Get Involved
Get Involved
Student Wellbeing offers several paid opportunities, unpaid internships and volunteer opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students interested in health and wellbeing. Many of these positions include opportunities to hone public speaking skills, presentation development and facilitation, event planning, marketing, peer support and more! If you’re interested in being a change agent for campus wellbeing, please apply to get involved!
Peer Education Opportunities
Sexual Health and Relationships Educators (SHARE)
Sexual Health and Relationships Educators (SHARE) advocate for comprehensive sex education, healthier relationships and a community that looks out for one another. They believe that it is everyone’s business to prevent sexual misconduct, and are determined to educate peers about sexual health, consent, pleasure, bystander intervention, healthy relationships and interpersonal violence prevention. The SHARE peer education program is a Student Wellness and Health Promotion initiative.
Goals of the SHARE Peer Educators
Provide sexual misconduct prevention education and outreach
“Be the Change” by supporting students in building a caring community through bystander intervention using the CARE strategies:
Create distraction
Act directly
Rally others
Extend support
Promote healthier relationships by thinking critically about unhealthy behaviors
Transform the culture by promoting sex education as an evidence-based approach to violence prevention
Training Requirements
SHARE peer educators are expected to attend required training throughout each semester to prepare them for their role.
Compensation
$15 per hour with a maximum of 10 hours per week during fall and spring semesters.
How to Apply
Recruitment takes place in spring, with training in August in preparation for the fall semester. Volunteer opportunities are not available.
Contact sharepeers@udel.edu for more information!
Support of Survivors (SOS)
Support of Survivors (SOS) are Sexual Health and Relationships Educators (SHARE) who carry an additional role of providing in-person support during events and programs that have themes of sexual misconduct and may have an emotional impact on participants. SOS Peer Educators are confidential under Title IX, which means SOS can provide brief, in the moment support and referrals for students, without having to report to the Title IX Coordinator.
Please refer to the Sexual Health and Relationships Educators (SHARE) description for information regarding responsibilities, training requirements, compensation and how to apply.
Healthy Hens Peer Educators
Healthy Hens peer educators provide information and resources for a variety of wellness topics to help students improve their overall wellbeing. Peer educators empower UD students to improve their health and wellness with the support of Student Wellness and Health Promotion, Student Health Services and the Center for Counseling and Student Development, as well as other UD resources.
Goals of Healthy Hens Peer Educators
- Identify, educate and assist all students in need of health and wellness services and provide appropriate referrals as needed.
- Provide a variety of campus-wide events and educational outreach efforts that aid in enhancing aspects of health and wellness, including, but not limited to, physical and mental health.
- Assist students in meeting their personal goals through the support of healthcare professionals and peer interactions.
- Encourage lifelong healthy behaviors that will foster students' long-term health and wellbeing, as well as chronic disease prevention or management.
Training Requirements
Healthy Hens are expected to attend required trainings. Trainings take place on a consistent basis throughout the semester in order to prepare peer educators to perform their role.
Compensation
$15 per hour with a maximum of 10 hours per week during fall and spring semesters
How to Apply
Recruitment takes place on an as-needed basis, and includes a required orientation/training at the start of the semester of employment. Volunteer opportunities are not available.
Email healthyhens@udel.edu for more information!
Internships
Internships are available on a rolling basis throughout the fall and spring semesters. Applications will be posted as positions become available.
Currently all internship opportunities have been filled. Please check back for our next available internships!