Student Mental Health Peer Educator

HOPE@CAPS Mental Health Peer Educators (MHPE) provide KU students with support, referrals to CAPS and/or other campus resources, drop in peer listening, outreach and programming, and will assist with developing marketing materials for CAPS (e.g., social media, posters). MHPE are expected to work an average of 10 hours per week each semester with required training/orientation time prior to the start of Fall semester.

Regular weekly meetings are required as are occasional evening and weekend times. MHPE are trained in listening skills, program presentation, NASPA peer educator training, risk assessment and suicide prevention, and other relevant topics from CAPS licensed staff/invited professionals throughout the academic year.

• 60% - Peer listening and drop-in coverage
• 25% - Outreach and programming
• 15% - Staff Meetings and Trainings

• Prior experience demonstrating leadership and teamwork skills (i.e. self-motivated, well-organized, able to share responsibility, assertive, receptive to feedback, creative thinking).
• Prior experience demonstrating basic presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work with a team from various professional backgrounds (psychology, social work, etc).
• Flexible schedule to provide outreach services on days/times requested by campus organizations or departments and drop-in peer listening hours, as permitted by class schedule.
• Ability to attend required weekly MHPE team meeting.
• Undergraduate or graduate student in good academic standing.

• Demonstrated experience and interest in working in college mental health with a broad student population.
• Prior experience demonstrating effective and empathetic listening skills.
• Interest in increasing awareness about mental health issues and treatment as shown in application materials.

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

To ensure consideration apply by the application review date 5/11/2026.

• Primary Campus: University of Kansas Lawrence Campus