Associate Program Director, Wellness And Community Engagement

Established in 1865, The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in Washington, DC. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school is located on the GW campus in the downtown neighborhood familiarly known as Foggy Bottom.
The Associate Program Director, Wellness and Community Engagement will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive wellness programs and initiatives aimed at supporting the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of law students. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to create a positive and healthy environment conducive to academic success and personal development within the law school community.
Program Development and Implementation:

• Design, develop, and implement wellness programs, workshops, and events tailored to address the unique stressors and challenges faced by law students. This includes Wellness Week and other programming throughout the semester for the Inns of Court program Wellness or Cultural Competency credits.
• Collaborate with mental health professionals, wellness experts, and student organizations to create a diverse range of initiatives promoting stress management, mindfulness, work-life balance, and overall well-being.
• Collaborate with other student-facing departments (Records and Registration, Clinics, Career Services, and Field Placement Office) to ensure the sharing of relevant information to ensure student success.
• Act as subject matter expert for student wellness, accessibility, and inclusion on law school campus.
• Serve as a point of contact for students to access various University support services such as Colonial Health and the Resilience and Wellbeing Center, and acts as a liaison to connect students with external professional counseling services as appropriate.
• Develop metrics and tools to assess the effectiveness of wellness programs and initiatives.
• Collect and analyze data related to wellness program participation, feedback, and outcomes to make informed improvements and adjustments.

Student Academic and Personal Advising:

• Serve as advisor for Jackson Inn of Court and principal academic advisor to nearly 300 JDs students during their law school experience.
• As an Inn Advisor, provide academic counseling and advising regarding registration, course selection, requirements for graduation, GW Law Bulletin compliance, co-curricular activities, and other issues as necessary.
• Provide personal advising for students, including working with students who are undergoing a personal crisis and/or who seek guidance managing the stress associated with law school transition, workload, and career paths.
• Advise the Associate Dean of Students and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs regarding general academic affairs, including through service on the Academic Team Committee.
• Serve as primary contact within the Dean of Students Office for personal counseling for graduate, LLM and MSL students.

Community Engagement:

• Work as a liaison to the SBA and the Gavel Club for programming initiatives and ideas
• Oversees leadership training for student organization leaders by working with the SBA and the Gavel Club.
• Develop and oversee training for student organization leaders in conjunction with the main University Student Affairs team.
• Collaborate with the Student Bar Association Student Affairs branch on wellness programming and initiatives to organize events designed to foster a sense of community, including working with student organizations on events designed to promote wellness, inclusion, and to support students with disabilities.
• Navigates complex issues that may arise with programs or conflicts within or across student organizations.
• Assesses student life programs and services and implements changes that would improve the student experience.

The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

If interested, please apply at: https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/108222

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.