Student Life Coordinator, Mindfulness, Wellbeing and Contemplative Practice

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Date Posted:12/22/2025
Req : 46501
Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students
Department: Multi Faith Programs
Campus:St. George (Downtown Toronto)
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Description:

About us:

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within the Division of Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units:
Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Community Partnerships, Centre for Learning Strategy Support, Clubs & Leadership Development, Housing, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and TCard Services. Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity.

In support of U of T’s vision, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students. We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do, reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

To align with our strategic priorities, we encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities to apply.

Your opportunity:

Under the direction of the Associate Director, Multi-Faith Centre, and working with other members of the Multi-Faith Centre team, the Student Life Coordinator Mindfulness, Wellbeing and Contemplative Practice is responsible for integrating meaning-making, purpose, identity and spiritual wellbeing into wellness and contemplative programs to support holistic student development, as it intersects with culture, and diverse worldviews; developing curricular and co-curricular opportunities that explore eco-spirituality, land-based reflection, and Indigenous-informed approaches aligned with Truth & Reconciliation commitments;

designing and facilitating grief-informed programming that incorporates contemplative and embodied movement practices to support emotional processing and holistic wellbeing; fostering collaborative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts, including faculties and campus units to integrate contemplative, holistic and intersectional approaches into student wellbeing and self-discovery initiatives, in and out of the classroom; offering guidance to students exploring questions of identity, purpose, values and meaning, and connecting them to appropriate spiritual, reflective or personal development resources;

and highlighting opportunities for students to engage in purpose-driven, reflective, and values-based programming across the Multi-Faith Centre.

The Student Life Coordinator Mindfulness, Wellbeing and Contemplative Practice collaborates with the academic and co-curricular divisions of the University and with student organizations to ensure quality programming. Working with other Student Life staff, the incumbent ensures that all students involved have appropriate opportunities for skill building, dialogue, reflection and integration of learning. The Coordinator works actively to promote a culture of inclusion that includes religious pluralism at the University, devising programs that reflect the University’s values of respect for cultural difference, and…