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Job Posting Title:
Program Manager, Well-Being in Learning Environments
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Hiring Department:
Healthyhorns - Longhorn Wellness Center
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date:
Sep 01, 2026
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
General Notes
Our mission at Healthyhorns is to enhance the health and well-being of students' bodies, minds and lives in support of their academic and personal goals.
Healthyhorns is the umbrella brand encompassing University Health Services, Counseling and Mental Health Center and Longhorn Wellness Center. Together, the 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.
Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) is an accredited on-campus mental health facility dedicated to supporting the well-being of UT Austin students. CMHC offers a range of services, including assessment and referral, group and individual counseling, psychiatry and well-being services.
University Health Services (UHS) is an accredited on-campus medical facility dedicated to addressing the varied healthcare needs of UT Austin students. UHS provides comprehensive services, including general medical care, public health education and specialty clinics.
The University of Texas at Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes but not limited to:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays

Please visit UT Austin's Human Resources (HR) website at https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits to learn more about the total benefits offered.
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, partnering with faculty, academic units, and campus leaders to embed well-being practices into teaching, curriculum, and classroom environments. This role 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 & 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.
  
  • Develop working relationships with key administrators and faculty to help advance student wellbeing in academic settings.
• 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 to date and formulate and assessment plan moving forward.
  • Occasionally present WBLE to stakeholders which may include staff, administrators, students, and/or potential faculty partners.
• Work closely with campus partners to embed wellbeing in learning environments including academic teaching and learning centers in the colleges, school and units, and other closely aligned departments.
  
  • Act as a coach to help faculty make small tweaks to their classroom environments to improve student health and wellbeing.
  • Identify and find ways to acknowledge/celebrate faculty who are committed to supporting student health and wellbeing.

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 these practices; be able to articulate the rationale behind various strategies in the classroom for student wellbeing.
• Partner with Longhorn Wellness Center staff, SHIFT, academic departments, advising centers, faculty affairs, student engagement offices, and institutional leadership to codevelop initiatives.
  
  • Develop a sense of the academic landscape to better understand how and where wellbeing practices can be embedded.
• 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 or similar groups to advance the work of Wellbeing in Learning Environments.

Program Expansion & 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 & 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 impact of SHIFT and Longhorn Wellness Center's health and wellbeing work

• As needed, support implementation of initiatives within the Longhorn Wellness Center and SHIFT.
• Participate in LWC and SHIFT committees and working groups as an active participant to advance campus health goals.
• Participate in departmental, university, and/or other committees as appropriate.
• Contribute ideas and engage in problem solving in program development and planning meetings.
• 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.

• Meet regularly with part-time student staff to provide guidance, development, and feedback related to the completion of their responsibilities.
• Recruit, interview, and hire student staff and interns as needed.
• Oversee and supervise other undergraduate and graduate student health promotion project groups (within and outside the LWC)

Administrative tasks and other duties as assigned and may arise.

• Participate in departmental or university committees as appropriate.
• Contribute ideas and engage in problem solving in program development and planning meetings.
• Attend meetings as assigned and respond to emails in a timely manner.
• Actively participate in Longhorn Wellness Center team efforts, including staff development.
• Attend professional conferences to represent health promotion work at UT Austin.
• Complete other duties as needed.

May be assigned other responsibilities as applicable.
Qualifications
Required

• Master's degree in education, teaching, public health, education, social work, psychology, higher education administration, or a related field.
• Eight years of progressively responsible experience in a teaching environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing programs within a higher education or academic setting.
• Experience teaching at an institution of higher education
• Experience working collaboratively with faculty and academic leadership.
• Strong consultation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams of faculty
• Demonstrated project management skills.

Preferred

• Doctoral degree or terminal degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with teaching and learning initiatives, faculty development, or student success efforts.
• Experience with program evaluation, grant development, or externally funded initiatives.
• Experience in coaching individuals toward a common goal.

Salary Range
$90,000 + depending on qualification
Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Exposure to chemicals and commercial items typically found in office, medical clinics, and building repairs/maintenance.

Required Materials
(Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required.) Candidates who fail to attach all additional materials listed may not be considered for the position.

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest detailing the training and employment experiences that qualify you for the position. Specially address how your background meets the preferred qualifications listed above.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proc