Suicide Prevention Graduate Assistant (50% PA)

Job no: 508843
Position type: UW Student Assistant
Location: Partially Remote
Division/Equivalent: University Health Services
School/Unit: Prevention Services
Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Education and Training, Healthcare and Health Sciences, Data Analysis, Graduate Assistant-Programs/Projects, Higher Education-Student Affairs

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Department Overview:

 Suicide prevention efforts at UHS involve population-level, strategic initiatives at UW-Madison. UHS works to strengthen campus practices and policies, reduce stigma, cultivate a campus environment with supportive conditions/protective factors, and build the capacity of all members of the campus community to support student mental health and prevent suicide.

Anticipated Start Date:

 June 2, 2025 or September 2, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 20 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

 The Suicide Prevention Graduate Assistant is expected to work 20 hours per week (50% appointment) with those hours scheduled between Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM. This is a primarily onsite position with the possibility of some remote hours.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $34.26 per hour

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 - Bachelor’s Degree (Psychology, Social Work, Education, Population Health, Public Health or a related field preferred)

- Must be enrolled in a graduate or professional program at UW-Madison (minimum length of appointment September 2025-May 2026, with ability to start June 2025 if eligible)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Experience with evaluation, data analysis, and report writing
- Must be a strong communicator, including writing and editing skills
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Well-organized, flexible, and able to effectively manage time while working on multiple projects
- Commitment to suicide prevention and mental health promotion

Competitive candidates might also have:
- In-depth knowledge of evidence-based suicide prevention strategies
- Facilitation and presentation experience
- Experience developing, delivering, and evaluating educational programs
- Experience using Qualtrics, Box, Teams, Excel, Canvas, Rise360, and university-sponsored technologies
- Strong project management skills

Position Summary/Job Duties:

1. Suicide Prevention Education and Mental Health Promotion
- Implement prevention and health promotion education programs on suicide prevention in conjunction with campus resources and community partners
- Support team’s development/deployment of education, training, and public health communication materials
- Support population-level primary prevention efforts of team (policy, systems, environmental strategies on campus)

2. Program Evaluation
- Plan ongoing assessment and evaluation of multiple universal prevention education initiatives, collect and analyze data, and report out on findings to internal and external partners
- Develop written reports and shareable program evaluation summaries
- Facilitate small group discussions and/or focus groups

3. General Prevention Support
- Attend internal and external meetings, webinars, and trainings
- Research and literature review on topics related to suicide prevention, bystander intervention, population health
- Represent Suicide Prevention team in collaborative projects across Prevention, UHS, campus, and/or in the community

Physical Demands:

N/A

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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