Overview

Healthyhorns is the umbrella brand encompassing University Health Services, Counseling and Mental Health Center, and Longhorn Wellness Center. Together, these departments work to enhance the health and well-being of students' bodies, minds, and lives in support of their academic and personal goals.

The Longhorn Wellness Center (LWC) is the health promotion unit servicing University Health Services and Counseling and Mental Health Center. Staff focuses on educating students about priority college health issues by hosting workshops and events, creating new tools, and collaborating with the campus community to enhance overall well-being.

Purpose

The Program Manager, Well-being in Learning Environments provides strategic leadership and day-to-day management for the Well-being in Learning Environments (WBLE) program. This role partners with faculty, academic units, and campus leaders to embed well-being practices into teaching, curriculum, and classroom environments. It drives program growth and institutional impact by building cross-campus relationships, overseeing assessment and evaluation efforts, and advancing student health and well-being in partnership with the Longhorn Wellness Center and SHIFT.

Responsibilities

Program Leadership and Strategic Direction

• •Lead the vision, mission, and strategic direction of the Well-being in Learning Environments program.
• •Develop and maintain relationships with key faculty champions and department administrators.
• •Maintain alignment between day-to-day activities and long-term project goals.
• •Align program goals with institutional priorities related to student success and campus well-being.
• •Serve as a campus leader and advocate for integrating well-being into teaching, curriculum design, and learning environments.

Program Management and Operations

• •Manage the day-to-day operations of the program, including planning, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement.
• •Develop a yearly workplan that identifies opportunities for program maintenance and growth.
• •Develop a deep understanding of the WBLE dataset and formulate an assessment plan moving forward.
• •Present WBLE to stakeholders including staff, administrators, students, and potential faculty partners.
• •Work closely with campus partners to embed well-being in learning environments including academic teaching and learning centers.
• •Act as a coach to help faculty make improvements to their classroom environments to support student health and well-being.
• •Identify and find ways to acknowledge and celebrate faculty committed to supporting student health and well-being.

Consultation, Faculty Engagement, and Campus Partnerships

• •Serve as a consultant to faculty, academic units, and campus leaders on well-being-informed teaching and learning practices.
• •Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the research behind well-being practices in the classroom.
• •Partner with Longhorn Wellness Center staff, SHIFT, academic departments, advising centers, faculty affairs, student engagement offices, and institutional leadership to co-develop initiatives.
• •Design and facilitate workshops, trainings, and learning communities focused on well-being in classrooms and academic programs.
• •Build strong relationships with advisory committees and cross-campus working groups to advance the work of Well-being in Learning Environments.

Program Expansion and Institutional Impact

• •Identify opportunities to expand the program's reach across colleges, departments, and other campus units.
• •Lead the development of new initiatives, pilots, and partnerships that integrate well-being into academic policies and practices.
• •Use data and outcomes to inform scaling efforts and institutional adoption of successful practices.

Assessment, Research, and Communication

• •Oversee program evaluation efforts to assess impact on learning environments, well-being outcomes, and academic engagement.
• •Collaborate with institutional research and assessment partners to align metrics with campus data systems.
• •Disseminate findings and best practices through reports, presentations, and scholarly or professional venues.
• •Communicate program impact to senior leadership, faculty, and campus stakeholders.

Student Development and Departmental Participation

• •Support implementation of initiatives within the Longhorn Wellness Center and SHIFT as needed.
• •Participate in LWC and SHIFT committees and working groups to advance campus health goals.
• •Create program plans for health initiatives that include evidence-informed foundations, clear objectives and learning outcomes, timelines, and an evaluation plan.
• •Develop programmatic budgets and submit funding proposals for new needs.
• •Keep up to date with current best practices and knowledge of relevant college health frameworks.
• •Supervise student staff, interns, and student projects; recruit, interview, and hire as needed.
• •Attend professional conferences to represent health promotion work at UT Austin.
• •Complete other duties as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits

• •Salary: $90,000 or more depending on qualifications.
• •100% employer-paid basic medical coverage.
• •Retirement contributions (TRS or ORP eligible).
• •Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.

Required Application Materials

• •Resume or CV
• •Letter of interest detailing training and employment experiences that qualify you for the position, specifically addressing how your background meets the preferred qualifications
• •Three work references with contact information, at least one from a supervisor