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Posted by on Monday, April 1, 2024 in Uncategorized.

Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response

Peer Educator Role Description

The Project Safe Center Peer Educators are undergraduate and graduate students that provide sexual misconduct prevention and sexual health and wellness education to their peers through interactive programs and other outreach initiatives. Peer educators should also role model healthy relationship practices and act as liaisons to connect their peers to sexual misconduct reporting and support resources and health and wellness resources on campus and in the community.  Project Safe Peer Educators will be supervised by the Assistant Director of Prevention within the Project Safe Center.

Ultimately, Peer Education is a job that builds accountability and responsibility in students who are able to channel their passion and activism for sexual misconduct prevention and culture change into making a difference on our college campus through awareness-raising and prevention education efforts. Peer Educators are held to the same expectations as other campus student employees and students may benefit from their participation in the program. This opportunity should enable students to learn and develop skills that will help them personally and professionally.

There are 4 distinct priority prevention topics that the Project Safe peer education teams will focus their efforts on:

  • Effective Consent
  • Bystander Intervention
  • Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships
  • Addressing Rape Culture

Time Commitment

  • The minimum time commitment to be involved with the group is 4 to 6 hours per week which includes a weekly meeting, office hour(s), and programming commitments.
  • Hours typically fall within the weekday, but some weekend and evening hours are not unusual.
  • This is a semester-long position that follows the academic calendar. Students are eligible to apply/re-apply each semester.

Job Qualifications

Personal Qualifications

Peer educators are highly reliable students that are passionate about promoting well-being, have a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and strong interpersonal/communication skills. Peer educators are accountable and are able to work well independently and within team settings.   Students must be and remain in good standing with the University in order to represent Project Safe as a peer educator.

Initial Mandatory Trainings

All peer educators must complete mandatory trainings that will occur in August and September 2024 before beginning to represent the Project Safe Center and offer peer education programs.

Ongoing Responsibilities:

  • Facilitation of at least one workshop per week during the semester prior to the final exam period;
  • Facilitators are to arrive 15 minutes early and be prepared to stay up to 15 minutes after each workshop;
  • Prepare, obtain, and return all materials and supplies used for workshops to and from the Project Safe Center in a timely manner, as instructed by the Assistant Director or their designee;
  • Check your Vanderbilt email on a regular basis to ensure you’re reading and responding to emails within 24 hours of when communications are sent from Project Safe staff;
  • Complete all trainings required by Project Safe and/or Vanderbilt University for student employees;
  • Collaborate professionally and respectfully with the other Peer Educators and members of the Project Safe Center staff;
  • Serve as a respectful representative of the Project Safe Center at all times while serving as a Peer Educator

Professional Skills Developed

  • Accountability
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Professionalism
  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership
  • Initiative
  • Ethics, Integrity, and Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
  • Strong presentation and workshop facilitation skills

Job Perks

  • This is a paid position. $10 per hour for up to 10 hours a week for 10 weeks per semester.
  • Professional Development
  • Impacting Peers
  • Making Meaningful Connections
  • Communication Skills
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Swag

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.  Apply on HireADore.