Competition Number: J0626-0295
Position Title: Integrated Wellness Coordinator
Position Number (Final): 00508160
Vacancy Type: Existing Position
Employee Group: Support Staff - USW Local 2010
Job Category: Academic Support and Student Services
Department or Area: Student Health Promotion
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada (On-site)
Salary: $62,142.00 - $75,772.00/Year
Grade: 07
Hours per Week: 35
Job Type: Permanent (Continuing)
Shift: 7 Monday - Friday
Number Of Positions: 1
Date Posted: July 28, 2026
Closing Date: August 12, 2026
Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status and provide proof that they were fully vaccinated or had an approved accommodation to engage in in-person University activities. These requirements were suspended effective May 1, 2022, but the University may reinstate them at any point.
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A Brief Overview
Reporting to the Manager, Health Education and Health Promotion Programs within Student Wellness Services, the Integrated Wellness Coordinator is responsible for the implementation of a wide range of programs and initiatives designed to promote health and increase student mental well-being. As the Coordinator for a donor-funded integrated Health Promotion program, this position will identify and implement strategic, evidence-based Health Promotion initiatives with the goal to improve the well-being of students and help guide students to resources and ensure easy and timely access to professional care. The Integrated Wellness Program is currently being implemented with the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Smith School of Business.
This role will facilitate peer to peer programming, oversee the work of student staff and volunteers and will provide organizational support and leadership to develop and expand collaboration and partnerships to support student well-being. Through commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, the Coordinator is accountable for developing, implementing and leading strategies and programming that will promote and maintain an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the campus community.
This position recruits, coordinates, and schedules student volunteers, acts as a mentor, and provides ongoing feedback and direction regarding activities. This position provides expertise on the content of health and wellness initiatives and communications including on healthy lifestyle activities. This position plans, develops, refines, and delivers health and wellness programs, training, services, events, and workshops. This position collects data, evaluates effectiveness, and provides expertise to support the planning of future programming offerings, new objectives, materials, and other supports. This position also collaborates with departments and university community partners to implement programs and initiatives that support student health and wellness.
The schedule for this position requires the incumbent to work frequent early mornings, evenings and weekends, according to program or area needs.
What you will do
- Recruits, coordinates, and schedules student volunteers, acts as a mentor, and provides ongoing feedback and direction regarding activities.
- Provides expertise on health and wellness initiatives and communications including on healthy lifestyle activities.
- Plans, develops, and delivers health and wellness programs, training, services, events, and workshops.
- Provides advice in areas such as healthy eating, sleep, physical activity, harm reduction, and safe substance uses.
- Collaborates with departments and university community partners to implement programs and initiatives that support student health and wellness.
- Collects data, evaluates effectiveness, and provides expertise to support the planning of future programming offerings, new objectives, materials, and other supports.
- Develops, recommends, and implements health and wellness promotional communications, educational resources, policies, and procedures.
- Participates in planning activities for future programming offerings, new objectives, and other supports.
- Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.
Required Education
- Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent.
Required Experience
- More than 2 years and up to and including 3 years of experience.
Required Licenses and Certifications
- Satisfactory Criminal Records Check required.
- Vulnerable Sector Screening required.
Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Knowledge and Requirements
- Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.
Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.
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- Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.
Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.
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Build relationships, trust and credibility.
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- Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees, work study students and/or volunteers, to see commitments through to completion.
- Contribute to setting work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.
- Participate in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.
- Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
- Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
- Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
- Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.
- Research equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidence-based planning.
- Commitment to principles of equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion, Indigenization and human rights for equity deserving groups.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized persons, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.
The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at [email protected].
