Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Promotion Student Assistant

Department Overview:

The Prevention and Campus Health Initiatives unit provides population-based prevention and health promotion strategy to the UW–Madison community. UHS prevention professionals work to address important campus health issues such as sexual and relationship violence, alcohol and other drug misuse, suicide, and wellness through a health equity and social justice lens.

Anticipated Start Date:

March/April 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 5 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

5-10 hours during the academic year, option to increase to 15-20 hours during the summer

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $17.00 Maximum: $18.00

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

- Currently enrolled as a UW-Madison student (preference given to a student who can work over the summer through at least August 15, 2025 or longer)
- Familiarity with University Health Services and Residence Life
- Strong commitment to creating a mental health supporting environment

Highly qualified candidates will have:
- Successful experience as a House Fellow at UW-Madison
- Completed courses in social work, education, psychology, and/or health promotion
- Experience using Canvas, Box, Zoom, Qualtrics, and/or other university-sponsored technologies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Well-organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and able to effectively manage time while working on multiple projects
- Strong interpersonal communication skills to contribute ideas and feedback in a clear, respectful, and constructive manner
- Knowledge and understanding of suicide prevention, mental health, and Residence Life policies/procedures
- Ability to discuss and communicate sensitive health topics
- Self-motivated, able to take initiative
- Adaptability to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated experience in creating engaging educational materials and presentations in PowerPoint and Google Slides
- Experience in writing and producing video content (strongly preferred)
- Participation in or facilitation of focus groups (strongly preferred)

Position Summary/Job Duties:

- Assist with creating content for prevention and health promotion education programs on suicide prevention in conjunction with campus resources and community partners
- Support outreach and education about mental health resources and services
- Research and review literature on topics related to suicide prevention and mental health
- Co-facilitate small group discussions and/or focus groups
- Attend suicide prevention and mental health promotion workgroups, webinars, trainings, and additional meetings

*Although this is not a project or program assistant position and does not provide tuition remission, graduate students are welcome to apply.

Physical Demands:

- Ability to physically attend meetings on campus when necessary
- Ability to use a computer

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/