Associate Director, Wellness and Health Promotion

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 colleges Alcohol and Other Drug Collaborative.
• Ensure the implementation of all AOD and violence prevention-related compliance requirements including ensuring the offices contribution to the biennial review of AOD programs for the Department of Education.
• Manage the colleges 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.

• Masters 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 promotion prevention or counseling; student affairs administration; community health/mental health required
• Experience in community needs assessments program planning and assessment; building maintaining and facilitating small group experiences and community-wide campaigns or programs required

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES May be representative but not all-inclusive of those knowledge skills and abilities commonly associated with the job.

• Ability to develop and edit educational and communication tools (web print social media); peer education facilitation training and assessment; and mental health or educational advocacy and/or counseling.
• Ability to conduct meetings and impromptu conversations with community members to distribute information and promote dialogue.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
• Confident public speaking skills and the ability to present to both large and small groups.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to follow through on tasks and requests.
• Ability to utilize social media networks for outreach and communication.
• Ability to work on a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to community culture and belonging.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Good management skills.
• Proficiency in Google Suite and the ability to learn new computer software easily.
• Good decision-making skills and the ability to use independent judgment.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES Activities commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Requires the ability to lift and move light objects
• Requires the ability to move materials occasionally
• Ability to have continuous oral and written communication with co-workers and supervisors is essential.

WORK ENVIRONMENT Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• Typical office environment
• M-F 8:45am-5pm potential for hybrid 4-1 schedule
• Includes evening and weekend commitments

Disclaimer: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job duties described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

In addition to a competitive salary Emerson College is committed to the health and well-being of our employees and family members. We offer a generous benefits package to regular staff scheduled to work 20 hours per week.

Benefits include outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses dental plans generous time-off programs and a 403(b) retirement benefit with a 9% employer contribution once eligible. Additional benefits such as life and disability coverage as well as commuter offerings are available.

Please refer to our benefits website for a full list of benefits and eligibility requirements.