Prevention and Risk Education Peer Educator

University of Texas at Austin

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About The Position

The Student Organizations: Prevention and Risk Education unit is seeking motivated students with excellent communication skills to become Peer Educators for the 2026-2027 school year. Prevention and Risk Education Peer Educators assist with the development and implementation of the Safety Education Program, a state mandated program for over 1,200 student organizations, and hazing prevention for the institution. The office connects student organizations to risk management, organizational development, healthy culture, and emergency resources through the facilitation of in-person and/or virtual workshops for registered and sponsored student organizations. Through unit workshops and supporting a variety of harm reduction initiatives, the Prevention and Risk Peer Educators promote a campus climate of safety, well-being, and positive culture.

Requirements

Anticipated enrollment for the academic year at UT Austin as an undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum of 6 credit hours.
Maintain academic standards and a clean disciplinary record.
Flexible schedule to accommodate daytime, evening, and weekend work.
Authorization to work in the United States of America.

Nice To Haves

Excellent verbal and written communication.
Experience with public speaking.
Ability to work in a team and provide meaningful contributions.
Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
Interest and experience working with student organizations on safety and risk management.
Experience navigating and working with campus safety offices and resources.
Experience with Macintosh computers and software or the ability to learn applications quickly (i.e. Microsoft office suite products)
Work study status.
Other experience/skills relevant to position responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Complete peer educator training and participate in ongoing training as scheduled.
Facilitate safety education and hazing prevention workshops (in-person and/or virtual).
Lead and co-develop hazing prevention programming (e.g., tabling, national hazing prevention week events, etc.)
Attend monthly staff meetings.
Commit to 10 hours per week to work in the office.
Track program attendance and perform data entry duties.
Assist in the development of program materials and evaluations (e.g., surveys, handouts, etc.).
Engage in ongoing professional development about campus safety issues and best practices for peer educators.
Develop relationships with registered and sponsored student organization officers and advisors to ensure unit programming is addressing student organization needs.
Contribute to the development and implementation of various department outreach activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.