Duration: September to April
We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic people who are passionate about positive mental health and its promotion among the student community here at UNB. This position will involve:
- Helping with our weekly and/or monthly events
- Assisting with our media channels
- Contributing to our positive mental health promotion strategy
- Attending brief bi-weekly meetings
Skills required
- Working in groups
- Time management
- Event management
- Innovative thinking
Time requirement
- Flexible and approximately 2 to 3 hours every 2 weeks
What you'll gain
- Leadership skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Knowledge around mental health and community well-being
For questions, contact Matthew MacLean at macleanm@unb.ca.
PMHT Team Members help build a visible, welcoming culture of wellbeing on campus through consistent, low-barrier presence and connection. This role is the friendly face of the Positive Mental Health Team — staffing weekly outreach tables, running drop-in activities, and helping flagship events run smoothly. Grounded in mental health promotion and a protective-factors approach, the position focuses on reducing stigma, raising awareness of supports, and creating everyday opportunities for students to connect, decompress, and feel a sense of belonging.
Working under the guidance of the PMHT Coordinator and in collaboration with Counselling Services, this is a hands-on, people-facing role well suited to a student who enjoys being out among peers and helping things happen.
Key responsibilities
1. Weekly outreach
- Staff regular outreach tables and pop-up presences in high-traffic campus spaces (e.g., HUB in the SUB), serving as an approachable point of contact for students.
- Share information about wellbeing resources, services, and upcoming programming, and help students find their way to the right support.
- Start conversations and create a warm, inclusive atmosphere that normalizes talking about mental and social health.
2. Activity facilitation
- Set up and run recurring low-barrier drop-in activities that foster connection and stress relief (e.g., board game nights, crochet and craft sessions, painting, social drop-ins).
- Encourage participation and inclusion, making sure newcomers feel welcome and no one is left on the margins.
- Keep activities running smoothly on the day — materials ready, space prepared, and a steady, friendly presence throughout.
3. Event support
- Provide on-the-ground support for larger PMHT and Wellbeing Hub events (e.g., speaker series, Bell Let's Talk, awareness campaigns, animal-assisted and mindfulness events), including setup, takedown, greeting attendees, and logistics.
- Help with promotion and turnout in the lead-up to events through tabling, word of mouth, and posting/distributing materials.
- Adapt to the flow of an event, stepping in where needed to keep things on track.
4. Promotion and awareness
- Help raise awareness of PMHT programming and wellbeing resources through inclusive, student-friendly outreach.
- Distribute and display promotional materials and contribute ideas for reaching a diverse student body.
5. Training and reflection
- Participate in orientation and ongoing training, including active listening, boundaries, and how to recognize and refer students to appropriate supports.
- Engage in regular reflection to strengthen confidence, effectiveness and personal and professional growth in the role.
6. Feedback and evaluation
- Track interactions and event participation and gather brief feedback from students to support data-informed reporting.
- Share observations from the front line that can inform how outreach and activities evolve.
Qualifications
- Full-time undergraduate or graduate student at UNB.
- Friendly, approachable, and comfortable initiating conversations with peers in public settings.
- Reliable and able to commit to a consistent weekly schedule.
- Interest in mental health, wellbeing, psychology, education, or community building.
- Experience in outreach, events, customer-facing roles, facilitation, or peer engagement is an asset.
Attributes
- Approachability: Puts others at ease and welcomes a wide range of students.
- Reliability: Shows up consistently and follows through on commitments.
- Initiative: Engages students proactively rather than waiting to be approached.
- Collaboration: Works well within a team and alongside campus partners.
- Confidentiality: Maintains discretion and respects student privacy at all times.
Working conditions
- Regular weekly shifts during business hours for tabling and activities.
- Some evenings and weekends for larger events.
- Training and ongoing supervision provided throughout the academic year.
Employment details
- $18/hour.
- 10 hours/week for approx. 13 weeks each term.
- Fall and winter terms.
To apply
- Please send one email containing your resume and cover letter to both macleanm@unb.ca and shira.zipursky@unb.ca.
- In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:
- What draws you to peer mental health work specifically, as opposed to other student leadership or volunteer roles?
- In your own words, what does 'health promotion' mean to you, and what's an example — from your own life or observation — of messaging or an event that made you (or someone you know) feel more comfortable seeking support or making a different choice?
- This role involves a consistent weekly shift. What's your availability like, and what would make it realistic for you to show up reliably even during a busy academic week?
Campus: UNB Fredericton & Saint-John (1 position at each)
The Promotions Coordinator leads the promotion of PMHT programming on their campus, working to close the gap between strong programming and student awareness of it. This role owns the day-to-day communications channels that get students through the door: social media, posters, campus displays, and event listings. The position coordinates closely with the Promotions Coordinator on the other campus to keep messaging consistent across UNBF and UNBSJ. The position is central to the team's strategic priority of strengthening promotion as the primary lever for event attendance. New Promotions Coordinators receive training and ongoing coaching to build the skills the role requires.
Key responsibilities
- Social media: Plan and publish content across PMHT's Instagram and Facebook accounts on a consistent weekly cadence. Produce video content for Instagram, design graphics in the PMHT Canva account using UNB brand fonts and colours and apply safe messaging guidelines to all mental-health-related content.
- Posters: Coordinate poster design, printing, and distribution to the campus's high-traffic and pre-approved locations, including residences and key buildings.
- Campus TV displays: Prepare and submit display files to the correct specifications and route them to the appropriate campus display contacts.
- Event listings: Submit events to MyUNB News and the online Events Calendar accurately and on time.
- Student organization outreach: Build and maintain relationships with student clubs and societies to co-promote events and extend reach into communities PMHT doesn't reach directly.
- Cross-campus coordination: Sync with the other campus's Promotions Coordinator to align timing, branding, and messaging.
- Tracking: Keep basic records of what was promoted, where, and when, to support end-of-year review of promotion effectiveness.
Training and support
Onboarding and ongoing coaching cover
- Safe and responsible messaging around mental health.
- Content creation in the PMHT Canva account, including UNB brand standard.
- The team's posting schedule and channel workflows across social media, posters, displays, and event listings.
- Cross-campus coordination practices with the other campus's Promotions Coordinator.
Required skills and qualifications
- Currently enrolled UNB student.
- Strong written communication and attention to detail.
- Reliable, organized, and able to meet a recurring posting schedule.
- Interest in student mental health and wellbeing.
Assets (preferred)
- Experience creating short-form video or graphic content.
- Experience managing social media accounts (personal or organizational).
- Basic understanding of safe/responsible messaging around mental health.
Employment details
- $18/hour.
- 10 hours/week for approx. 13 weeks each term.
- Fall and winter terms.
To apply
- Please send one email containing your resume and cover letter to both macleanm@unb.ca and shira.zipursky@unb.ca.
- In your cover letter, please answer or provide the following:
- Promotion for PMHT means turning topics like stress, connection, or help-seeking into content students actually stop for. What's an example of a poster, social post, or other piece of content (yours or someone else's) that you think does this well, and what makes it work?
- This role runs on a consistent weekly posting schedule and involves syncing closely with the Promotions Coordinator on the other campus. What's your experience managing a recurring commitment or coordinating with someone else on shared work, and what keeps you consistent when the term gets busy?
Content-sample request
- Please also share one piece of content you've created — a poster, social media post, video, graphic, or similar — that you're proud of. A link, screenshot, or attachment is fine.
