Health Counselor

Position Summary
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Health Counselor will report to the Principal Investigator and Project Manager of the FAMily WEL B-ing Study a NIH funded grant. The position will be responsible for delivering lifestyle intervention data collection and additional research support duties. The Health Counselor will implement and manage a group-based behavioral weight loss intervention program designed by the research team to ensure that protocols are followed at various study sites (e.g. Durham Raleigh Chapel Hill). The Health Counselor position will provide structured group and dyad-based in-person and virtual counseling for participants regarding diet and physical activity and family interaction skills. The person in this position will also collect baseline measurements (i.e. height weight blood pressure A1c and skin carotenoid measurements) coordinate participant measurement and study visits maintain documentation on each participant through REDCap scheduling calendar and study database and manage and track participant monetary incentives for study participation. The Health Counselor will also be responsible for additional duties supporting recruitment enrollment and follow-up of study participants. Additional duties include drafting study protocols organization of study materials updates to intervention materials and data collection instruments attend team meetings reconcile of participant incentives and other on-campus and off campus site study-related tasks.

Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
- Experience with group-based health and/or dietary coaching/counseling - Able to travel on a regular basis to research sites - Able to work a flexible schedule including some evenings and weekends - Strong computer skills (MS Office Excel) and comfortable with e-mail as a primary mode of communication with the research office - Able to work effectively with a team of researchers as well as independently - Strong organizational skills and effective time management skills

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
- Experience in nutrition health behavior exercise physiology public health social work or related field strongly preferred. - Experience using motivational interviewing principles - Experience working on a research project - Experience with REDCap preferred. - Experience as a health counselor or delivering behavioral interventions (preferably dietary physical activity and/or weight loss counseling/interventions) - Excellent communication skills and public interaction. - Experience working with underserved and racially/ethnically diverse adult populations - Registered Dietitian (RD)

Work Schedule
Monday Friday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM; times may vary