POSITION SUMMARY
While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.
The Student Life & Wellness Specialist is a full-time, visible resource to Cornell Tech graduate and professional students as well as Ithaca-based Cornell undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who live and/or study on the Cornell Tech campus. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Graduate Education at Cornell Tech, the position provides non-clinical student support, health referral, and crisis intervention, creates and implements proactive wellbeing programming and plays a lead role in student life programming in collaboration with the Associate Director of Technical Programs & Student Life including orientation, study breaks, team building, DEI events, PhD Visit Days, and the year-end Recognition Ceremony.
The candidate must be available evenings and weekends by phone and email for occasional student crises and to implement student events.
The Student Life & Wellness Specialist will:
- Provide day-to-day oversight of student well-being and support
- Be a visible campus resource enabling effective response to queries from students, staff, and faculty related to concerns about students in distress/crisis. While strong supportive relationships may develop with students, the position does not engage in individual therapeutic relationships or psychological counseling.
- Proactively identify, assess and establish formal relationships with local resources (both individuals and institutions) to provide excellent service directly to students in support of their wellbeing. Assist students in navigation of Cornell University and local NYC health and wellness resources, including health insurance.
- Serve as liaison to Cornell Health and CAPs, Student Support & Advocacy Services, Title IX, and SDS in Ithaca
- Ensure student compliance with immunizations .
- Research, implement, deliver and assess workshops and programs for graduate students that focus on a proactive/preventative approach to support a healthy student life experience at Cornell Tech including peer mentorship programs and roommate relationships.
- Support and collaborate with University resources to ensure appropriate training and education for the student community around topics including, but not limited to, stress management, resilience, sexual misconduct, positive relationships, and bystander intervention
- Create and implement other student programming including orientation, study breaks, community building, socials, DEI, volunteer events, PhD Visit Days and the Recognition Ceremony in collaboration with Associate Director of Technical Programs & Student Life.
- Collaborate with staff on campus including Campus Safety & Security, Housing, Enrollment & Admissions, Studio, Career Management, the CAPs counselor to support students.
Successful candidates will need to have and display the following competencies as part of this role:
- Communicates effectively - Provides timely and helpful information to students and others across the organization
- Interpersonal savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
- Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Being resilient - Is confident under pressure; handles and manages crises effectively
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, human development, social work, education, or related field and 2-3 years of related experience in a complex higher education setting.
- Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
- Experience working directly with people from various socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Knowledge of FERPA, HIPAA, Title IX, Cleary Act and other emergent issues pertaining to student support, including work with international students.
- Ability to work independently and autonomously without direct supervision and possess the ability to make sound judgment calls when necessary and relay information appropriately and consistently.
- Ability to advise students from various backgrounds, make referrals, set boundaries, and equip students with skills and strategies to engage in self-advocacy.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues, both within the organization and in the wider community, and at every level of an institution’s hierarchy.
- Knowledge and experience with mental and physical health and wellness resources in NYC.
- Experience working with inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing programs.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, human development, social work, education, or related field and/or additional relevant work experience. Advanced certification or license in mental health, social work or related field.
ABOUT US
Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university’s mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell’s far-flung global presence includes the medical college’s campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.
We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including: employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave, flexible work options
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