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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.

The OSW 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. 

The Student Wellness Coordinator position is an inyteractive student facing position that works to inspire Tufts Boston Health Sciences students to cultivate life­long habits of wellness. This position sits at the intersection of event planning and coordination, communications and marketing, and administrative support for the OSW.

Responsibilities include:

• Plans, develops, markets, implements and evaluates active and passive student wellness programming activities to improve the overall well-being of the students on the Boston Health Sciences campus
• Collaborates with the Student Wellness Advisor daily to plan wellness activities
• Produces a weekly newsletter and directs other communications to all Tufts Health Sciences programs to promote wellness learnings and market upcoming wellness events
• Coordinate directly with vendors and other third parties to plan events that support the
• Provide day to day administrative support for the Office of Student Wellness, including responding to phone, email, and in-person inquiries from students and other members of the community.
• Oversees social media including Instagram
• Assists in the planning, marketing, and execution of all wellness activities such as monthly wellness gathering, bi-weekly pop-up-teas, monthly massages, yoga, Wellness Week, Winter Recharge, Stress Less week and other wellness activities
• Manages the reservation process for all wellness workshops and activities
• Provides information and assistance to students and visitors to Student Wellness Advising office

Please provide a cover letter in addition to your resume.

Basic Requirements

• Knowledge and skills typically acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s degree in health education or related field from an accredited institution
• Minimum of two years of full-time professional experience in student activities, health promotions environment or related college student affairs experience or a combination of education and experience
• 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

• Previous experience working in a higher education setting strongly preferred

• Ability to work in a highly trafficked space with multiple interruptions

• Experience working with a multicultural community would be helpful

• 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 person and confidential information

• Some evening and weekend work is required due to special events

Special Work Schedule Requirements:

• This is a hybrid position, with the expectation to be on campus in Boston 3 days a week

• Some night and weekend commitments for student events

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 oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/

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