GA - Pre-Professional -Student Counseling Services Relaxation Room - Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

Title: GA - Pre-Professional -Student Counseling Services Relaxation Room - Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Division Name: Student Affairs
Department: Student Counseling Services
Campus Location: Normal, IL

Job Summary

Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Assist with the planning, administrative support, and marketing of the SCS Relaxation Room Services
2. Utilization of evidence-based interventions, ie. mindfulness, meditation, diaphragmic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation and biofeedback with clients in the relaxation room
3. Facilitate workshops on campus as needed, focused on reducing feelings of distress and improving coping
4. Develop resource materials for stress management for clients to use outside of SCS
5. Provide administrative support for SCS staff in developing the SCS stress management resources online
6. Researching & identifying new trends in University Counseling Center Relaxation Rooms & resources
7. Meeting weekly with w/ Relaxation Room coordinator
8. Performing other duties as assigned

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

$1510 for 0.5 FTE appointment

Required Qualifications

1. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at https://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf
2. Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University in Family Consumer Sciences, Psychology, or Social Work.

Preferred Qualifications

Foundational knowledge of mental health and mental health interventions. Student Counseling Services values EDI (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) and the Relaxation Room GA must be able to utilize these principles.

Work Hours

4-5 days per week (M-F) with late morning and early afternoon hours each day. Some evening hours (W) possible.

Proposed Starting Date

08/04/25

Required Applicant Documents

Resume, Cover letter, Reference List and Work Availability

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior

Special Instructions for Applicants

Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process. For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.g., 000000000).

You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the number of hours required for the position.

Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held. International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session. Please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours. The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.

Benefits for Graduate Assistants can be found in the Graduate Assistant Handbook (http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf).

Contact Information for Applicants

Dean McCullough - drmccul@ilstu.edu

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.