Fitness Wellness Ambassador

This is a part-time, temporary position not eligible for benefits.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 15-20 hours per week.

Job Summary

As student workers, Fitness Wellness Ambassadors (FWA) provide the key connection between EMCC students and the EMCC Wellness Program. They also support employee wellness programs.

In this role, Fitness Wellness Ambassadors (FWA) perform recruitment and promotional activities, facilitate events and programs, give creative input about outreach and programming, as well as general clerical duties.

Additional Information

Fitness Wellness Ambassadors will receive training about self-care practices such as regular exercise, healthy nutrition, sleep wellness, and others that support general well-being, long term disease prevention, and academic success in college.

Working closely with the Wellness Fitness Supervisor, FWA will share what they have learned with EMCC students to encourage their engagement in healthy self-care.

Essential Functions

Working closely with the Wellness Fitness Supervisor:

• 30% - FWA recruit for and promote the Fitness Wellness Program primarily to EMCC students and secondarily to EMCC employees. FWA help plan, coordinate, and facilitate student forums, programs and events. They may represent the EMCC student body in various campus committees. FWA connect other EMCC students with fitness, wellness, and intramural program opportunities.
• 20% - FWA follow up with and support students who participate in fitness & wellness programs to encourage consistent engagement in healthy habits that improve well-being and academic success.
• 15% - FWA perform general office duties, data management, answering phones, routing calls appropriately, and monitoring/replying to emails.
• 15% - FWA create promotional materials, and documents to use at events.
• 10% - FWA collaborate with Student Life Student Ambassadors to serve participants in the Student Union and Student Life programs and events.
• 10% - FWA facilitate classroom presentations, student forums, and may conduct campus tours.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current EMCC Student

• Minimum 2.5 Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)

• Experience with community service, volunteering, or club involvement

• Effective written and oral communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Eligible for Federal Work Study (FWS) Financial Aid

• Minimum of 12 college credit hours successfully completed

• Leadership experience

• Experience providing front line customer service

• Experience with Microsoft Office or similar software

• Experience working in a team-oriented environment

• Experience using social media for an organization such as a student club or business

• Experience organizing and prioritizing work in a team environment

Special Working Conditions

• May require working some early morning, evening or weekend hours.

• This position involves public speaking

• May require occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit a resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.

Posting Close Date

Apply on or before August 30, 2024 to be considered.

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.