Director of Wellbeing, Accessibility & Student Success

Universities of Wisconsin

Director for Wellbeing, Accessibility & Student Success providing strategic leadership for student affairs at Universities of Wisconsin. Fostering student well-being, accessibility, and success initiatives.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeMadison • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $115,000 - $128,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic leadership for systemwide initiatives that advance holistic student success, retention, and completion.
Recruit, supervise, mentor, and evaluate professional staff supporting student success.
Support the AVP in fostering a systemwide culture focused on equitable access, inclusion and belonging.
Lead planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of initiatives addressing mental health and well-being.
Serve as a systemwide resource on student mental health and well-being policy and best practices.
Collaborate with UWSA and UW university stakeholders to develop and implement policies supporting student well-being.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Earned master’s degree in higher education, counseling, psychology, public health, or a closely related field.
Five years of progressively responsible experience in student affairs, student well-being, accessibility, and/or student success in higher education.
Demonstrated leadership in developing and implementing well-being, accessibility and/or other student success initiatives.
Knowledge of contemporary issues related to student mental health and well-being, disability/accessibility services, and student success.
Experience supervising professional staff and facilitating cross-functional collaboration.
Strong analytical, communication, and strategic planning skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

excellent benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic leadershipstudent success initiativesmental health policywell-being initiativesaccessibility servicesstudent affairs experienceprogram implementationpolicy developmentevaluation of staffcollaboration

Soft Skills

mentoringsupervisioncommunicationanalytical skillsstrategic planningcross-functional collaborationfostering inclusioncultural competencyproblem-solvingleadership

Certifications

master’s degree in higher educationmaster’s degree in counselingmaster’s degree in psychologymaster’s degree in public health