Peer Mentor

Join our volunteer team of Peer Mentors in our mission of creating a more inclusive, supportive, and engaging space for everyone to get help, stay motivated, form meaningful connections, and ultimately transform their lives!

Peer Mentors are Springboard students and alumni volunteers who are passionate about making our online Springboard community an engaging place to learn, connect, and collaborate.

As a Peer Mentor, your role would include a variety of the following:

• Introduce yourself in the community as someone available for students to connect with to talk about their Springboard experience.
• Help to motivate and unblock fellow learners by answering questions and giving feedback on student projects in Slack
• Make posts to help spark discussion in the community
• Share helpful resources and best practices and encourage students in the online community
• Organize groups of students with similar interests (study groups, community events, topic discussions, special interest/identity groups)
• Create and execute Slack engagement activities
• Own engagement in specific channels on a rotating basis
• Optional: participate in projects to improve the community experience

This volunteer opportunity is for people who are driven to help enhance the community, however, it matters to us that you feel highly valued for your contributions. Here are a few perks:

• Add this role to your resume and LinkedIn to differentiate yourself in the job search
• Receive a LinkedIn recommendation from Springboard’s Community Lead
• Connect with our incredibly fun, smart, and inspiring group of volunteers from across all courses
• Opportunities to surface curriculum and experiential feedback directly with Springboard internal stakeholders
• Invite to join our internal Community Talent Slack Channel
• Opportunity to attend our monthly Community Talent sync with all Community Talent members (Peer Mentors, Office Hours Hosts, Community Managers, Event Hosts) for Springboard updates, brainstorms, idea sharing and some fun!

These roles require a minimum dedication of 2-3 hours per week and a minimum commitment of 3 months of volunteering.

If this sounds like something you’re interested in, please fill out the application below!

Submitting an application does not guarantee an invitation to the program. One of the best ways to increase your likelihood of acceptance is to already be an active member of your community. If that doesn’t describe you just yet, feel free to hold onto the application until it does. The Community team will continue to review all applications and reach out as spots are available to learn more about you! We hire on a rolling basis so if you don't hear from us right away, it could be because we are not hiring. If you have questions about the interview process, reach out to [email protected].

This program is managed by Springboard Community Team. For questions reach out to [email protected]

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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