Are you a UW Seattle student looking for an on-campus opportunity that builds meaningful professional skills while making a direct impact on the health and well-being of your fellow Huskies?
UW LiveWell: Health Promotion and Prevention is now hiring for several paid student employee positions. We encourage you to review the openings below and submit your application by March 29. Applicants are welcome to apply for more than one position if interested.
Available positions
Peer Health Educator job description
Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are the foundation of health prevention education at UW Seattle. In this role, you will be trained to facilitate workshops on topics including mental health, sleep hygiene, alcohol education, sexual assault prevention, and more. You will also staff weekly wellness tabling events and other educational programming across campus.
Peer Wellness Coach job description
Peer Wellness Coaches (PWCs) meet students in one-on-one, goal-oriented sessions to support intentional change and skill development in areas of social and emotional well-being, such as communication, anxiety and stress management, coping with loneliness, and more.
Programming Student Assistant job description
Programming Student Assistants support LiveWell professional staff with the operational needs of the Peer Health Education program, as well as planning and providing health promotion event programming for campus.
Marketing Student Assistant job description
The Marketing Student Assistant collaborates with LiveWell professional staff on marketing and design projects, including creating social media content and developing graphics for the website and other platforms.
Eligibility and compensation
All positions require a GPA of 2.5 or higher and are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. All positions are paid hourly and work-study eligible.
Application & interview process
- Written applications are due Sunday, March 29 at 11:59 p.m. PST
- Invitations to interview will be sent by Friday, April 3
- Group and individual interviews will be held between April 6 and 15
- Decisions will be shared by Wednesday, April 22
- First day of paid employment is May 6, 2026 (see job descriptions for required training dates)
Please send any questions to lwpeer@uw.edu. And remember: you are GREAT, even if you do not move forward in this hiring process.
We can’t wait to hear from you,
LiveWell: Health Promotion & Prevention
University of Washington – Division of Student Life
109 Elm Hall – Seattle, WA 98105
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