Student employees are a vital part of the Center for Wellness Promotion team. In order to maximize opportunities for students to get involved with health promotion and prevention initiatives on campus, we offer a variety of options.
GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
The Center for Wellness Promotion offers paid positions for graduate students who are interested in campus employment. Students typically work 20 hours per week during the Fall and Spring semester. The number of positions available each academic year will vary. As of Fall 2024, all positions have been filled. Please check back in Spring 2025 to see if any of the positions below are available for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The IPV Prevention Graduate Assistant provides direct assistance to the Interpersonal Violence Prevention team on prevention, education, and outreach initiatives to prevent sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking; promoting healthy masculinity; and related topics.
Status: Filled for 2024-2025 academic year.
The BASICS Graduate Assistants facilitate Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) sessions with students, which is an one-on-one prevention and early intervention program to address drug use and high-risk drinking among indicated students.
Status: Filled for 2024-2025 academic year.
Reporting to the Charlotte Recovery Program team, this position manages a range of projects and tasks in support of the Charlotte Recovery Program (CRP), which supports students in all pathways of recovery from substance use disorders by providing a supportive student community and that includes therapy, volunteering, social and educational activities, and many other recovery support opportunities.
Status: Filled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Reporting to the Associate Director for Wellness Promotion Initiatives, this position manages a wide range of projects and tasks in support of various departmental prevention and health promotion initiatives across a wide range of health and wellness topics. Among other duties, this position helps coordinate the Safer Sex Station and the Discovery Your Wellness Passport Program.
Status: Filled for the 2024-2025 academic year
Search the Hire-A-Niner Website for open graduate assistant positions within the Center for Wellness Promotion. If you need more information or have questions about any vacancies, please contact the Center for Wellness Promotion.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Undergraduate student employees are paid positions within the department that contribute up to 20 hours of work per week during the Fall and Spring semesters. The number of positions available each academic year will vary. As of Fall 2024, all positions have been filled. Please check back in Spring 2025 to see if any of the positions below are available for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Undergraduate Student Employee for the CRC
Reporting to the Graduate Assistant for the CRC, this position manages a range of projects and tasks in support of the UNC Charlotte Charlotte Recovery Program (CRP), which is a program that supports students in recovery from substance use disorders by providing a sober community that includes therapy, volunteering, social and educational activities.
Status: Filled for the 2024-2025 academic year
Search the Hire-A-Niner Website for open undergraduate student employment positions within the Center for Wellness Promotion. If you need more information or have questions about any vacancies, please contact the Center for Wellness Promotion.
Wellness Internship Program
The CWP Wellness Internship Program provides students with real-world prevention and health promotion experience in the higher education setting, enabling them to put into practice knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and creating experiences in support of future employment and/or graduate or professional school opportunities. Please review the Internship Packet.
We are no longer accepting applications for a Fall 2025 internship.
This internship program is best suited for UNC Charlotte undergraduate students studying public health or other health related majors though students in other academic programs will be considered. Students from other colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
All internships are unpaid. No stipends, parking, meals, or housing is provided.
All internships are for the duration of one semester, typically fall or spring semester, but sometimes in the summer. We typically select only one intern during any given semester.
Internship hours may be used to satisfy academic internship requirements. If this is the case, we work closely with the student's academic program to ensure all reporting and documentation requirements are met. Most interns work 10 hours per week. Internship work schedules may be flexible and are built around academic and other commitments. Occasional evening and/or weekend hours may be required (e.g., attending or helping facilitate workshops and events, etc.).
Internships emphasize professional health promotion competencies and standards of practice, including the American College Health Association's Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education, and the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) standards of practice as outlined by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
Each experience is tailored to best fit each student's personal interest in health and wellness. One major project will be the cornerstone of the practicum/internship experience. The table below provides information and examples from previous internships:
Examples of Mini-Projects:
- Table Displays
- Assist in facilitating programs
- Decorate Bulletin boards each month
- Develop a Monthly Newsletter
- BAC cards
- Stall Street News
- CARE packages
- Wellness Wednesdays
Examples of Major Projects:
- Social Media Development
- Health & Wellness articles for website/social media
- Workshops for a targeted group of students
- Day programs or educational tables
- Health Fairs
- Stress and Time Management program/event
- Nutrition/Fitness programs
- Skits, Plays or Monologues
Past Wellness Intern Programs:
- NINER Nutrition
- De-Stress Fest
- National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
- Great American Smokeout
- Safer Spring Break
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- De-Stress before the BIG test
- Take Back the Night
Other Universities Attended by Previous Year Interns:
- East Carolina University
- Winston-Salem State University
- Pfeiffer University
- Liberty University