Start Date: August/September 2025

Campus Rec provides an inclusive environment where recreation and wellness opportunities inspire, empower and educate people to be positive contributors to the global community. We strive to create a healthy, happy and engaged Portland State community.

The Health Promotion Graduate Student Coordinator (HPGSC) is responsible for assisting the Fitness Coordinator in the development, promotion, management, implementation, and evaluation of Campus Rec Health Promotion programs and events while helping to foster a culture of wellbeing and size inclusivity within Campus Rec. HPGSC work is centered on positively impacting the health and wellbeing needs of the entire campus community, including the unique needs of traditionally underserved populations. The HPGSC is supervised by Campus Rec’s Fitness Coordinator and will gain valuable experience in program planning, assessment, and management/leadership within a recreational setting. This is a unique opportunity for a graduate student to apply what they are learning in the classroom in preparation for a career in the Health Promotion field. Students in the MPH:HP track can use their work in this position to satisfy their Practice Experience requirement for completion of their degree.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate, develop, organize, and manage a minimum of three Campus Rec Health Promotion programs per year; recently this has been Walktober, Rec Buddies, and Spring into Wellbeing, but events are subject to change
• Lead the recruitment, interviewing, hiring, training, supervision, and mentoring of approximately two student interns
• Support Campus Rec’s work with the Freshman Inquiry (FRINQ) Student Success Pilot, including facilitating wellbeing sessions in FRINQ classes and updating and creating wellbeing presentation content for first-year PSU students
• Assist with development and implementation of Health Promotion program assessment
• Actively promote, market, and recruit participants for Health Promotion programs
• Propose suggestions for new Health Promotion programming and/or changes to existing programming that are evidence-based and supported by theory
• Provide input, make recommendations, and implement strategies to positively impact the unique health promotion and wellbeing needs of traditionally underserved populations
• Champion Campus Rec’s commitment to the Health at Every Size® approach, including working in collaboration with the School of Public Health’s Body Liberation for Health course
• Create and facilitate wellbeing trainings for staff
• Collaborate with marketing to review, update, and implement wellbeing language, images, and social media content within Campus Rec outreach and materials
• Facilitate weekly 1-on-1 meetings with the Fitness Coordinator
• Schedule and run weekly meetings with Health Promotion student interns
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and full-time enrollment in a graduate program at Portland State University by Fall 2025
• Previous experience working in a public health or health promotion setting
• Maintain minimum enrollment (5 graduate credits) for three out of four terms in the year
• Minimum 3.0 grade point average (graduate) and maintain good academic standing throughout employment
• Commitment to Campus Rec’s mission, vision, values, and commitment to equity statements
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• American Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED certifications or obtain within 4 weeks of hire
• Must successfully complete a background check

 
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