College Study Student - Well Peer Coach

COLLEGE WORK STUDY- LIVE WELL PEER COACH

DALEY COLLEGE

City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), the largest community college system in Illinois, is made up of seven colleges and five satellite sites, providing more than 70,000 students each year access to a quality, affordable education.

The Federal Work Study Program (FWS) is a federally-funded financial aid program that provides subsidized part-time employment for eligible students to assist them with postsecondary financial needs. City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) complies with the Department of Education’s regulations regarding the FWS program and allows students to benefit from this opportunity.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

The FWS program encourages students to gain experience in their prospective fields by placing them in areas and departments aligned with their area of study whenever possible. Students can use their wages towards educational and living expenses. FWS jobs are available in areas such as academic departments, laboratories, libraries, administrative offices, student centers, and several off-campus locations.

The mission of the Peer Leader Mentoring Program is to create and connect students to an affirming, validating, and culturally responsive campus environment that will assist with their academic, social, and cultural transition to Daley College.

The Goals

The goals of the Live Well Peer Coach are:

• Identify and understand how various common behaviors and college health topics positively or negatively affect their well-being at the intrapersonal and interpersonal levels.
• Be able to identify, understand and implement a skill or behavior that enhances their well-being.
• Develop an understanding of the interconnectedness of well-being and health behaviors.
• Identify, understand and access resources provided by the Wellness Center.
• Identify well-being resources on campus and within the community.

The Live Well Peer Coach Program empowers students to create positive change in their environments, is student-led, and thrives within The Wellness Center at Daley College. In addition, the Live Well Peer Coaching Program provides potential student leaders with opportunities to refine and build upon their leadership skills, gain new knowledge, develop new attitudes, and gain experiential practice in their role as leaders.

JOB DUTIES:

Live Well Peer Coaches will meet with students in designated or assigned spaces on campus. The Wellness Center is located in room 2316-B.

Live Well Peer Coaches will assist with the facilitation and promotion of health-related program information on priority college health topics that significantly impact student wellness and success (sexual health consent, education on harm reduction methods, alcohol and other drugs, healthy interpersonal relationships, stress, sleep, eating well, gender-based violence prevention, etc.).

Live Well Peer Coaches will assist with the development of health-related program information for the student body, including, but not limited to: (1) researching college health and wellness topics, and (2) developing interactive programming related to mental health and/or gender-based violence.

Live Well Peer Coaches will assist with the delivery of health-related program information for the student body, including, but not limited to: (1) composing social media posts for The Wellness Center services and Project SAFE services, (2) advertising Wellness and Project SAFE related services, events, and campaigns, (3) setting up tables and displaying information about The Wellness Center and Project SAFE, and (4) implementing mental health and gender-based violence activities/programs for Daley College students and/or CCC students across the district.

Live Well Peer Coaches will increase student awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle by acting as a role model for healthy living. Live Well Peer Coaches will encourage students to integrate health-related information into their personal lives. Live Well Peer Coaches will work with Project S.A.F.E. campus coordinator/s to initiate outreach to faculty and peers for the purpose of educating peers on gender-based violence and bystander intervention via classroom…