Wellness Communications Coordinator Jobs

Date Posted: 08/15/2023

Req ID: 33450

Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga

Department: UTM: Health & Counselling Ctr.

Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Position Number: 00054968

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of humanpotential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning anddiscovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside theMissinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those whowant to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

This dynamic role supports two Wellness departments from the Wellness portfolio in the Student Affairs and Services Department: Accessibility Services, and Health & Counselling Centre. This role is ideal for candidates who understand that the concept of wellness is multidimensional and that students can build and develop approaches to wellness through supports and experiences. This unique position allows for an exciting work environment where you will use your creative skills to establish unique outreach to various students across our campus.

With direction from the Directors of the Health & Counselling Centre, and Accessibility Services, the Wellness Communications Coordinator supports communications needs for these two departments within Student Affairs and Services at UTM. In addition to work specific to each department, this role helps to support unified branding and messaging for “wellness” in the work these two departments do across campus. Paramount to supporting the communications requirements for these two departments, the incumbent will consult and work closely with UTM’s Office of Communications, and align plans with the overall UTM marketing and communications strategy. The incumbent is responsible for the creation of print, digital, and social media materials for the two departments, redesigns and maintains web presence, student outreach avenues, and engagement across the UTM campus. The coordinator supports projects, awareness and engagement in campaigns such as Be Well UTM: A Resource & Activity Fair, physical activity fair, resiliency and self-care, health screening and disease awareness, diversity and equity engagement. This work is done in conjunction with a team of student-staff and departmental staff that support the communications projects in each department. In addition to the UTM Communications team, this position will work closely with Student Affairs and Services communication planning and priorities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising on best practices and strategies to maximize digital communication initiatives
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategicimportance
• Producing promotional and outreach materials
• Tracking and monitoring outreach activities
• Maintaining information on digital platforms
• Implementing a digital media plan that supports marketing/communications strategies for the two departmentsthat align with the overall UTM marketing/communications strategy
• Advising on social media trends and platforms to enhance digital communication strategies
• Determining appropriate channel and methodology for dissemination of content

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Initiative and creativity required.
• Knowledge of accessibility / AODA compliance requirements for websites/digital and print
• Excellent knowledge of, and experience with: updating websites using Drupal and HTML; designing images and visuals using Photoshop/Creative Cloud/Illustrator; Microsoft Officeincluding Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Social Media; MailChimp
• Prior experience with redesign and rebranding different components under a unified concept
• Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Effective problem solving ability.
• Strong customer service orientation is crucial.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement.
• Strong attention to detail including solid analytical and investigative skills are critical.
• Minimumfour years coordinating marketing and communications operations and content strategy. This includes development, organization and implementation of marketing and communication plans, including website maintenance and updates.
• Strong organizational and planning skills; ability to successfully implement multiple projects with competing priorities and deadlines.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Priorexperience developing content for wellness topics an asset.
• Prior experience developing content for the 18-24 year old demographic
• Demonstrated commitment to a student centered approach, and an understanding of student development and best practices for the student experience is preferred.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Problem solver
• Adaptable
• Organized
• Self-directed
• Multi-tasker
• Communicator

Closing Date: 08/29/2023, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

USW Pay Band 11 -- $67,659 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $86,523. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category: Health & Wellbeing

Recruiter: Jessica Halteh

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

This role is not currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected].