Department:Office of Intercultural Education

Supervisor: Misa Beltran-Guzman

Office Location: Chase Hall

Email: mbeltranguzman@bates.edu

Hours: 5

Workers: 2-3

Mentorship & Student Support – Build supportive relationships with an assigned cohort of first-year first-gen students. – Provide regular one-on-one check-ins, share campus resources, and help students navigate their transition to Bates. – Host weekly Mentoring Hours open to all first-gen students. Community Building & Outreach – Encourage student participation in first-gen programs, events, and workshops. – Help create inclusive, welcoming spaces for students from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Program Support & Leadership – Support signature Bobcat First and Kessler Scholars events (e.g., Summer Pre-Orientation, First-Generation Week, social gatherings, workshops, and field trips). – Act as a positive role model and representative of First-Generation Programs and the SCBC. – Maintain confidentiality, uphold community values, and practice leadership through the Bates Leads framework. Training & Meetings – Attend all required training sessions and staff meetings (typically once a week). – Arrive on campus approximately one week before the start of fall classes to support Pre-Orientation. -Actively encourage and recruit students to first-generation programs and events, as well as other activities, workshops, and programs held on campus, promoting deeper exploration of first-generation student interests and encouraging curiosity for new experiences. -Participate and assume leadership within required signature Bobcat First and Kessler programs, including but not limited to Summer Pre-Orientation, the First-Generation Dinner, field trips, and the Senior Gala -Serve as a mentor for an assigned cohort of program participants by connecting them to resources, activities, student organizations, and programs across campus. -Act as a positive role model in all aspects of interaction with the campus community, being always mindful that First-Generation Mentors are representatives of the Bobcat First and Kessler programs as well as the SCBC, and maintain behavior and comments that reflect positively on the office. -Attend all required First-Generation Mentors meetings and trainings. -Recognize and maintain confidentiality of student information. -Commitment to personal leadership development through application of the Bates Leads framework in all aspects of the work

1. Ability to be Bates Work Authorized 2. Be a first-generation student currently enrolled in the Bobcat First or Kessler Scholars program 3. Enrolled as a rising Sophomore, Junior or Senior at Bates 4. Demonstrate a willingness to support first-generation students and their success 5. Demonstrate dependability, punctuality, and strong organizational skills 6. Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with students, staff, faculty and community partners 7. An investment in equity, access, and anti-racism and demonstrated ability to cultivate a welcoming space that is supportive of all identities 8. Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and collaboration 9.Reliability, maturity, strong organizational skills and attention to detail 10. Demonstrated awareness of, sensitivity and commitment to diversity and inclusivity and to serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community

Reports directly to the Assistant Director of First-Generation Programs, works closely with First-Generation Programs & SCBC professional staff

Peer Mentors work primarily in Chase Hall in the Student Center for Belonging and Community, but may be expected to provide or attend programming at other locations across campus and occasionally off campus.