TITLE                                                Peer On Wellness (POW)

DEPARTMENT                                 Wellness & Prevention Services

REPORTS TO                                   Sophia Eisenhaure, seisenhaure@babson.edu

PAY RATE                                        $15 per hour

THE OPPORTUNITY

Peers On Wellness (POWs) serve as undergraduate student leaders dedicated to prevention, education, and advocating the Babson community on topics such as alcohol and other drug use, gender-based violence, sexual health, and mental/emotional wellbeing. POWs are role models and resources to the undergraduate student population and ambassadors to Wellness & Prevention Services. 

POWs will spend 3.5 hours per week doing POW related activities demonstrating flexibility, adaptability, and creativity through various events and assignments. In addition, POWs will be able to function within a highly collaborative environment to provide prevention education, harm reduction strategies, and well-being programming.  

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Serve as a confidential resource for students – making active referrals to on and off-campus resources and communicating with a supervisor about any concerns or potential risks. 

• Attend the Mandatory New Student Orientation in August and January. 

• Facilitate either Got Your BAC or Positive Consent workshops during fall and spring New Student Orientations. 

• Attending weekly staff and subcommittee meetings (Thursdays 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm). 

• Participate in weekly tabling opportunities outside the Mindfulness Room and various spots on campus regarding WPS and POW initiatives. 

• Plan, organize, and execute at least one event per semester related to WPS’ four pillars. 

• Monthly check-in with supervisor.

• Serve on one POW subcommittee and assist other POW subcommittees with special projects and tasks when needed (subcommittee chairs must also attend a bi-weekly supervision meeting with their supervisor). 

• Successfully hang up monthly Stall Street Journals around campus. 

• Assist in staffing Wellness & Prevention Services events such as Fresh Check Day, Sex in the Dark, Love Yourself Wellness Fair, and CARE Month Events. 

• Prompt professional responses to emails and WhatsApp messages. 

• Present and facilitate workshops and programs for various audiences. 

• Build relationships with fellow POWs, other student leaders, and professional staff. 

• Be familiar with college policies and both on and off campus community resources. 

• Assume additional responsibilities as required.

YOUR TEAM WILL INCLUDE

N/A

WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED

• Babson Undergraduate Student

• Dedication and passion in promoting health, balance, and wellbeing through programming, education and leadership in order to elevate student wellness. 

• Knowledge and comfortability discussing topics of Alcohol and Other Drug use, Gender Based Misconduct, Sexual and Reproductive concerns, and Mental Health. 

• Supports and steps up to positively impact the community’s wellbeing and safety. 

• Efficiently manages a high volume of workload and commitments.  

• Proactively advance equity outcomes. 

• Demonstrates how to hold oneself and others accountable.  

• Ability to create an environment where direct reports have the freedom and security to take initiative; deal with complexities with resilience, resourcefulness, and optimism; and appreciate open mindedness, creativity, and agility in thought and tactics.

• Ability to embrace ideas and changes created by all community members.  

• Ability to work independently to solve problems; look for opportunities to take on responsibility; take thoughtful risks; and effectively act on new and ongoing initiatives, objectives, and solutions to gain sought-after results.

• Ability to anticipate and effectively handles change; demonstrate willingness to try new skills and challenging tasks; and is flexible in changing conditions.

• Must have strong computer skills including proficiency in Google Drive/Docs and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/Calendar).

HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK

Occasional night/weekend work to support events may be required 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE

• Public speaking experience 

• Ability to work with a team 

• Budget management 

• Time management 

• Conduct & run meetings 

• Peer-to-Peer communication 

• Organizational skills