CAPS Peer Coach (Student Position)

Position Title: CAPS Peer Engagement Coach (Student Position) Location: Big Rapids, MI Department:

CAPS- Career & Professional Success

Advertised Salary

• $13.73
• Summary of
• Position: A Peer Coach is a student guide for new students at Ferris State University. Peer Engagement Coaches communicate regularly with students through texts, emails, phone calls, and in-person meetings to provide guidance, encouragement, and important campus information. In addition to one-on-one support, coaches promote campus resources and events, facilitate study tables and first-year programs, and help create a welcoming, supportive environment for new students.
• Position
• Requirements:
• Be an active and engaged student leader who participates on campus
• Be in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5
• Be available to commit from approximately August 1 through May 5
• Demonstrate the ability to build positive relationships with students from diverse backgrounds
• Have a strong desire to help students achieve personal, academic, and career goals
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Provide a supportive and caring connection for assigned students
• Be dependable, professional, and respectful of confidentiality
• Be willing to participate in training and program responsibilities
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of Ferris State, Career and Professional Success and the Peer Engagement Coach program
• Establish and maintain appropriate conduct with assigned students
• Act as a positive role model and provide a supportive and caring connection for assigned students
• As an individual who is responsible for driving on behalf of the university, a driving record check will be run pursuant to university policies. The individual will be required to sign an authorization to run a criminal history background and driving record check.
• Essential
• Duties/Responsibilities:
• Support students through frequent and creative outreach including texts, calls, emails, surveys, and meet-ups
• Actively learn and stay informed about campus resources and online tools so you can confidently guide students to the services that best support their success
• Help students develop the skills needed to succeed academically and personally
• Assist students with basic academic support
• Connect caseload students with basic needs resources
• Use training to ask thoughtful questions that help identify student barriers and guide them to appropriate resources
• Encourage students to stay motivated, attend activities, get involved on campus, build friendships, and set personal goals
• Provide information for first year students of important dates and campus events through the First Year Newsletter and Ferris360 group
• Engage in campus events and promote student attendance
• Host and coordinate study tables and other academic focused events
• Plan, implement, and evaluate first year events, including tasks such as room reservations, catering, advertising, purchasing supplies, event setup, staffing events, and coordinating volunteers. Event setup may involve transporting University property in a personal vehicle
• Accurately document student interactions and program information in Navigate
• Utilize Excel to organize student information and record engagement
• Number of
• Positions
• Available: 9
• Documents
• Needed to
• Apply:
• Resume/
• Class
• Schedule
• Job
• Close
• Date:
• July 31, 2026
• EEO
• Statement: Ferris State University, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, is committed to enhancing equity, inclusion, and diversity within its community. Ferris offers employment opportunities to qualified candidates seeking careers in a student-focused environment that values opportunity, collaboration, diversity and educational excellence. Learn more about the Ferris Mission and community at ferris.edu [http://ferris.edu/]. The University actively seeks applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups. For more information on the
• University’s
• Policy on
• Non-Discrimination, visit: Ferris Non-Discrimination Statement [https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/administration/president/generalcounsel/pdfs-docs/00108985.pdf].