Violence Prevention Project Assistant

Department Overview:

As part of the student health center, the UHS Violence Prevention team provides services designed to increase the capacity of the entire UW-Madison community to address sexual harassment, sexual assault, relationship violence, sexual harassment, and stalking.

https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/prevention/violence-prevention/

Anticipated Start Date:

August 25, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

May 17, 2026

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 20 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

20 hours/week M-F (0.5 PA appointment). Some evening and weekend hours may be necessary. Scheduling established with supervisor depending on the student’s class schedule and other commitments.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $34.26 Maximum: $34.26

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s Degree (Psychology, Social Work, Gender & Women’s Studies, Health Promotion & Health Equity, Sociology, Population Health, or related field preferred).
-Currently enrolled in a graduate or professional program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Counseling Psychology, Social Work/Welfare, Public Health, Population Health Sciences, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Sociology, or related field preferred)
-Knowledge of dynamics of sexual harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking, especially among graduate and professional students
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Excellent project management and time management skills
-Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information
-Must be team-oriented and be able to work independently to oversee program initiatives and deadlines.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

-Understanding of dynamics of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking as well as services available to UW-Madison students
-Demonstrated experience using statistical analysis software such as R, SPSS, SAS, Stata, and/or Excel.
Excellent customer service and people skills
-Excellent written and oral communication skills
-Ability to maintain high standards of confidentiality and privacy
-Knowledge of public health principles and practices
-Knowledge, understanding, and commitment to the principles of student development and health equity.
-Experience in program assessment and evaluation, including qualitative and quantitative results analysis.
-Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word to organize basic information, do basic analyses, and prepare summary reports.
-Experience in campus sexual and/or relationship violence prevention programming preferred.
-Experience planning and managing campus events preferred.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

-Leads effort to assess and evaluate UHS Violence Prevention programs and services for data samples of 10,000+ including: statistical analysis of quantitative data; coding and thematic analysis of qualitative data; conducting focus groups and interviews; and compiling summary results in end-of-semester reports.
-Support planning of annual conference to convene partners in prevention and victim advocacy services across the Big Ten network.
-Manages customer service e-mail account by resolving and responding to student inquiries.
-Conducts regular literature reviews on assigned topics to keep prevention staff informed of relevant research and current best practices in prevention approaches.
-Assist with outreach efforts for the UHS Prevention & Campus Health Initiatives department.
-Assist with coordination, delivery, and/or facilitation of violence prevention trainings, presentations, and workshops.
-Provides direct support to UHS violence prevention managers in the research, development, implementation, and assessment of primary violence prevention efforts for and with UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff.
-Other duties as assigned. Examples include: coordinating, attending, facilitating and/or recording minutes for meetings as appropriate; creating, reviewing, and updating materials to use for violence prevention programs, deliverables, and websites.

Physical Demands:

None

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, a