Wellness Advisor and Training Developer

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Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). 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: Reporting to the Associate Director Wellness and 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 and provide training support by analyzing, designing, writing, developing, and implementing training programs. As a training support, the WA has strengths in technical writing and program development; creating training programs and learning tools; and solid project management skills. Primary Responsibilities: Wellness Advisor: Reporting to the Associate Director Wellness & housed (embedded) in the partner unit/faculty, the WA: Acts as a 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: Delivers wellness workshops & support groups for students; Acts as a consultant to faculty & staff on awareness, prevention, early intervention, & mental health-related matters; Conducts relevant training for students, faculty, and 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 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; collaborate 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 & provide strong advocacy for a prevention perspective, principals & values. Promote to the campus community the linkage between wellness programming & student's health status, well-being & personal / academic success. Training Support Primary Responsibilities: Implements and manages WRONLS (Workshop Review Optimization and New Library System) Researches, designs, creates, and develops training materials with expertise in holistic wellness and a strong emphasis on mental health; creates interactive and engaging content and build effective learning experiences. Designs, authors and edits complex, virtual & blended programs including but not limited to measurable learning objectives, group activities, discussions, case studies, role-plays, scenarios, simulations, audio scripts, and progress checks. Designs both traditional and non-traditional, interactive, and multimedia learning solutions. Incorporates Universal Design theory into all materials developed. Draws from a diverse background of design and learning techniques to define and sequence instructional content and strategies to optimiz