Asst Dir. of Student Wellness & Belonging

About the role

The Assistant Director for Student Wellness provides school-wide leadership for student wellness and well-being across the health professions degree programs at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

Responsibilities

• Develop, advance, and periodically reassess strategic priorities for health professions student well-being across SMPH's five health professions degree programs, informed by student experience, assessment data, institutional priorities, relevant accreditation expectations, and emerging needs.
• Develop and coordinate programs, educational initiatives, communications, resources, and support pathways that promote student well-being, prevention, help-seeking, and access to appropriate services.
• Work closely with health professions program and curricular leadership, Student Services, University Health Services, Recreation & Wellbeing, basic needs and other campus partners, and relevant SMPH offices to strengthen well-being throughout the student experience and improve coordination and access to resources.
• Develop and use appropriate quantitative and qualitative approaches to assess student needs, program reach and effectiveness, resource access, and other well-being outcomes.
• Monitor and respond to relevant accreditation wellness and well-being requirements and contribute to other accreditation, reporting, and quality-improvement activities related to student well-being and student support as appropriate.
• Build and sustain relationships with organizations and partners that advance student well-being, flourishing, leadership development, and related priorities, and lead or contribute to grant-funded and externally supported initiatives as assigned, such as the Kern National Network for Flourishing in Health (KNN).
• Provide effective supervision, coaching, performance management, and professional development for assigned staff and responsibly manage program, grant, and other funds associated with student well-being priorities.

  Requirements

  • Completed Bachelor’s degree.
  • Experience developing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating student-facing university-level programs or initiatives.
  • Experience supervising staff or providing substantive leadership and direction to professional work groups.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and organizational communication skills.
  • Master's degree preferred in higher education administration, student affairs, counseling or related field.

  Qualifications

  • Completed Bachelor’s degree.
  • Experience developing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating student-facing university-level programs or initiatives.
  • Experience supervising staff or providing substantive leadership and direction to professional work groups.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and organizational communication skills.
  • Master's degree preferred in higher education administration, student affairs, counseling or related field.
  • Experience with health professions educational or clinical work settings.
  • Experience developing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating university student well-being, student support, or student success programming.

  Skills

  • Strategic planning and prioritization.
  • Collaborative problem-solving.
  • Effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
  • Leadership and team management.
  • Data analysis and interpretation.
  • Grant writing and proposal development.
  • Relationship building and partnership development.

  Benefits

  The position offers a competitive compensation package, including a starting salary of $99,106 annually, with potential for negotiation based on experience and qualifications. Benefits include generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits; and access to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

  Pay

  The starting salary for the position is $99,106 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

  Schedule

  The work schedule is flexible and will be determined at the time of hire.