Student Wellness Coordinator

Summary

Michigan Technological University is seeking a Student Wellness Coordinator to work closely with the Center for Student Mental Health and Well‑being (CSMHW) outreach team. The coordinator’s focus is on educating students on physical health, nutrition, sleep hygiene, social norms, healthy relationships, and alcohol & other drug prevention while encouraging the student community to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle. The Student Wellness Coordinator fosters collaboration for wellness activities, health promotion, and prevention with other areas across campus and supports a prevention‑conscious culture.

• Plan and promote campus health and well‑being initiatives, prevention programming, and events for students to encourage healthy habits and a sense of belonging on campus.
• Plan and implement Title IX prevention programming.
• Collaborate with and assist the Assistant Director of Outreach (CSMHW) with partnered events related to student well‑being, sharing applicable resources and planning programming initiatives that meet overall goals.
• Cultivate collaboration with campus departments, student organizations, and community partners to improve the mental health and well‑being of the student community.
• Promote the BeWell Initiative and the Good Samaritan Provision; develop resources and programming in the areas of health and wellness, reducing substance use, and increasing student engagement.
• Organize, promote and execute health & well‑being events such as Husky Hour, Cookies & Coloring, flu shot clinics, Behind the Buzz, and other well‑being events campus wide.
• Utilize social media, digital boards, and print media to get the word out to campus about health & well‑being events in collaboration with student staff.
• Actively engage in creating an inclusive, welcoming, and professional work environment while supervising and training Student Peer Health Ambassadors and supporting interns as assigned.
• Assist with the implementation and reporting of grant funding which includes developing, planning and attending AOD related programming.
• Assist with grant writing and submitting the Michigan Higher Education Network biennial review.
• Communicate with faculty, staff, and student organizations on presentation requests and facilitate scheduling, presentation coverage, and giving presentations as needed.
• Coordinate with CSMHW staff to ensure publications, websites, and the involvement link for managed programming is up to date with relevant and timely information.
• Assist with collecting program data and other evidence to better understand student needs, student learning, and programmatic formative and summative outcomes and adapt programming based on effectiveness and to ensure alignment with current university trends.

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Health Education, Recreation, Public Health, Health Promotion, Health Policy, Human Factors, Business, Marketing or other related fields, completed within 6 months of hire.

• Experience in program development, implementation, promotion and evaluation (ideally related to health and well‑being) or other similar experience.

• Master’s degree in Exercise Science, Health Education, Recreation, Public Health, Health Promotion, Health Policy, or related field.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience with alcohol and other drug education, programming, and assessment.
• Experience creating and delivering engaging presentations for small and large audiences.
• Health and Wellness Certification in the field or specific area (various certifications apply here).
• Experience supervising student and professional staff.
• Certification as a NASPA Certified Peer Educator Facilitator.
• Certification as a personal trainer.
• Experience writing grant proposals.

• Experience using personal computers, email, calendars, word processing, spreadsheets, task management and other software.
• Demonstrated team building, networking, effective communication skills, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to maintain a positive and…