Student Wellness Manager

5 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa IIE Varsity College , IIE Vega and IIE MSA Full time

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Head: Student Experience

**Vega School** is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

**The IIE Vega, Cape Town Campus has a vacancy for a Student Wellness Manager.**

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Provision of Student Emotional and Mental Counselling Services**
- Provides individual primary counselling to The IIE Vega School students and explores/determines if the student should be referred for secondary counselling and unpacks their referral options if necessary. (Up to 6 Sessions).
- Provides students with coping techniques and skills to deal with life challenges.
- Receives the signed consent form from the student prior to the commencement of the first counselling session.
- Establishes trustworthy relationships with students that opens channels for communication between the The IIE Vega School campus and students.
- Facilitates group counselling for students with similar problems.
- Establishes a referral network for secondary counselling services.
- Presents Life Skills workshops addressing relevant social and emotional problems experienced by students.
- Assist with mediation and conciliation with students during brand activation and brand challenge.
- Creates awareness campaigns surrounding universal social and emotional issues and sources relevant guest speakers to add value to the campaign to address students on relevant topics.

**Creation, Rollout and Monitoring of Awareness Campaigns**
- In collaboration with the academic, academic operations co-navigators and student experience teams, sets a bi-annual calendar for the following semester of awareness campaigns to promote and enhance community engagement awareness and involvement.
- Identifies key NGO's / stakeholders, suggests possible campaigns and plans awareness campaigns accordingly.
- Designs, develops, implements and manages awareness programmes and campaigns and includes and oversees the IIE Vega School Cares Committee to assist with marketing and creating awareness for these campaigns.

**Planning, Rollout and Monitoring of Community Engagement Programmes**
- Facilitates engagements between The IIE Vega School students, staff and Non Government Organisation (NGO's) and identifies opportunities for Community Engagement projects.
- In collaboration with the academic, academic operations co-navigators and student experience teams, sets the bi-annual community engagement and outreach programme calendar of events.
- Markets sustainable community engagement outreach programmes and encourages student participation in these programmes.
- Creates awareness amongst students regarding social issues and volunteerism opportunities.
- Manages logistics and implementation plans for the successful rollout of community outreach programmes.
- Empowers students with a sense of citizenship and encourages students to get involved in activities for community projects in their area (e.g. by donating blood in their area, donation drives and outreach projects).
- Provide volunteer opportunities for students to give back, participate in community outreach programmes and sharing the skills with them to do so.
- Co-ordinates communication and visibility of campaigns (including sharing posters on the WhatsApp community groups).
- Identifies beneficiary organisations with students for community outreach programmes.

**Budget and Vega Cares Committee**
- Identifies, appoints and manages the Vega Cares Committee to ensure involvement, creation and rollout of wellness and community engagement initiatives and projects on and off campus.
- Organises students clubs and societies that cater for a range of social and cultural needs to promote social interaction and cultural diversity.
- Conduct mid year reviews with the Vega Cares committee to monitor academic performance and provide feedback on roles and responsibilities. Ensuring Vega Cares training and development programmes are curated to ensure upskilling of committee.
- Manages the Wellness Navigator budget and augments budgets through fund raising initiatives for community engagement projects.

**Wellness Navigator Administration and Reporting**
- Provides annual registration process support specifically relating to the marketing of the Wellness Navigator services.
- Communicates and liaises with students specifically in relation to Wellness services available on campus.
- Compiles and submits weekly Wellness status and progress reports as well as the weekly Student Activity Report to the National Student Wellness Manager including statistics and details of counselling sessions and referrals. (SAR Report).
- Ensure all marketing material / posters / infographics / videos are approved

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