Health Educator – Mental Health Specialist
About The Position
Under general direction of the Director of Wellbeing and Health Equity, this position provides leadership in identifying goals for and developing Health Education programs for Campus Health & Wellbeing and addresses long and short-term campus health education needs. This incumbent directs, plans, designs, implements, and evaluates health education programs with the goal of improving health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. The purpose of Campus Health & Wellbeing is to help students achieve and maintain academic success and lifelong health and wellbeing by providing timely and appropriate primary and acute health care, disease and injury prevention education, professional mental health, outreach, educational services and campus consultations.
Requirements
- Thorough knowledge of health education theories, research, and program assessment, and of the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of health education programs.
- Thorough knowledge of industry standards for the delivery of health education and health promotion in higher education, such as those found in the American College Health Association's Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education.
- General knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, current and emerging college-age student health concerns including stress, sleep disruption, and mental health and suicide risk and existing methods of prevention, early intervention, and referral.
- Working knowledge of the principles of educational and social psychology and their application to health education programming.
- Working knowledge of evidence-informed prevention and gatekeeper training models, such as QPR, and of campus and community referral pathways to licensed clinical resources.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an approved program in health education or a related health field.
- Equivalent to one to two years of progressively responsible health education experience or combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.
- Current First Aid and CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Directs, plans, designs, implements, and evaluates health education programs with the goal of improving health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
Benefits
- health, dental and vision insurance
- retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System
- educational benefits for eligible employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
