Health Promotion and Outreach Specialist
Health Promotion and Outreach Specialist
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$ 60000 - 65000
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Job Description
Job Description
Hokie Wellness is a data driven department that relies on best practices and evidence-based strategies to enhance the overall well-being of the Virginia Tech community through trainings programs and connection to campus and community resources.
The health promotion and outreach specialist will assist in the administration of programs implemented by the Employee Wellness team with a specific focus on communication engagement and outreach. It is essential that the specialist have a strong foundation in wellness and public health initiatives as well as proficiency across different mediums of communication and outreach programming to support all Virginia Tech faculty staff and wage employees.
Reporting to the associate director of employee wellness the health promotion and outreach specialists core duties will include:
Managing the bi-monthly health and wellness newsletter
Overseeing social media accounts (grounded in evidence-based content)
Coordinating monthly campus notices
Taking the lead on email correspondence
Facilitating new employee orientations
Conducting and coordinating campus outreach
Maintaining the Hokie Wellness for Employees website
Managing educational program team requests
In addition the health promotion and outreach specialist will regularly collaborate/support the Hokie Wellness Champions other campus departments and within the local community to coordinate programs and services for Virginia Tech employees. This position typically oversees a student intern who in part helps support communication efforts such as social media and other administrative tasks.
All members of the Employee Wellness team also offer individual resource navigation consultations for employees serve on committees/working groups and step in to support the work of other team members as needed. There will be opportunities to use the unique skills and interests of the specialist to deliver programming when aligned with the mission and aims of the department.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in social/human sciences health communications or related field
Experience in health/wellness promotion
Experience with public or large-audience communication
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree in public health health communications or a related field
Experience in Human Resources or employee engagement
Experience with:
o PageUp Learning Management System
o Microsoft TEAMS
o Adobe Campaign or similar newsletter design platform
o Basic graphic design with Canva Adobe Express etc.
o Social media (Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Link Tree)
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Salary range of $60000 - $65000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
9/12/2025
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees students or applicants on the basis of age color disability sex (including pregnancy) gender gender identity gender expression genetic information ethnicity or national origin political affiliation race religion sexual orientation or military status or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about discuss or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation please contact Zach LaCroixat during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
