Well-being & Health Promotion Program Lead (Student Services Professional IV)

Position Summary

Are you driven to create a campus culture where student well-being, health, and belonging are a priority? San Diego State University is seeking a dynamic and collaborative Program Lead for Well-being & Health Promotion to guide high-impact initiatives that foster a healthier, more inclusive student experience.

Reporting to the Interim Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, the Program Lead will shape and implement strategies that promote student health and safety through an equity-focused, public health lens. By integrating evidence-based practices, health promotion models, and systems-level thinking, this role helps reduce harm, support student success, and strengthen a sense of community across campus.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of well-being initiatives for SDSU students and the campus.
• Cultivate meaningful campus partnerships to drive social and environmental change that supports student health and well-being.
• Oversee a dedicated team of health promotion specialists focused on areas such as sexual health, recovery, sexual violence prevention, alcohol and other drug prevention, and health literacy, along with administrative staff and student interns.
• Coordinate key programs including new student and staff onboarding, student leader training, campus outreach, behavior change efforts, and nutrition education.
• Provide operational leadership within the department—developing staff, improving programs, and guiding internal assessment and reporting.
• Represent the department on university committees and task forces, contributing to health promotion strategy at various levels.

Why join us? 

• Make a meaningful impact: Directly contribute to shaping the well-being and success of SDSU students, fostering a healthier campus environment for all.
• Experience a vibrant campus culture: Be part of an exciting, forward-thinking organization with a strong commitment to student well-being and academic success.

This is an exciting opportunity for a thoughtful, innovative leader ready to create long-term impact in a student-centered, collaborative environment. If you’re committed to advancing health equity and student well-being, we’d love to hear from you!

Position Information

• This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position.
• This position is designated non-exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs. 
• This position is approved for partial telecommuting with onsite work in San Diego.

Department Summary

The Well-being & Health Promotion Department aims to support and enhance the well-being of SDSU students, recognizing the critical role that well-being plays in a student’s academic success and future success. 

Well-being & Health Promotion works collaboratively within the SDSU community to foster an environment in which students establish lifelong healthy behaviors and attitudes to reduce the risk for disease and injury. Often alcohol and other drugs, reckless or dangerous behavior, and risky sexual behavior can lead to injuries, disease, legal trouble, and social circumstances that make continued academic progress difficult or impossible. The department serves an educational and preventative role to empower students for healthy behaviors by:

• Helping create a healthy campus and community environment. 
• Assuring students know how and are motivated to make healthy decisions.

Well-being & Health Promotion provides SDSU students with tools to succeed by offering health education on alcohol and other drug use, sexual health and STI’s, nutrition, healthy relationships and sexual violence prevention, healthcare coverage, recovery support, and more.

Well-being & Health Promotion maintains a commitment to collaborative and integrated efforts to achieve student health.

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Education and Experience

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field plus upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing and conflict resolution where such are job related.

Possession of the below required knowledge and abilities is typic