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Reporting to the Managing Director for Residential Well-being and Inclusion and an Associate Director in Hokie Wellness, the Coordinator for Well-being champions a welcoming, inclusive, and holistic experience for residential students that prioritizes student well-being and success. With a focus on the Aspirations for Student Learning and the Principles of Community, the Coordinator for Well-being connects students to relationships and opportunities that empower each student to take an active and engaging day-to-day approach to their well-being, including financial, social, physical, community, career, purpose, emotional, and mental dimensions.

The Coordinator is responsible for fostering student well-being through the creation of a data-driven, inclusive, and team-based well-being plan to support individuals, relationships, and communities in the residential environment. The Coordinator brings together students, events, organizations, living-learning programs, mentoring, and programs to support community and individual well-being. In addition, the Coordinator fosters connections; promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion; and identifies ways spaces, systems, and access to resources provide an infrastructure for well-being.

The Coordinator for Well-being serves on a strong multidisciplinary team of colleagues from across Student Affairs, which is convened regularly by the Managing Director for Residential Well-being and Inclusion to cultivate a rich experiential foundation for students’ success that offers a deep sense of community and belonging for every student. These colleagues include other Coordinators for Well-being, a Coordinator for ExperienceVT, a Coordinator for Case Management and Administration, and an embedded counselor from Cook Counseling. Working with this team and others, the Coordinator fosters a cohesive, holistic, and supportive residential experience.  In addition, the Coordinator builds relationships with campus partners and identifies opportunities to bring programs, activities, and resources into the residential community, as well as opportunities to take residential students to outside events.  The Coordinator also provides student support through mentoring, referral to resources, incident response, on-call duties, and other duties, as assigned.

The Coordinator for Well-being also leads a team of 15-25 diverse student leaders for well-being who live in the residence halls and provide well-being opportunities and programming for a group of fellow Hokies. The Coordinator engages regularly with these student leaders through training and supervision to ensure that residential students receive high-level programming, connection to resources, and exemplary service.  The Coordinator also mentors student leaders to identify personal and professional growth opportunities and resources to support their individual well-being and success.

About Residential Well-being:

At Virginia Tech, Residential Well-being refers to a collaborative vision & effort by partners across the Division of Student Affairs, such as Hokie Wellness, the Dean of Students office, Experience VT, and the Chief Inclusion & Belonging Officer. The Residential Well-being office operates as a matrix organization, where coordinators have the opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary team that serves a district of approximately 2000 students, as well as belonging to a team of fellow coordinators from other districts who work with an expert leader from the coordinating department.

To foster and further thinking differently about the residential experience, Residential Well-being invites professionals from a variety of backgrounds and years of experience to consider joining our team. This position may be offered as a live-on or live-off position. While RWB has a special focus on work-life balance for team members, the nature of supporting residential students means that this position does include some evening and weekend work.

Required qualifications:

The selected individual must demonstrate a passion for leading students’ growth and development in the dimensions of well-being, including financial, social, physical, community, career, purpose, emotional, and mental dimensions. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. Experience developing and leading peer groups and developing, facilitating, and evaluating programs and trainings is essential. The candidate should also demonstrate vision and creativity in program design and promotion. The candidate should be team-oriented and demonstrate adaptability, initiative, and the ability to respond effectively to crises, including after hours. They should demonstrate vision and creativity in program design and promotion, as well as strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.  

The candidate should demonstrate a growth mindset and embrace change as an opportunity for creativity, learning, and improvement. The candidate should have experience working with diverse populations of students in a complex, institutional setting and demonstrate a desire to promote diversity and inclusion and foster a safe, welcoming environment for students. The enthusiastic support of Student Affairs’ Aspirations for Student Learning; ExperienceVT; the mission of Virginia Tech, including Inclusive VT, Beyond Boundaries, and our land grant spirit are required.

Preferred qualifications:

Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in a relevant field; knowledge of public health theories and practices; experience with campus-wide education/programming and strategic planning; and creativity in identifying, brainstorming, implementing, and evaluating unmet needs of underserved and underrepresented communities.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and desire accommodation, please contact the hiring department.

About Virginia Tech

As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and a leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 37,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across the commonwealth and manages a research portfolio of more than $556 million. The university fulfills its role as a land-grant institution by fostering a collaborative environment that integrates technology into all disciplines, so that the Virginia Tech community can serve as a force for positive change around the commonwealth, the country, and the world. Through experiential learning, future-focused research, and an inclusive, spirited culture, Virginia Tech strives to accomplish the charge of its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Virginia Tech has a 2,600-acre main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia; a significant presence across the commonwealth, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, and sites in Newport News and Richmond; educational and research facilities across the state; a study-abroad site in Switzerland; and a 1,800-acre agriculture research farm near the main campus. The campus proper is located in the New River Valley and is 38 miles southwest of Roanoke.

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