Healthy Spaces & Mindfulness Graduate Student Assistant

Healthy Spaces & Mindfulness Graduate Student Assistant

The Longhorn Wellness Center (LWC) promotes student well-being and creates a healthier campus community through programs, education and environmental approaches.

Purpose

The Healthy Spaces & Mindfulness Graduate Student Assistant supports the development and implementation of the Healthy Spaces strategy, as well as supports mindfulness work on campus. Duties will include researching best practices for built and natural environments in higher education, working on GIS wellness maps, and creating mindfulness education resources.

Essential Responsibilities

HEALTHY SPACES STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

• Support the creation of the Healthy Spaces strategy by compiling existing campus resources focused on the built and natural environment, researching what's happening on other higher ed institutions, and brainstorming ideas for more Healthy Spaces on campus.
• Support the continuation and expansion of campus wellness maps and the Nature Rx program.
• Support the creation of the Healthy Spaces strategy by meeting with student groups interested in wellness focused on the built and natural environment and creating plans for more Healthy Spaces on campus.

MINDFULNESS SUPPORT

• Facilitate interactive workshops with groups of students to build community and provide well-being strategies. Some workshops will be in the evening on weekdays. Some evening flexibility will be helpful.
• Assist with the planning and co-facilitation of Foundations of Stress Management course.

PROGRAM MESSAGING & COMMUNICATION

• Assist in the creation of marketing materials, including social media posts, web content, and print materials.
• Assist in outreach across disciplines, departments, and units to build cross-campus connections and promote new initiatives.
• Compile information for use in infographics, proposals, and annual reports as needed.

ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

• Support the implementation of healthy spaces and mindfulness program assessments.
• Synthesize data and feedback to improve healthy spaces and mindfulness programming and ensure programming is effectively meeting the diverse needs of students.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

• Engage in administrative activities to support other LWC programs as needed.
• Assist in engagement in targeted email outreach to staff, faculty, departments, and student organizations, and respond to incoming requests as needed.

Required Qualifications

• A graduate student enrolled at UT Austin
• Strong written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently, manage a variety of tasks, follow up on assignments, and take initiative on projects

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interested in the connection between well-being and the built and natural environment
• Skilled in public speaking, group facilitation, and/or community building
• Experience with program or event planning, promotion, and/or evaluation
• Familiar with common challenges and mental health-related concerns of college students
• Working familiarity with UT campus and student support resources
• Personal experience with mindfulness
• Some knowledge or experience with GIS mapping

Salary Range

• Graduate pay: $19.00 per hour

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment
• May work outdoors at events.
• May work outside of normal business hours.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Work Shift

• The position is expected to work 10 hours per week.
• Hours will be primarily completed onsite with some opportunities for remote work.
• There is 1 position open.
• This position will start in August with the possibility of continuing employment beyond the  academic year.

Required Materials

• Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required. Candidates who fail to attach all additional materials listed may not be considered for the position.
• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• Direct questions to James Butler, Manager for Healthy Spaces and Mindfulness, james.butlerxas.edu
• If you have a work study award, you will need to include a screenshot of your My Financial page showing your Work Study award. Make sure your EID and the date/year of the award is visible.…