Peer Staff, College Readiness Scholars Institute, Summer 2027

Hiring Group: Undergraduate Students Only

Anticipated Start Date: June 14, 2027

Estimated Pay: $2,200 ($100 bonus for staff who have worked the program previously and are rehired)

Number of Jobs Available: 18

Schedule: Staff schedules vary based on component and staff meeting schedules determined by training week in June 2027. 

Location: Central Campus (TBD) 

About the department / center: UD's College Readiness Scholars Institute (CRSI) program is led by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. 

Role Description: The College Readiness Scholars Institute (CRSI) is seeking current undergraduate students who want to provide high school students, especially those from first-generation and/or income limited backgrounds, with an immersive pre-collegiate experience that will transform the way in which they understand a collegiate environment. We seek students who can serve as exemplary role models and have demonstrated the ability to successfully navigate their college experience to date. Our team is looking for undergraduate students who value serving students, diversity, teamwork, respect, and harmony, and are looking for summer positions that will provide purpose and impact. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Peer Staff Positions:

Academics: Responsible for escorting students to breakfast, their academic sessions, and to lunch; monitoring assigned classes and assisting the classroom instructor. Provides individualized and group academic support, completes related reports, attends staff meetings as scheduled. Monitors structured study in the residence hall.

Interpersonal: Responsible for escorting students from lunch to their career & interpersonal sessions, to fitness hour to dinner. Responsible for assisting the professional staff member in a variety of related interpersonal skill workshops and ongoing seminars. Staff will be expected to address large and small groups of students, disseminate information, and interact with administrators across the campus.

Residential: Responsible for general programming of the residence hall and the constructive opportunities time period. Also, programming staff provides residence hall security (curfew and overnight monitoring of hall), attends staff meetings as scheduled, and completes basic reports.

Peer Staff are required:

• To live in the residence hall for the duration of the program- all positions are residential.
• Carry out program policies and rules to ensure student safety, health, wellness, and compliance with UD’s protection of minors policies. 
  
  
• Maintain consistent communication with the team throughout the day via group chat and provide support with assigned tasks as needed. 

• Cultivate a positive and inclusive community through program activities and interactions with scholars. 

• Effectively plan and market engaging evening and weekend activities

• Residential team: Provide residence hall security (curfew and overnight monitoring of hall), attends staff meetings as scheduled, and completes basic reports.
  • Hall checks at 10 pm each evening to ensure all students are back at the residence hall and on the floor where the program resides. 
  • Enforce quiet hours beginning at 11 p.m. and lights out for all students beginning at 12 a.m. 
  • On a rotating basis, staff will be required to work evening duty shifts that begin at 11 p.m. and end at 3:00 a.m. 
  • All staff are required to attend staff meetings. Staff meeting schedules will be determined during staff training during training week of June 14-17, 2027
  • CRSI staff are required to live in the residence hall for the duration of training and the program. 

• To be available to work throughout the duration of the program. Staff are also required to work during weekends. Peer staff cannot hold any outside commitments or employment for the duration of the program, such as seasonal jobs, nor should peer staff be enrolled in any summer coursework that does not meet a requirement for graduation. 

Qualifications:  

• 2.5+ GPA
• Current undergraduate student (Must be enrolled through the Fall 2027 semester)
• Interest and/or experience working with students from first-generation and/or income-limited backgrounds
• Candidates with at least 1 year of experience in positions such as resident assistants, camp counselors, peer mentors, tutors, etc. are preferred. Candidates will be placed in either the Academic, Interpersonal, or Residential component based on their experience, interest, and needs of the program. 
• Have demonstrated values such as serving students, diversity, teamwork, respect, and harmony 

Hiring Timeline Round 1:

• Application Opens: October 16, 2026
• Application Due Date: January 7, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. 
• Interview Notification: January 14, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. 
• Group Interviews: Week of January 18, 2027
• Notification of Selection: January 26, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. 
• Deadline to Accept Position (for those offered a position): February 2, 2027 at 5:00 p.m.

Please note that dates are subject to change depending on the needs of the department.

Applicants must be undergraduate students at the University of Delaware. Work study eligibility can be found here. Applicants who are not enrolled as undergraduate students at the University will not be considered for this position. Employment Limitations and Exceptions