Associate Director Health Equity and Access

Position Title & Department:

 Associate Director Health Equity and Access; University Wellness Posting #

5157

Department Description:

The Division of Student Affairs is committed to grounding our policies, programs, and procedures in antiracist practice. With this commitment, we recognize the importance of educating ourselves and holding one another accountable to ensure our work is approached through an equity, inclusion, and social justice lens. We recognize our need for ongoing development in this area and continue to strive to improve. We expect all members of the Division of Student Affairs are willing to engage in this work alongside us to uphold our Catholic mission in creating a welcoming environment where the dignity of all students, staff, administrators, and faculty at USD is embraced.

University Description:

The University of San Diego, an engaged and contemporary Catholic institution, was founded by the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1949. Governed by an independent board of trustees since 1972, USD remains committed to a liberal arts education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. Inspired by this centuries old tradition of Catholic higher education, the University welcomes people of all faith traditions and any, or no, religious background. The future success of USD relies on the contributions of those who seek to foster the development of engaged global citizens and an earnest confrontation of humanity’s urgent challenges.

Detailed Description:

The Associate Director Health Equity and Access will actively develop and align Wellness programming with the Thriving Student Model. Create, develop and lead trainings for USD Community on Health Equity and Access best practices and initiatives. Create educational and programmatic offerings focused on Health Equity and Access for students with marginalized identities. Lead alcohol and other drug individual assessments, counseling, and consultations, facilitate groups with an emphasis on harm and risk reduction. Designs, coordinates, and implements prevention initiatives for the university community. Maintains and enhances clinical protocols and processes. Collaborate with other Student Wellness departments in creating and facilitating outreach programs, trainings and activities. Lead integrated wellbeing initiatives, programs and activities, in the new Palomar Health Student Wellness Center at the University of San Diego. Participates in supporting training programs, including the provision of clinical supervision for eligible trainees. Adheres to the professional regulations mandated by the state of California. Utilizes electronic medical record software to document clinical activity. Participates in Integrated Care Model working with various mental health and medical providers and directly leads elements of the health promotion and prevention efforts with a specific emphasis on alcohol and other drugs. Participates in the Student Wellness on-call mental health coverage and support to the USD Community, (nights and weekends as needed). Other duties as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Promotion, Prevention, Outreach and Training Initiatives

• Develop and implement a variety of paraprofessional and professional trainings, programs, presentations and workshops for the USD community on various holistic wellness topics (i.e. alcohol and other drugs, self-care, sexual or gender based violence, sleep, adjustment concerns, bystander intervention).
• Facilitate workshops and trainings with groups such as Athletics, Residential Life, University Ministry, Academic Affairs, and other Student Affairs units. Plan events, develop and present materials for constituency's specific needs and goals.
• Actively develop and align Wellness programming with the USD Thriving Student Model, with specific focus on the holistic wellness domain.
• Create educational and programmatic offerings focused on Health Equity and Access for students with marginalized identi