University of Calgary Looking for Wellbeing Advisor, First Generation Students, Student Success Centre at Calgary, Alberta, Canada Full Time

The Student and Enrolment Services team in the Student Success Centre is currently seeking a Full-time Limited Term Wellbeing Advisor, First Generation Students, for approximately 27 months.

Reporting to the Director, Student Success Centre, the Wellbeing Student Advisor works in collaboration with the First-Generation Student Support team in the Student Success Centre to provide individual and group holistic wellbeing supports to prospective, current and open studies first-generation students (i.e., students whose guardians, parents or chosen family have not attended post-secondary).

Position Description

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

Wellbeing Support Advising

• Engage individual first-generation students in appointments that foster a warm and supportive atmosphere and focus on developing a wellbeing plan to support personal and academic success.
• Provide accurate and relevant referral information to students based on presenting concerns along with tailored support to aid in accessing and engaging with various services.
• Provide mental health triage and assess the needs and level of risk of students with the intent of providing appropriate service/referral and reducing barriers to additional on-campus mental health supports. Work collaboratively with other members of the Student-at-Risk team and Student Wellness Services staff.
• Assess emergent nature of intakes and prioritize appointments accordingly.
• Maintains student files according to protocol and ensures files are updated in a timely, thorough and ethical manner. Ensure all analysis and reporting efforts are compliant with university processes, FOIP and the Health Information Act.

Program Development and Promotion

• Liaise with Student Wellness Services and the Student Success Centre teams to design and implement programming for first-generation students on holistic topics related to students personal wellbeing to promote wellbeing literacy. Ensure broad consultation with students and communities regarding programs and delivery as well as currency in intercultural and diversity issues in all programming considerations.
• Support the development of promotional materials for programming as well as assessment of program outcomes.

Collaboration

• Collaborates with faculty partners regarding student concerns.
• Participates in committees and working groups relating to student success and wellbeing and contributes to broader conversations on supporting first-generation students experience.
• Participates in cross-training to assist in other areas when needed and to meet Student Success Centre priorities.
• Identifies professional development needs and skill priorities; continues own personal development, learning and training.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Masters degree in social work or related field and 2-3 years experience in mental health. A combination of education and work experience may also be considered.
• Experience with crisis intervention, suicide intervention training and at-risk student behaviors.
• Experience developing collaborative program delivery and designing and facilitating engaging and inclusive group learning experiences.
• Experience successfully handling a large student caseload with a positive student-centric attitude in a highly collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a commitment to a collegial and inclusive work style.
• Strong working knowledge of post-secondary student experience and needs across various student intersectional identities.
• Demonstrated strong regard for issues of confidentiality and dealing with highly sensitive material.
• Proven ability to work effectively with multiple departments, organizations and people in sensitive and complex situations.

Application Deadline: November 28, 2023

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

Additional Information

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Specialist / Advisor Job Family, Phase 2.

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The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About The University Of Calgary

UCalgary is Canada’s entrepreneurial university, located in Canada’s most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada’s leader in the creation of start-ups . Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca .

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.

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