Director of Health and Well-Being Initiatives

Elon University•Elon, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides sustained and visible campus leadership for holistic health and wellbeing. The Director will engage and collaborate with campus faculty and staff to link curricular and co-curricular experiences to the goals of the HealthEU initiative. This role involves coordinating with leaders of initiatives in each of the six dimensions of wellbeing described in HealthEU to track and share progress and to develop innovative collaborations that support research and understanding of best practices in advancing well-being. The Director will regularly assess and communicate the impact and effectiveness of HealthEU initiatives, and coordinate opportunities for faculty scholarship, creative work, and teaching to connect with HealthEU goals. This role will co-chair the university-wide HealthEU Council and assist with planning and development of an engaging, vibrant new campus facility for integrated health and wellness. The Director will coordinate activities and operations related to research on collegiate health and wellbeing, and co-supervise the Faculty Fellow for Wellness. Responsibilities include establishing collaborative goals for HealthEU initiatives and providing direct oversight for budgets, priorities, and plans for collaborative strategies that advance those goals. The Director will serve as a clearinghouse for resources, education, and collaborative programming related to health and wellbeing. Additional duties include participating in university events, celebrations, and traditions, and serving on university, divisional, or departmental committees, task forces, and search committees, as assigned by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Requirements

Requires a PhD in Sports Medicine, Health Science, Medicine, or field related to health, well-being, and/or college student wellness (U.S. equivalent).
Five (5) years of experience evidencing demonstrable ability to perform the stated job duties.
10% domestic and international travel to unanticipated locations is required to attend and present at conferences.
New hires subject to drug and background checks.

Responsibilities

Provide sustained and visible campus leadership for holistic health and wellbeing.
Engage and collaborate with campus faculty and staff to link curricular and co-curricular experiences to the goals of the HealthEU initiative.
Coordinate with leaders of initiatives in each of the six dimensions of wellbeing described in HealthEU to track and share progress and to develop innovative collaborations that support research and understanding of best practices in advancing well-being.
Regularly assess and communicate the impact and effectiveness of HealthEU initiatives.
Coordinate opportunities for faculty scholarship, creative work, and teaching to connect with HealthEU goals.
Co-chair the university-wide HealthEU Council.
Assist with planning and development of an engaging, vibrant new campus facility for integrated health and wellness.
Coordinate activities and operations related to research on collegiate health and wellbeing.
Co-supervise the Faculty Fellow for Wellness.
Establish collaborative goals for HealthEU initiatives and provide direct oversight for budgets, priorities, and plans for collaborative strategies that advance those goals.
Serve as a clearinghouse for resources, education, and collaborative programming related to health and wellbeing.
Participate in university events, celebrations, and traditions.
Serve on university, divisional, or departmental committees, task forces, and search committees.
Other duties as assigned by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Benefits

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses.
Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance.
Free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
Free use of campus fitness facilities.
Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service.
After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.