Outreach Coordinator Graduate Internship

This is a grant funded internship tied to 563 hours of work compensated at the Minneapolis minimum wage rate. This individual is anticipated to work a minimum of 15 hours per week however hours per week may vary depending on business need.

Summary of Position: The Residence Life Outreach Coordinator Graduate Assistant is responsible for supporting the wellbeing of residential students on campus. Working with Residence Life the Center for Wellness and Counseling the Dean of Students Office and other campus partners this position will help support wellness programming and training market support resources and aid in supporting students referred to the Universitys Student Care Team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work closely with Auggie WellBeing key personnel and Augsburgs Wellness Living and Learning Community to develop coordinate and expand sustainable mental wellness suicide prevention and substance use prevention outreach and engagement strategies across campus.
• Assist with Residence Life support and coordination of services for community members referred to CARE Team due to mental health and/or academic concerns.
• In collaboration with Center for Wellness and Counseling (CWC) Director coordinate CWC mental health events such as Sound Healing Auggie Doggie Days yoga etc. and promote events using flyers communication with community advisors and social media.
• Develop and promote in collaboration with key grant personnel proposed educational seminars educational materials poster campaigns Naloxone training culturally relevant programming such as the Healing Fair and student organizationled wellnessrelated programming.
• Create with CWC and disseminate educational and promotional materials to educate students families faculty and staff on mental wellness mental health challenges suicide prevention how to respond to a person in crisis the dangers of substance use such as alcohol and Fentanyl and available resources. 

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Typical work environment is an office.
• Sedentary work for long periods of time.
• Regular computer and phone use.
• Working irregular hours; night and weekend duties as needed.

Qualifications :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree required.
• Qualified candidates must be enrolled in one of the following Graduate Programs Masters in Education Social Work Leadership Counseling or related field. (Candidates do not need to be enrolled at the time of application but will need to be accepted and enrolled by the start of the internship in order to be considered). 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency using MS Office software or comparable software applications.
• Previous experience with Student Life and/or Student Support Services programming in higher education.

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse work environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize and organize workflow.
• Ability to set and meet deadlines and be attentive to details.

Additional Information :

Benefits 

• Optional oncampus housing.

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Augsburg is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender sexual orientation marital status gender identity race age disability religion national origin color or any other protected class.  

Augsburg University is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of their race color creed religion gender age national origin familial status disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status or public assistance status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. 

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process please contact our Human Resources Department at phone number:or email:

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern