Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of Direct Services, the Health Promotion Specialist, Wellness Coaching is responsible for providing individual and group student coaching, programming, and other wellness-focused initiatives. The Health Promotion Specialist will conduct student support appointments to foster a sense of community and belonging, enhance awareness and utilization of campus resources, facilitate workshops, trainings, department events, and other operational needs.
This is an essential on-site role. Some hybrid work options may be considered. Some evening and weekend hours may be required. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Responsibilities
Direct Services (60%)
- Provide individual health & wellness coaching sessions.
- Provide small group health & wellness coaching sessions.
- Exercise significant independent decision-making during wellness coaching sessions.
- Support direct services functions, including but not limited to resource navigation and wayfinding, health education, sexual and reproductive health, and substance use and recovery.
- Complete case notes, referrals, and monitor data tracking, evaluation, and metrics.
- Liaise with Alice! Health Promotion, Medical Services, Counseling & Psychological Services, and other Columbia Health staff for client referrals.
Workshops & Trainings (25%)
- Collaborate with the Alice! Health Promotion team on all workshop and training requests.
- Support curriculum writing and editing for workshops and trainings.
- Facilitate workshops and trainings on content such as sleep, stress management, supporting peers, responsible substance use, and related content.
- Support ongoing evaluation of workshops and trainings.
Operations (10%)
- Monitor and triage inquiries from internal and external stakeholders, exercising significant independent decision-making throughout the process.
- Support the research, writing, editing, and updating of web-based related content.
- Participate in regularly scheduled Alice Direct Services and team meetings.
- Manage data reconciliation projects.
- Provide cross-coverage and backup support for Alice! Health Promotion, Columbia Health, and Columbia University programs/initiatives, as needed.
Other Duties as Assigned (5%)
