Campus Wellness Specialist Full-time • Multi-campus (High Travel) • 1–2 Years Experience Location: Remote with 50% Travel About NavGurukul

NavGurukul is a not-for-profit founded in 2016 on a mission to create access to aspirational careers for students from marginalised communities. We run fully-funded residential programmes in programming, finance, business, education, and design and help students land real jobs. Currently, 1,200+ students are learning across 8 campuses in India. Six of our eight campuses are women-only, a conscious choice because inclusion is core to who we are.

Our students arrive having beaten significant odds. They manage their own campuses through elected student bodies, learn at their own pace, and support each other as peers. 1,500+ alumni are now working in tech, collectively earning ₹50 crore+ annually. About the Role

Student wellbeing at NavGurukul is not a side programme it is central to what makes this model work. Students live, eat, and learn on campus together. Their health, sense of belonging, and ability to navigate stress directly shapes how they learn and grow.

You will travel across all 8 campuses, build direct relationships with students, and work with campus teams to create wellness systems that are practical, evidence-based, and sustainable. This is a ground-up, high-ownership role.

What You Will Do Student Wellbeing on Campus

Visit all 8 campuses regularly to understand student wellbeing needs and build direct, trusted relationships Offer unbiased listening spaces and use non-violent communication (NVC) techniques to support students through emotional challenges

Design and run peer-support circles, reflection sessions, and wellness workshops tailored to each campus context

Identify students in distress including those quietly struggling and connect them to appropriate resources through clear, low-barrier pathways

Respond to emotional crises with sound judgment,



drawing on legal, medical, and psychosocial considerations as needed Campus Team Capacity Building

Train campus mentors and staff to identify and respond confidently to student wellbeing situations

Support campus leads navigating complex student situations co-regulating with them, not just advising from a distance

Develop toolkits, guides, and playbooks that campus teams can use independently, so the system outlasts your visit

Begin to build structured response plans that campus teams can activate during a crisis without waiting for you Ecosystem Building

Identify and develop relationships with relevant local partners hospitals, mental health professionals, local NGOs, community organisations, and government bodies

Understand how different organisations can contribute to student wellbeing and coordinate collaborative referral pathways

Maintain these relationships over time and help campus teams engage with them effectively Systems and Learning

Build lightweight tracking systems to monitor student wellbeing across campuses over time

Document patterns, insights, and what works building NavGurukul's institutional knowledge on wellness

Design and iterate on a NavGurukul wellness framework grounded in ground-level evidence Community and Belonging

Facilitate community-building activities that strengthen student belonging and connection

Support students in navigating interpersonal conflicts constructively





Help campus teams build inclusive cultures that celebrate student diversity Is This Role for You? This is for you if...

You can spend a week on campus, run a peer support circle with students you've just met, identify those quietly struggling, and leave a practical note for the team

Building a wellness tracker, designing a team training, and running a student workshop in the same week sounds exciting, not exhausting

You are energised by travel and being across campuses, not drained by it

You can start from scratch and write your own playbook This is not for you if...

You need to be in one place and prefer structured routines

Frequent inter-campus travel feels draining rather than part of the work

You need a detailed brief before you can act

You want to support one student at a time, not build systems for hundreds What We're Looking For 2–3 years of experience in social work, counselling, community development, public health, education, or student support

Demonstrated experience designing or facilitating group sessions, workshops, or peer programmes

Ability to work with young people from marginalised or first-generation backgrounds with genuine empathy

Comfort with frequent inter-campus travel this is non-negotiable

Background in community psychology, social work, or emotional systems building is an advantage

Familiarity with mental health first aid, NVC, or trauma-informed approaches is a plus Compensation & Culture Salary range: CTC is depending on experience. Travel and accommodation fully covered during campus visits.

At NavGurukul, we only do work we genuinely believe in. We are committed to a healthy, transparent, and growth-oriented work environment non-hierarchical, open to honest dialogue, and responsible about the wellbeing of our team as much as our students.

We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences! <3

📌 Campus Wellness Specialist (India)
🏢 Navgurukul
📍 India