored student organization officers and advisors to ensure unit programming is addressing student organization needs.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of various department outreach activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Anticipated enrollment for the academic year at UT Austin as an undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum of 6 credit hours.

• Maintain academic standards and a clean disciplinary record.

• Flexible schedule to accommodate daytime, evening, and weekend work.

• Authorization to work in the United States of America.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication.

• Experience with public speaking.

• Ability to work in a team and provide meaningful contributions.

• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.

• Interest and experience working with student organizations on safety and risk management.

• Experience navigating and working with campus safety offices and resources. • Experience with Macintosh computers and software or the ability to learn applications quickly (i.e. Microsoft office suite products)

• Work study status.

• Other experience/skills relevant to position responsibilities.

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

• Serve as a role model to others by approaching tasks with confidence and positive attitude

• Plan, initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate projects

Salary
$11.10 per hour

10 hours per week

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
  
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Questions regarding the posting can be directed to:

Denali Diaz, Organizational Development and Risk Reduction, Office of the Dean of Students View email address on click.appcast.io


Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:
Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:
Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.