Peer Leader

Overtown Youth Center•Miami, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Peer Leader internship is designed for a high-performing high school junior or senior who serves as a positive role model and student leader. Working with OYC Miami’s College & Workforce Readiness Services (CWRS) team, Peer Leaders help students access college, career, and academic success resources through relatable, peer-centered outreach. Peer Leaders help promote a school culture where postsecondary planning is visible, accessible, and encouraged. They support peers in setting goals, exploring college and career pathways, using available resources, and taking steps toward postsecondary success. The internship also helps Peer Leaders strengthen leadership, communication, teamwork, professionalism, and career readiness skills while gaining meaningful work experience.

Requirements

Currently enrolled as a high school junior or senior at a participating high school.
Must be in good academic standing and maintain satisfactory academic performance throughout the internship.
Must have no major conduct or disciplinary issues and demonstrate positive behavior within the school community.
Demonstrated leadership potential and ability to serve as a positive role model among peers.
Basic computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to enter and maintain program data as assigned.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to complete assigned responsibilities independently while maintaining strong communication and collaboration with OYC Miami staff, school personnel, and peers.
Comfort speaking with peers and assisting with presentations, workshops, outreach activities, and student engagement efforts.
Demonstrates reliability, professionalism, initiative, confidentiality, and appropriate boundaries when working with peers.
Must be available to commit approximately 10 hours per week, including approved lunch-period, after-school, and occasional Saturday hours.
Must pass required drug screening and Level 2 background check, if applicable under OYC Miami internship requirements.

Responsibilities

Serve as a positive role model who promotes academic success, leadership, and college and career readiness among peers.
Encourage student participation in CWRS workshops, college and career events, internships, exposure trips, tours, workforce opportunities, and related activities.
Conduct peer outreach during approved school-day, lunch-period, after-school, and occasional Saturday hours to connect students with college and career resources.
Support in-school and out-of-school programming, including workshops, student activities, presentations, events, exposure trips, and college and career readiness programming.
Provide mentoring and 1:1 college and workforce readiness support related to goal setting, postsecondary planning, college applications, scholarships, FAFSA, career exploration, vocational pathways, internships, employment, and other postsecondary opportunities.
Support student goal and progress monitoring for assigned students, including college and career milestones aligned with OYC Miami’s CWRS Program Framework.
Maintain a caseload of up to 10 students and document regular check-ins in the student contact log.
Refer students to OYC CWRS staff when they need support beyond the Peer Leader role.
Support student recruitment, program promotion, resource distribution, and reminders about upcoming opportunities, events, and deadlines.
Assist with daily student attendance monitoring, academic-data collection, participation records, surveys, outreach logs, and other approved program documentation.
Share student feedback and insights that help strengthen programming and engagement.
Participate in required training, supervision, and professional development while demonstrating professionalism, reliability, confidentiality, appropriate boundaries, and positive conduct.