Wellbeing Professional Intern

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

3d • $23

About The Position

This position will assist in the multi-faceted administrative and operational needs of the Wellbeing department of Recreation & Wellbeing (Rec Well), including programs such as peer wellness coaching, peer wellness education, wellbeing workshops, massage therapy, and mindful meditation. This position works directly with professional and student staff by coordinating outreach requests, assisting with staff hiring processes, and developing and facilitating wellbeing opportunities across campus for students. Complete administrative and communication tasks for wellbeing programs such as peer wellness coaching, peer wellness education, massage, and mindful meditation. This includes customer service, program registration, leading student meetings, assessing and organizing requests, and tracking survey data. Work with each unique program area to increase awareness through marketing and communication strategies across campus. Take a critical look at the current wellbeing programming and recommend strategies to improve operational processes; take the lead on creating appropriate deliverables with support. Provide wellness coaching for undergraduate and graduate students. Support the development, facilitation, and evaluation of wellbeing workshops to student groups, classes, and campus departments. This includes public speaking with small and large group audiences. Participate and engage fully in professional development and leadership opportunities including the professional intern curriculum. Assist in hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating wellbeing student employees and professional staff. Engage in the Rec Well all staff meetings, divisional committees, and other professional development responsibilities.

Requirements

• HS Diploma – Required
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field with cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 (or advancing towards with anticipated graduation by August 2026)

Responsibilities

• Coordinates logistics for events and programs
• Prepares and monitors budgets and purchases expenditures as needed
• Engages in the Rec Well professional internship development curriculum, all staff meetings, divisional committees, and other professional development responsibilities and opportunities.
• Creates and implements materials, workshops, and programming to support the needs of the department
• Engages in the Rec Well professional internship development curriculum, all staff meetings, divisional committees, and other professional development responsibilities and opportunities.
• Assists in implementing the staffing resource allocation plan including hiring, training, and supervision
• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised operational policies and procedures
• Develops targeted communication plans and materials based on established goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern