Health Promotion and Engagement Specialist

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Are you passionate about creating aholistic student experiencethat supports mental physical and emotional wellbeing Are you interested in an opportunity where you get toengage with students and help them reach their full potentialacademically and beyond

If so Student Wellness with the Division of Student Affairs at Iowa State University is currently seeking applicants for a Health Promotion and Engagement Specialist! This individual plays a key role in advancing student health and well-being through strategic communication data-informed storytelling and health promotion initiatives. This position will be hired as a Wellness Program Specialist II.

What Youll Do:

• Develop and deliver health education programs and wellness content across digital platforms.

• Lead student engagement initiatives including peer wellness programs and health promotion campaigns.

• Coordinate and support outreach events presentations and student leadership activities.

• Collaborate with campus partners to promote wellness and align efforts with institutional goals.

• Assist with design and communications projects related to health promotion.

• Utilize wellness data and create visual reports to inform programming and strategy.

• Support campus-wide assessments and contribute to institutional reporting on student wellbeing.

• Facilitate interactive presentations and training sessions that support student development and wellness education.

The ideal candidate is a creative thinker with a strong foundation in public health communication and data visualization. This role involves collaboration with university departments and community organizations and requires the ability to present information effectively to large groups including tailoring content for student audiences. The position is housed within the Student Wellness Department and supports the broader Student Health and Wellness Unit which includes Recreation Services Student Counseling Services Student Wellness and Thielen Student Health Center. The specialist will work closely with the Communication and Marketing Manager for the unit.

Occasional weekend/evening hours will be involved in this role.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

About Student Wellness at Iowa State University:

Student Wellness at Iowa State University provides leadership in university strategy for health promotion and provides support programs aimed at creating a campus culture of wellbeing so that all students can thrive.Student Wellness plans implements and evaluates health education and prevention strategies that focus on health and wellness issues that directly affect student success higher learning and personal development such as: power-based personal violence suicide mental health substance use body image and disordered eating sexual health and more.

Level Guidelines
Intermediate-level position with solid professional and/or technical skills working under general supervision to achieve goals
Applies broad working knowledge of the principles of the field to moderately complex difficult and varied problems and issues
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and resolve problems
Responds to a broad range of inquiries and requests
May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff
May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity
Provides guidance to students

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