Wellness Advisor (Athletics & Recreation)

McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 73,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Pension plan

RRSP & TFSA

Vacation policy

Personal days

Floating holidays

Summer Fridays

Remote work up to 2 days

Tuition waiver

Job summary

McGill University seeks a Wellness Advisor to collaborate with faculty leadership and Student Wellness Hub teams to promote student well-being where they study and live. The role identifies students needing early intervention and directs them to appropriate services, delivering faculty-tailored holistic wellness programming.

The position requires conducting screenings, facilitating workshops, and maintaining referrals and records in line with the Collaborative Care Model while advocating for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 3 years related experience.
• Member of OCCOQ or other professional order required.
• Ability to work with diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver wellness workshops & support groups for students.
• Consult with faculty & staff on awareness, prevention, early intervention, & mental health matters.
• Conduct initial screening and assessments of students with mental health concerns.
• Refer to a variety of student support services across campus.
• Maintain student records and collaborate with care teams.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Crisis intervention experience

Mental health assessment experience

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Email

Job description

Student Wellness Hub

The Student Wellness Hub provides a range of health services to McGill students with a focus on awareness, prevention, and early intervention. The Student Wellness Hub has a variety of clinicians that provide one-on-one appointments, therapy groups and other services. Within the Student Wellness Hub, the Healthy Living Annex focuses on health promotion and offers peer support programs for both the Macdonald and downtown campuses.

Position Summary

In collaboration with the leadership of faculties & service units, the Wellness Advisor (WA) facilitates the conditions for student well-being where they live & learn. The WA identifies students who may require early intervention & orients them toward the appropriate service, intervention, or care adapted to their situation & reality. The WA will deliver faculty-tailored holistic wellness programming.

Primary Responsibilities

Reporting to the Associate Director Wellness (Communities) & housed (embedded) in the partner unit/faculty, the WA: Acts as liaison between the unit/faculty & Student Wellness Hub as well as other Student Services. Identifies health promotion & other training needs for the unit/faculty & students.

• As per the Student Services Collaborative Care (stepped care) model: Deliver wellness workshops & support groups for students;
• Acts as a consultant to faculty & staff on awareness, prevention, early intervention, & mental health related matters;
• Conducts relevant trainings for students, faculty, & staff.
• Conducts initial screening and assessment for students presenting with mental health and wellbeing concerns.
• Collects and reviews pertinent information/history, drawing on knowledge of mental health and counselling knowledge and skills when making an initial assessment through a structured judgment process.
• Determines the need for emergent crisis intervention, facilitates urgent and non-urgent referrals.
• Initiates the Crisis Management Protocol, if needed.
• Makes appropriate referrals to a variety of student support services across campus.
• Maintains up-to-date and comprehensive information on student services and community resources across campus, including faculty-based and central student services (e.g. referral, best practices, policies and processes, etc.) as well as community based mental health services.
• Acts as a bridge to subsequent care; collaborates with referral sources as needed to streamline students’ access to support, including other mental health care providers, academic advisors, Enrolment Services Professionals, Residence Life Managers, Student Support Services Managers and the Dean of Students.
• Ensures the support & follow up of referrals.
• Creates and maintains student records including assessments and referrals as well as appointment information in accordance to established standards, policies and procedures and the Collaborative Care Model.
• Is a member of the Collaborative Care team in the Student Wellness Hub for the management of students with ongoing (mental) health concerns.
• Participates in Student Wellness Hub & Student Services meetings & trainings.
• Encourages & supports institutional policies that address campus wellness & provides strong advocacy for a prevention perspective, principals & values.
• Promotes to the campus community the linkage between wellness programming & student’s health status, well-being & personal / academic success.

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities

• Member of the OCCOQ or other professional order related to field of study, required.
• Professionalism, good organizational skills with an excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrated competence working with young adults.
• Proven planning and priority-setting skills.
• Student-focused and service-oriented with a demonstrated ability to build constructive and effective relationships with all levels of staff, students and the public.
• Must be self-motivated, empathetic, approachable and self-directed with a demonstrated ability to take responsibility and deliver results with minimum direction and oversight.
• Training and experience in mental health assessment of a wide range of concerns that post-secondary student may experience.
• Ability to navigate complex student situations, including crisis intervention.
• Ability to envision and implement innovative programs and initiatives.
• Excellent presentation skills with a proven ability to communicate, both one-on-one and in a group setting, with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity in a cross-cultural environment to a diverse population.
• Able to support students from diverse communities drawing upon personal lived experience, formal training and previous work experience.
• Lived experience with diverse communities is a strong asset.
• Demonstrated skills in a PC environment using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail and internet search engines.
• Demonstrated skills in a PC environment using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail and internet search engines.
• English, spoken and written.
• French, spoken and read.
• Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level # 3 (advanced) on a scale of 0-4. For a definition of our language proficiency levels, please click here.

What we offer

• Competitive benefits package (Health, Dental, Life Insurance)
• Defined contribution pension plan (with employer contribution up to 10%)
• Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)
• Competitive vacation policy
• Two (2) personal days
• Two (2) floating holidays
• Nine (9) "Summer Fridays" - paid days off between the St-Jean Baptiste holiday and Labour Day
• Paid time off over the December holiday period
• Tuition waiver for regular employees and their dependents
• Up to two (2) days of remote work per week where the position permits

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree

3 Years Related Experience

Annual Salary

(MPEX Grade 05) $73,470.00 - $91,840.00 - $110,210.00

Job Profile

MPEX-SAF2B - Student Services - Professional

Hours

2 Hours per Week: 33.75 (Full time)

Supervisor

Associate Director Wellness (Communities)

Position End Date

2027-04-30

Deadline to Apply

2026-10-20

Recruiter / Eligibility

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [e-mail].

About McGill University

Located in one of the world’s great multicultural and multilingual cities, McGill University is internationally recognized for its excellence as a leading institution of higher education and research. For nearly 200 years, through the work of dedicated people, McGill has been breaking ground in diverse fields and contributing solutions to some of the world’s most significant issues. McGillians are proud to be part of a community that is both global and local, inspired by challenge and committed to shaping a better future. McGill received a Platinum STARS rating in sustainability, is among Canada’s greenest employers, and is a top Montreal Employer.

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