Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability, Prevention and Outreach Division - Peer Prevention Educators 25-26

Become a Peer Prevention Educator at UAF!
Peer Prevention Educators are student leaders who work under the guidance of the Prevention and Outreach Coordinator in the Office of Rights, Compliance, and Accountability. In this role, you’ll help promote a safer, healthier campus by providing outreach and education on key topics such as substance misuse, mental health awareness, and relationship violence prevention.

As a Peer Prevention Educator, you’ll receive extensive training—including nationally recognized Certified Peer Educator certification and Green Dot Bystander Intervention training—to prepare you for meaningful engagement with your fellow students. Outreach efforts may include hosting events, creating educational materials, staffing informational tables, distributing newsletters, and offering one-on-one peer consultations.

This position is a valuable opportunity to build skills in leadership, event planning, marketing, communication, and wellness education. It’s especially well-suited for students interested in careers in healthcare, social work, psychology, education, justice, or holistic wellness.

Make a difference—educate, advocate, and lead your peers toward a healthier UAF community.

Have a genuine interest in prevention programming and a passion for promoting student well-being. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, along with a friendly, approachable demeanor and the ability to connect with peers. Successful Peer Prevention Educators are dependable, well-organized, and demonstrate leadership in both independent and team settings.

While not required, experience in health promotion, public speaking or presentations, mentoring, and involvement in university clubs or organizations is highly valued and will strengthen your application.

Minimum Qualifications:

To be eligible for student employment, an applicant must have the following requisites:

1) They must be enrolled at the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a minimum of six credit hours in the current semester of employment.

2) Have a least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Position Details:

This position is located on the University of Alaska campus in Fairbanks.  This is a part-time, student assistant position, starting rate of $16.00/hr.

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 Bridget Thimsen, SBO Sr. HRC at bmthimsen@alaska.edu

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 UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

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.