Welcome Week Leaders will co-facilitate a group of approximately 20-30 new students as they start their Baylor journeys in August. Leaders encourage and support students in their transition to Baylor by modeling healthy relationships, offering wisdom from their own stories, and journeying alongside new Bears as they experience the excitement of Welcome Week. Plus, Welcome Week Leaders will now be paid $10 an hour for their service - an added bonus for making a meaningful impact!
If you're interested in walking alongside students DURING and AFTER Welcome Week, we invite you to apply for the new Welcome Mentor role! As a Welcome Mentor, you would serve in the capacity of Welcome Week Leader, but your role would not end with the closing of WW events. Instead, you would continue with the same group of new students for the first 8 weeks of the fall semester—meeting 1-on-1 with students from your group, inviting them to campus events, and overall, providing personalized support as they navigate their first weeks and find their place at Baylor. Welcome Mentors also receive hourly pay ($10/hour).
You can apply for both the Welcome Week Leader and Welcome Mentor roles within the same application.We encourage you to apply for both! Check out the position descriptions below and apply today!
WELCOME WEEK LEADER POSITION DESCRIPTION WELCOME MENTOR LEADER POSITION DESCRIPTION
Frequently Asked Questions
Any undergraduate student who will graduate in December 2026 or later.
The Welcome Week Leader/Welcome Mentor application will close March 22, 2026.
We are thrilled to honor the time and service that you provide with the following compensation:
- $10 an Hour (expect between 30-40 hours)
- Leadership Experience
- Baylor Swag
- 1 Credit hour class credit *Optional
- Resume Builder
- Welcome Week Leader Staff Training: Tuesday, August 18
- Welcome Week Programming: August 19-23
- Welcome Mentor Training (TBD)
Step 1: Submit your online application
Step 2: Attend your scheduled interview
Step 3: Receive decision email
Step 4: If selected, complete required Baylor Student Employment paperwork
Due to the nature of this leadership opportunity, you must demonstrate an active Christian Faith to be considered for this leadership opportunity.
YES! All students will fill out this application and go through the interview process. Your Program Director will then be given a list of selected candidates for them to place in their program for Welcome Week.
Due to the time constraints of both positions, you cannot be a Welcome Week Leader/Welcome Mentor and a Community Leader with Campus Living and Learning.
