Wellness Initiatives Coordinator (WIS)

Erie 1 BOCES; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly stipend

Grant-writing support

Job summary

SBCS is seeking a part-time Wellness Initiatives Coordinator to plan and execute monthly wellness themes, coordinate with local partners, and secure grants that support student wellbeing. The role involves collaboration with staff and leadership to align activities with the SBCS Wellness Policy and after-school events.

The position requires strong communication, budgeting, and administrative skills, with duties including log keeping, reporting, and stakeholder coordination. Start date 09/01/2026.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; higher degrees preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to stay within budget constraints and follow written or oral instructions.
• Confidentiality of student, staff, and family matters is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly wellness themes and set goals for each theme.
• Collaborate with local organizations to build wellness partnerships.
• Seek grants involving wellness initiatives and apply for them.
• Utilize monthly events to increase awareness and attendance.
• Create rubrics to measure initiative success and identify growth areas.
• Coordinate with food service providers, insurers, teams, and leaders on health initiatives.
• Organize events that support the SBCS Wellness Policy and recommend revisions.
• Coordinate with existing mental health, recycling, wellness days, and food security programs.
• Maintain logs of hours, communications, and budgeting per event.
• Report progress to the Superintendent on goal achievement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Budget management

Confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title: Wellness Initiatives Coordinator (WIS)

Job Description: The WIS position is an hourly position that may utilize between 10 and 25 hours per month. The WIS will coordinate activities, events, publications, and marketing that coincide with the SBCS Wellness Policy and after school events. The WIS will be a member of the SBCS Wellness Team, work with SBCS staff on budgeting and creating timelines, as well as seek and write grants for wellness initiatives. The WIS will coordinate partnerships with local organizations to increase the lifelong success and overall well-being of the students enrolled at SBCS. The WIS may conduct some administrative duties, support school wellness policies, create initiatives and activities within the school community while working closely with multiple stakeholders.

Summary of examples of skills and tasks to be performed by the Wellness initiatives Coordinator

• Responsible for developing monthly themes for school wellness initiatives. The themes should involve some of the following: music, arts, foods, nutrition, exercise, history, science, sports, and supporting varies levels of mental and physical health. Once the themes are established the WIS will create goals for theme.
• Collaborate with local organizations to build partners in wellness.
• Seek out and make application for grants involving any and all forms of wellness.
• Utilize monthly themed events to increase student and family knowledge of wellness, increase participation within the school, and improve attendance at events.
• Create rubrics to determine success of initiatives with areas for growth.
• Coordinate with SBCS food service providers, health insurance providers, sports teams, leadership team, and other relevant organizations on health initiatives.
• Create events that support all parts of the SBCS Wellness Policy and make recommendations for revisions.
• Coordinate with any existing programs involving mental health, recycling, wellness days, food security, etc.
• Keep a log of hours worked, communications, budgeting for needs per instance.
• Report to the Superintendent on progress of meeting goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required. Associate's degree Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from leadership/staff/students/families/general public.
• Ability to stay within budget constraints and carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Confidentiality of student, staff, and family matters is required.

Rate of Pay: SBCS hourly stipend rate of $35 per hour. Number of hours will vary per month.

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Position Status : Part time

Start Date : 09/01/2026

Contact Person's Name : Dave Thomas or Justina Williams

Contact Person's Title : Principal & HR Manager

Contact Person's Email : [e-mail]