Peer Financial Coach

The NEXUS Financial Discipleship Center is accepting applications from Indiana Wesleyan University students only!!

We are seeking a highly motivated Peer Financial Coach to join our team. As a Peer Financial Coach, you will provide guidance and support to individuals in achieving their personal and professional goals. Your role will involve mentoring, coaching, and assisting clients in their financial lives.

Eligibility Requirements are as Follows:

• GPA of 3.2 or above
• Completion of Peer Financial Coach Training upon acceptance
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Completion of related coursework preferred
• Ability to work at least 6 hours per week

Responsibilities of Peer Financial Coaches:

• Educate clients on personal finance alternatives and solutions through financial discipleship/one-on-one meetings
• Research different areas of finances
• Provide presentations on personal finance topics to students, classes, and student organizations
• Attend bi-weekly continuing education (CE) training sessions
• Read materials and complete coursework provided by NEXUS prior to training

Required Skills:

• Maintain client privacy and confidentiality and follow ethical principles
• Establish client relationships and build trust and rapport
• Demonstrate empathy
• Recognize nonverbal messages
• Demonstrate interviewing and listening skills
• Manage client expectations and maintain boundaries
• Handle questions for which you do not know the answer
• Resolve conflict, manage crises, and defuse anger
• Keep good records
• Educate clients on sound money principles, assist in the exploring their values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors around money, and provide tools & resources

Benefits of becoming a Peer Financial Coach:

• Use of your classroom skills and knowledge to educate students and the community about their personal finances
• Apply learned financial skills to your own life
• Obtain experience working under the direction of a nationally recognized program
• This is a paid position

Participation Requirements:

Once approved as a Peer Financial Coach, in order to maintain this status, the following minimum participation requirements must occur:

• Complete Peer Financial Coach Training
• Complete continuing education
• Complete a minimum number of required coaching sessions
• Fulfill office hours assigned

Job Types: Temporary, Internship

Pay: $10.00 - $11.50 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 10 per week

Weekly schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Hybrid work
• Office

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Marion, IN 46953