Health Promotion & Belonging Specialist

The New School; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition waiver

Paid vacation and sick leave

Employee discounts

EAP

Job summary

The New School is seeking a Student Engagement, Belonging & Advocacy professional to co-develop programs advancing belonging, wellbeing, and equity for undergraduate and graduate students.

You will lead workshops, mentorship, and liaison activities, collaborating with campus partners to integrate wellbeing into curricula and campus life, while supporting underrepresented student populations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Social Work, Psychology, Student Affairs, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years in higher education, student affairs, public health, or community-based equity programming.
• Experience in developing and facilitating educational workshops, trainings, or student engagement initiatives.
• Knowledge of social determinants of health and intersectional frameworks.
• Strong diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-oppression, and student belonging practices.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, project management, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in diverse, multidisciplinary, fast-paced environments.
• Ability to manage confidential information with professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Co-develop and implement student-centered initiatives fostering belonging, inclusion, and wellbeing for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Create community-building programs in response to campus incidents impacting student wellbeing.
• Provide mentorship, support, and referral services to students navigating complex personal, social, or identity-related concerns.
• Serve as a liaison and advocate for student voices in campus planning and decision-making processes.
• Support retention and success initiatives for underrepresented student populations.
• Co-design and facilitate workshops, retreats, trainings, and educational campaigns focused on Cultural competency, anti-bias education, social justice and equity, intersectionality and addressing microaggressions, self-care and collective care, community wellbeing, and 2SLGBTQIA+ health.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Collaboration skills

Bilingual or multilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Social Work, Psychology, Student Affairs, or related field

Job description

The New School is seeking a Student Engagement, Belonging & Advocacy professional to co-develop programs advancing belonging, wellbeing, and equity for undergraduate and graduate students.

You will lead workshops, mentorship, and liaison activities, collaborating with campus partners to integrate wellbeing into curricula and campus life, while supporting underrepresented student populations.