Assistant Director Student Wellness Services

Trinity Univesity • Waxahachie, TX

8d • $56,010 - $70,012 • Onsite

About The Position

Advances the holistic wellness of Trinity University students through comprehensive health promotion efforts. Intentionally aligns with strategic priorities to advance the mission of the Division of Student Affairs to serve, support, and develop our students as individuals and in the context of being responsible global citizens. Develops, implements, oversees, and evaluates theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion, programs, and services. Develops the Wellness Services event and programming calendar. Supervises Wellness Services professional staff, providing supervision and development opportunities, assessing progress on assignments, and supporting staff professional and personal goals. Supervises Peer Health Educator student workers and advises wellness student organizations (i.e. Active Minds, It’s On Us) in collaboration with the Wellness Programming Coordinator. Instructs PHED 2299 and PHED 3190. Provides leadership for expanding and improving Wellness Services offerings and campus-wide health promotion efforts. Assists with campus-wide assessment efforts (i.e. ACHA-NCHA, WISHES) to assist with determining health needs, assets, and priorities. Oversees program-specific assessment efforts (process and outcome evaluations) to determine program efficacy. Creates annual department reports and participates in campus-wide reports (i.e. DFSCA). Manages the Wellness Services budget and completes p-card expense reporting. Establishes and oversees a Student Wellness Advisory Board and relevant student focus groups. Collaborates with Integrated Counseling, Health, and Wellness Services staff, Student Affairs staff, and University faculty and staff in various projects, including committee work. Establishes and maintains community partnerships (i.e. SAAF, DeltaPPSA). Cooperates and collaborates with other employees in the spirit of teamwork and collegiality and interacts with confidence, patience and integrity to provide professional leadership during emergencies. Actively participates in professional organizations in a leadership capacity (i.e. ACHA, SWCHA, NASPA, USHPCN). Complies with all Trinity University policies and guidelines. Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health, health promotion, health education, or related field.
• Three years of progressive responsibility in health promotion or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: How to incorporate health promotion in the context of higher education.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: How to design and implement health promotion programs on a variety of key health issues based on needs assessment results.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: Evidence-informed health promotion programs/initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: Health promotion, behavior change, and population-based theories and models (i.e. Transtheoretical Model, Diffusion of Innovations, Socio-Ecological Model).
• Demonstrated knowledge of: Collaboration with and incorporation of underrepresented and historically marginalized diverse populations into health promotion processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: Quantitative and qualitative research skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: Development and implementation of health environmental and policy change activities and strategies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: Higher education structure and policies.
• Demonstrated application of: Social justice and cultural humility practices.
• Demonstrated application of: Working collaboratively with teams.
• Demonstrated application of: Health promotion, behavior change, and population-based theories and models.
• Demonstrated application of: Strategic planning processes.
• Demonstrated application of: Fundamental principles of organizational development, environmental management, and cultural change.
• Demonstrated application of: Leadership abilities.
• Demonstrated application of: Collaboration and coalition building.
• Proficiency in: Written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills; advanced public speaking and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in: Handling multiple projects simultaneously, managing time efficiently, and prioritizing tasks.
• Proficiency in: Analyzing health-related professional literature relevant to college students and assessing its applicability and utility for effectiveness at Trinity University.
• Proficiency in: Gathering, compiling, and synthesizing information to develop health promotion initiative and educational materials for specific populations of students, including students involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life, athletes, first generation students, international students, transfer students, non-residential students, non-traditional students, students with economic hardship, and students who identify as Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color.
• Proficiency in: Google Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Proficiency in: Supervising professional staff.
• Proficiency in: Leading strategic planning processes.
• Proficiency in: Leadership abilities, including overseeing campus initiatives, representing Wellness Services in committees or coalitions, and leadership in professional organizations.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or Certified in Public Health (CPH) or CHES/CPH eligible.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in public health or related field.
• Experience with Peer Health Education.
• Experience supervising students and staff.
• Active participation in professional organizations in a leadership capacity.
• Experience conducting literature reviews, needs assessments, and program evaluations; experience interpreting findings and developing plans to programmatically and strategically respond to findings.
• Participation in research and professional writing, publications, and presentations.
• Experience leading coalitions or collaborating with individuals and organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, oversees, and evaluates theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion, programs, and services.
• Develops the Wellness Services event and programming calendar.
• Supervises Wellness Services professional staff, providing supervision and development opportunities, assessing progress on assignments, and supporting staff professional and personal goals.
• Supervises Peer Health Educator student workers and advises wellness student organizations (i.e. Active Minds, It’s On Us) in collaboration with the Wellness Programming Coordinator.
• Instructs PHED 2299 and PHED 3190.
• Provides leadership for expanding and improving Wellness Services offerings and campus-wide health promotion efforts.
• Assists with campus-wide assessment efforts (i.e. ACHA-NCHA, WISHES) to assist with determining health needs, assets, and priorities.
• Oversees program-specific assessment efforts (process and outcome evaluations) to determine program efficacy.
• Creates annual department reports and participates in campus-wide reports (i.e. DFSCA).
• Manages the Wellness Services budget and completes p-card expense reporting.
• Establishes and oversees a Student Wellness Advisory Board and relevant student focus groups.
• Collaborates with Integrated Counseling, Health, and Wellness Services staff, Student Affairs staff, and University faculty and staff in various projects, including committee work.
• Establishes and maintains community partnerships (i.e. SAAF, DeltaPPSA).
• Cooperates and collaborates with other employees in the spirit of teamwork and collegiality and interacts with confidence, patience and integrity to provide professional leadership during emergencies.
• Actively participates in professional organizations in a leadership capacity (i.e. ACHA, SWCHA, NASPA, USHPCN).
• Complies with all Trinity University policies and guidelines.
• Performs other duties as required.

Benefits

• Trinity University aims to attract an efficient, dedicated staff whose talents will continue to grow the University as an exceptional place to study and work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level