Wellbeing Advisor - Outreach Specialist

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About Rice

Boasting a 300-acre, tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system that supports students intellectually, emotionally, and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lecture series, courses, and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.

• Rice is also a wonderful place to work.
• Rice faculty, staff, and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community.
• These values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rice’s culture.
• They are reflected in the way we treat each other and in the welcome we extend to our visitors.
• These values can be recalled simply by our name — RICE — Responsibility, Integrity, Community, and Excellence.

About the Student Wellbeing Office

The Student Wellbeing Office at Rice University supports student development and success by providing case management, outreach, and programming in the campus community. The Student Wellbeing Office is a good first point of contact for students who want to talk to someone about solutions to their well-being and mental health concerns or may need resource coordination between on- and off-campus services. The office provides case management support for undergraduate and full-time graduate students, including helping students interested in taking time off, coordinating resource navigation, providing on-campus referrals, and referring to the Rice Counseling Center. The Student Wellbeing Office also provides psychoeducation across a variety of well-being topics, developed by assessing campus needs and trends in mental health in higher education, and performs outreach to both undergraduate and graduate students at Rice. The office works with other departments across Rice to provide resources, outreach, and overall well-being support for Rice students.

Position Summary

The Student Wellbeing Office is seeking a full-time Wellbeing Advisor - Outreach Specialist. This position will provide in-person outreach programming in the areas of mental health awareness, psychoeducation, and skills training. This position will include outreach and programming as key components, with a focus on outreach performed in the evenings, when students are most active outside the classroom. This position will also provide individual case management for Rice students, and consultations on mental health and administrative issues for faculty, staff, students, and student family members when necessary.

• Ideal Candidate Statement The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic, driven, and collaborative leader with knowledge and experience in mental health and well-being program development and evaluation.
• They are trained or experienced in multicultural practices, trauma-informed care, and motivational interviewing, among other case management techniques.
• The ideal candidate is passionate about outreach to college students within their communities and is ready to implement creative strategies to provide psychoeducation and outreach to students.
• They will use their strong initiative and project management skills to build interdepartmental relationships, connect with undergraduate and graduate student leaders, and conduct needs assessments to ensure the needs of students and the Rice community are met.
• They can provide excellent case management services, connect clients to useful referrals, and ensure cases are handled professionally by seeking appropriate supervisory support, especially for after-hours complex cases.
• The ideal candidate is situationally aware, an independent decision-maker with sound judgment, and is highly motivated to provide programs for our diverse student body where they gather most often and most authentically.

Workplace Requirements

This position is exclusively on-site, necessitating all duties to be performed in person at Rice University. The Wellbeing Advisor - Outreach Specialist is responsible for setting a flexible schedule to address community needs, including evenings and weekends on campus. Upon successful completion of orientation, the daily work schedule will begin in the afternoon and continue into the evening. Per Rice policy 440 [https://policy.rice.edu/440], work arrangements may be subject to change.

Hiring Range

Commensurate based on education and experience. *Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA [https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/fair-labor-standards-act-flsa] are not eligible for overtime.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in public health, counseling, social work, or another related field
• 1+ years of experience in providing well-being education/community-level social services or well-being case management

• Skills
• Outreach specialist — experience developing, executing, and evaluating outreach programs
• Knowledge of education/community-level social services and case management for a diverse young adult population
• Experience with outreach to communities, college campuses, or groups
• Multicultural competence
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and judgment
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Proactivity in developing relationships, collaborations, and information to develop initiatives to suit the needs of campus
• Computer literacy — specifically Canva, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Google Drive, and Zoom
• Ability to work flexible hours and adapt to the needs of the Residential Colleges, Graduate Departments, and the greater campus community

Preferred

• Master’s Degree in public health, counseling, social work, or another related field
• Eligibility for a Texas license in professional counseling or social work (LPC, LCSW, or LMSW) Experience
• One or more years of experience providing well-being education/community-level social services or well-being case management to a culturally diverse young adult population (includes experience gained in internships and/or other related pre-master’s experience)
• Experience facilitating psychoeducational groups
• Experience as a high school or college-level counselor/case manager

Essential Functions

• Assists in creating and delivering mental health outreach programming/community-level social services for Rice students, faculty, staff, and their families based on the current needs of the university
• Attends residential college events, student government events, and meetings; hosts outreach events in residential colleges, graduate housing, and academic departments in the evening
• Responsible for attending community meetings both at Rice and in the greater Houston area
• Assists in providing case management and well-being advising for students whose behavior, academic progress, or mental or physical impairment indicates a need for assistance; identifies students’ problems and arranges for needed services, both on and off campus
• Seeks appropriate consultation from supervisors and colleagues when necessary
• Provides basic well-being advice, guidance, case management, and information for students in distress
• Maintains case history and programming records and prepares reports when necessary
• Employees may be assigned or required to perform additional duties for the benefit of the department or the university
• Maintains continuing education for licensure, if applicable
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Additional Functions

• Participates in after-hours student group meetings and campus events
• Designs marketing strategies, graphic materials, and aids in the maintenance of social media
• Advises student organizations and student leaders, as needed
• Identifies students’ problems and arranges for needed services, both on and off campus
• Advises students concerning academic performance and academic success opportunities
• Provides student crisis management, as needed

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Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please get in touch with Rice University’s Human Resources Office via email at facstaffada@rice.edu for support.

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