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The Office of Student Wellness (OSW) provides integrated wellness programs, services, and resources to the Boston Health Sciences students at Tufts University. The Student Wellness team works with all students to offer practical approaches to manage everyday stressors and life challenges.  OSW provides confidential and private advice for personal challenges and makes referrals for therapy/psychiatric care as needed for students who may need support for depression, anxiety, or other mental health concerns.  The Office of Student Wellness offers wellness opportunities that are inclusive and promotes a culture that supports the personal development and academic successes of all students.  These wellness opportunities aim to foster and support the mental, physical, and emotional health of students.  Prevention is the cornerstone for maintaining optimal health and is part of OSW’s holistic approach to health and wellness.  The Student Wellness team is made up of a trained and experienced staff that provides advice to students, and designs and implements evidence-based wellness promotion programs to improve overall health, wellness, and academic performance for all health sciences students.

Trained and experienced to design and implement evidence-based and cost-effective health promotions and wellness opportunities to improve the overall well-being of the students on the Boston Health Sciences campus. Promotes, maintains, and improves individual and community members’ health by assisting students and groups to adopt healthy behavior.  Collects and analyzes data to identify needs prior to planning, implementing, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles.  Develops and presents health education and wellness programs, such as training workshops, and community presentations.  Designs, develops, and conducts evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and effectiveness of wellness activities.  Other major functions include overseeing social media including Instagram. Demonstrated ability to supervise, train and evaluate the work of others.

Essential Functions:

• Provide advice to students regarding strategies to maintain general well-being during their tenure as professional and graduate student
• Provide general, non-therapeutic advice to help students navigate personal and challenging issues that negatively impact their day-to-day functioning and academic pursuits
• Refer students when necessary to a psychiatrist/therapist within the community
• Develop and maintain a referral network of therapists and psychiatrists in the greater Boston area as well as throughout the US 
• Develop preventative programs (in-person and online) to decrease the frequency of burnout while enhancing the mental health and wellness of the student being served
• Assist with the planning and participate in new student orientation programs
• Serve on Student Affairs wellness support committees for the individual schools on the Boston Health Sciences campus as necessary
• Assist with the management of all large-scale wellness events hosted by OSW such as Wellness Week, Stress Less Week and Winter Recharge
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends and to adjust work assignments according to programmatic and departmental needs.  Occasional evening and weekend coverage may be required.

Office Management:

• Provide information and assistance to students and visitors to the Office of Student Wellness
• Schedule student wellness advising appointments when needed

Basic Requirements:

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, higher education, or related field from an accredited institution required. Minimum of three year of full-time professional experience in student well-being advising, health promotions environment or related college student affairs experience or a combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of experience in wellness or related field
• Demonstrated experience with, and sensitivity to, individuals of diverse cultural background and a commitment to a diverse community
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Knowledge with advanced Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, data management and digital systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience performing detailed work in a university environment would be helpful
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and the ability to foster cultural, racial, gender equality on a personnel and programmatic level
• Ability to multitask with attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy of data and maintain focus
• Ability to always maintain professionalism and to use sensitivity in dealing with personal and confidential information

About Tufts University

This is Tufts. Tufts is a student-centered research university with a constellation of world-class schools encompassing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and lifelong learning programs. Across the university, students satisfy their intellectual curiosity, jump-start rewarding careers, and unlock bright, promising futures. Through rigorous academics, groundbreaking research, and a commitment to civic engagement and leadership, our community of students, faculty, and staff collaborate across four Massachusetts campuses to build a brighter world (Medford/Somerville, Grafton, Boston-Chinatown, and Boston-Fenway). Our employees light the way. Tufts develops innovative solutions for the most complex global challenges of our time through teaching, research, and an unparalleled investment in civic engagement. In administration and operations, in dining centers and in labs, every employee plays a role in our mission for a better, brighter world. At Tufts, the work you do matters. So do you. Enjoy flexible and remote opportunities, innovative benefits, and an inclusive, welcoming, collaborative culture that supports you. Develop your skills. Take classes. Advance your career. ...Do work that makes you proud in a community you love. All while taking great care of yourself and the people who matter most. We’re all in on creating an anti-racist culture of belonging. Across Tufts, we’ve deepened our commitment to making the university a truly inclusive place. Where every member of our community contributes and feels like they belong. Where diverse perspectives are seen as our strength, and great ideas are always heard. In offices, labs, classrooms, and beyond, we’re doing this work together, knowing it is the foundation of our mission to create a brighter world. An innovative university needs resourceful people who make things happen. Here, collaboration isn’t just a buzzword, colleagues actually care, and community means everything. Sound appealing? Come join us. Choose a campus and find the role that fits you. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at [email protected] Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/

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