Associate Director, Wellness and Health Promotion

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The Associate Director, Wellness and Health Promotion reports to the AVP for Campus Health and Wellness and Director of Emerson Wellness Center. The Associate Director is responsible for providing campus health and wellness education programs, initiatives, and services for undergraduate and graduate students. The Associate Director provides evidence-based prevention and health promotion programming on topics including substance abuse, stress management, nutrition, healthy relationships, sexual health, mental health, prevention and advocacy. This important role requires extensive knowledge of collegiate student health and wellness issues, as well as excellent organizational and collaboration skills.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Activate collaboration of campus-wide stakeholders in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to improving student health and well-being.
• Contribute to a healthy campus community that actively encourages and supports all students to learn and grow academically, socially and emotionally.
• Lead efforts to address connections between culture, identity, and belonging as determinants of health for a diverse student population.
• Advocate for wellbeing as a core value of the institution and as an essential proponent of student success and retention.
• Work closely with the other Associate Directors and AVP/Director of the Wellness Center to make broader decisions about departmental goals and development.
• Provide wellness consultation to the Los Angeles and Netherlands campuses.
• Apply knowledge of program cycle (assessment, program planning, implementation, and evaluation) to support changes at multiple levels.
• Address health issues at all levels of the socio-ecological model and develop measurable. goals and objectives to improve student health outcomes.
• Co-lead the college's Alcohol and Other Drug Collaborative.
• Ensure the implementation of all AOD and violence prevention-related compliance requirements, including ensuring the office’s contribution to the biennial review of AOD programs for the Department of Education.
• Manage the college’s suicide prevention training program for Emerson community members.
• Develop other community-wide health and wellness events open to staff faculty, and students.
• Oversee the administration of the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) or other assessment tools including survey planning, distribution, the sharing of findings, implications, and recommendations.
• Represent the Emerson Wellness Center and the Division of Student Affairs by providing active leadership on wellness-related committees that support strategic objectives and collaboration.
• Lead student leadership trainings for wellness and AOD topics.
• Serve as the EWC liaison for orientation planning.
• Advise student organizations as appropriate and as requested.
• Assist in managing the Wellness and Health promotion budget.
• Hire, train, and supervise student employees, interns, and peer educators.
• Develop and maintain relationships with neighboring institutions to support a MPH candidate training program.
• Design peer education curriculum based on harm-reduction models.
• Maintain and develop skills via participation in continuing education opportunities and membership in the American College Health Association (ACHA), New England Health Educators’ Network (NEHEN), and ACHA New England College Health Association (NECHA).
• Collaborate as necessary with other departments to coordinate student support.
• Work closely with vendors and Facilities to support initiatives such as the Wellness Vending Machine and NARCAN placements on campus.
• Provide general assistance to the AVP/Director of Emerson Wellness Center as required.
• Collaborate with Student Affairs Communications Specialist to manage educational content for the Wellness and Health Promotion web page.
• Other projects and duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS – Qualifications are deemed required or preferred and represent what is needed to effectively perform the job.

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Counseling, Social Work, or related field required
• Certified Health Specialist (CHES) designation strongly preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in college health prom