Student Wellness Services, Get Involved

Get Involved

Interested in student wellness and contributing to a supportive campus community?  We have a number of competitive student leadership volunteer opportunities open to UCalgary students. 

Peer helper positions are filled in the fall semester, with a limited number of positions opening for the winter semester.   

Peer Support and Outreach Team Peer Helper

Peer Support and Outreach Team volunteers provide empathetic, non-judgmental listening and peer support to students who are seeking connection or navigating personal or academic challenges. Volunteers use active listening, shared experience, and supportive communication to help peers manage stress and mental health concerns. Working in pairs from the Student Wellness Services space, volunteers offer drop-in support to students in both one-on-one and small-group settings. Peer Support is offered in the Health and Wellness Clinic. In addition to direct peer support, volunteers collaborate in groups to plan initiatives that promote the program and foster community. Volunteers report to and work closely with volunteer team leaders and staff.

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Wellness Education Team Peer Helper

Wellness Education Team volunteers deliver Wellness Classroom Visits - brief, engaging 5-minute, peer-led presentations delivered at the start of classes upon instructor request. These sessions use pre-developed scripts and ready-made PowerPoint slides, ensuring consistency and making it easy for volunteers to deliver content that highlights key well-being themes, shares practical strategies, and connects students to campus supports. Presentations also normalize common experiences, encourage help-seeking, and reduce stigma. Developed collaboratively with Student Wellness Services and campus partners, topics include burnout, self-compassion, mindfulness, perfectionism, social connection, career confidence, and healthy study habits. Since launching in October 2021, the program has reached over 56,000 students with highly positive feedback. The team also supports health promotion by creating bulletin board content for the Health and Wellness Clinic to raise awareness of well-being and available services.

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Health and Wellness Clinic Peer Helper

Health and Wellness Clinic Peer Helper provides support to health services at the Health and Wellness Clinic.

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Student Health and Well-being Advisory Council

The Student Health and Well-being Advisory Council is designed to foster collaborative, student-focused discussions and is a platform for students to share their concerns and aspirations about health and well-being on campus. The Advisory Council will be comprised of UCalgary students who will have a unique opportunity to communicate directly with Student Wellness, Access and Support leadership, including the Senior Director, to improve students’ experience. 

Apply to the Student Health and Well-being Advisory Council

Flu Clinic Support Peer Helper

Recruitment for the 2025 Flu Shot Clinics is closed.

Student Medical Response (SMR) Peer Helper

The Student Medical Response team is a 100% student volunteer run and organized group providing qualified and skilled pre-hospital emergency medical care to eligible University of Calgary community events. 

Looking for other volunteer opportunities?

Check out the Peer Helper positions at the Faith and Spirituality Centre and the Women's Resource Centre.

Occupational Health & Safety Orientation for Volunteers

Under the Alberta Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) legislation, all first-time applicants to any University of Calgary department are required to complete online training about their rights and responsibilities for complying with health and safety regulation. More information and further instruction about the Volunteer OHS Orientation will be provided upon submission of your application.