Wellness Center Graduate Assistantship

To promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage maintenance of healthy choices, as well as assist with fostering a sense of overall well-being and personal growth of Alfred University students through counseling and health services, consultation, outreach, training, and education/programming for the campus community

• Create and maintain publicity/marketing for a wide variety of Wellness Center initiatives and projects
• Assist in coordination of peer educator programs and presentations
• Support/represent the center at events as academic schedule allows (e.g., staff tabling events)
• Assist in presentations to campus groups
• Research health education topics and programs
• Update the Wellness Center’s social media
• Seek grant funding, as appropriate, to sustain and grow the program

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills
• Computer and media design skills
• Ability to self-manage workload/Work independently
• Time management
• Must maintain a professional demeanor

The Wellness Center is a confidential environment. You must agree and sign a statement to maintain the confidentiality of students’ identity and any information pertaining to the students and/or center.

• Gain experience in developing and coordinating peer education groups and techniques.
• Participation in Motivational Interviewing and other training related to health topics, mental health, and alcohol and other drug education.
• If the opportunity arises for professional development outside of the Wellness Center (e.g., training or conference), the Wellness Center will support attendance at a student rate.

For more information, please contact the Wellness Center.

All Student Experience graduate assistants are expected to coordinate expectations and schedules with academic faculty and employers (if applicable).