2026/27 CAMP Peer Mentor

Start building your future at Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus, where student employees gain valuable work experience while being part of a welcoming and supportive campus community.

Kenai Peninsula College is looking for excellent student workers to for join the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) as CAMP Peer Mentors! CAMP Peer Mentors will be hired to provide tutoring and mentoring to participants. Tutors/mentors will be responsible for coaching students in strategies for success and assisting them with understanding academic material.

Job duties include providing peer mentoring and support to current CAMP students by assisting students with understanding academic material through tutoring and academic support. Coach students in strategies for college success, persistence, time management, and campus engagement, and help connect CAMP students to campus organizations, clubs, leadership development opportunities, social activities, and other student support resources. Serve as a positive role model by sharing college-going experiences and persistence strategies. Support CAMP program activities, outreach, events, recognition activities, and student engagement efforts as assigned. Communicate regularly with CAMP staff regarding student needs, activities, and participation. Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and appropriate boundaries when working with students. Track and document mentee meetings, including the date, duration, and meeting format (virtual or in person), to maintain accurate records of mentor-mentee engagement. Complete other related duties as assigned in support of CAMP student success.

We’re looking for students who are dependable, willing to learn, and able to work well with others. Strong communication, time-management, organization, and a positive attitude are valued; previous work experience is not always required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Enrollment Requirements:
During the academic year, undergraduate students must be taking at least 6 credits.

GPA Requirements:
Students must have and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA to be employed as a student employee.

Work Schedule Restrictions:
While classes are in session, students may work up to 20 hours per week. 

Other Requirements:
Applicant must have been previously a CAMP Scholar.

Position Details:

This recruitment is open to undergraduate students only.

This is a part time position up to 10 hours/week during the semester. This position is located at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna Alaska. This job is a Grade 1 Step 17 position which pays $15.57/hour.

This is a pooled position and applications are reviewed as needed. Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer.

☎If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Whitney Cavazos, KPC HR Coordinator, at wlcavazos@alaska.edu or 907-262-0318.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at ua-ada@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.