Wellness Ambassador
Wellness Mission
Hope College Wellness seeks to inspire, educate, and promote healthy living for faculty and staff. We desire to create a culture that has an excellent quality of life by addressing the whole person — body, mind and spirit.
The Role of a Hope Wellness Ambassador
Purpose
To promote wellness in your department and/or building through support of the Wellness Committee and Hope’s Wellness Program.
Qualifications
Acknowledgement of the value of wellness in the workplace and a strong desire to promote both personal and faculty/staff wellness.
Commitment
- Monthly meetings, including two luncheons per year
- One- to two-year commitment (rolling commitment year one)
Role
- Model a Wellness lifestyle in your department and building
- Participate in Hope Wellness programs and encourage others to be active participants
- Encourage and inspire Hope faculty and staff to life healthy, happy and productive lives
- Familiarize yourself with Hope Wellness programs and opportunities
- Program portal
- Classes
- Challenges
- Wellness drop-ins
- Special events
- Communicate Hope Wellness program information to co-workers in your department, division,
and/or building
- Promote programs by word of mouth
- Promote programs in your department meetings
- Post wellness communications in strategic locations in your department/building
The role of OnSite Wellness and the Wellness Committee
- Establish a network of ambassadors
- Provide training, information and updates on new and existing programs
- Listen to and respond to suggestions from ambassadors
- Inspire and encourage ambassadors
The Importance of Wellness Ambassadors
Developing a culture of wellness within an organization can only succeed when members of the organization feel supported and encouraged and have a common goal. Achieving this goal would be almost impossible without the help of a network of individuals throughout the organization, especially in a large and diverse workforce. Ambassadors can reach closer to smaller groups of individuals. They are the “face” of the program.
Are there benefits for being a Wellness Ambassador?
Ambassadors play an important role in improving the health and wellness of the college. As such, ambassadors are recognized as playing a leadership role on campus! Ambassadors are the first to know about Hope Wellness opportunities and receive training and knowledge of wellness best practices. A goal of the program is to be able to provide ambassadors with periodic incentive gifts and invitations to luncheons, pending annual budgets.