Description

Leading a team of one full-time professional staff and 15 Peer Health Educators, the Assistant Director of Wellness Services advances the holistic well-being of Trinity University students through comprehensive health promotion efforts. 

The Assistant Director reports to the Director of Integrated Counseling, Health, and Wellness Services, and works collaboratively with the leadership of Counseling and Health Services to ensure strategic alignment of programming and services to meet the needs of Trinity students. 

The Assistant Director serves on several University committees focused on improving policies, spaces, services and programming. Most notably, Trinity is in year two of the four-year JED Campus Program, and the Assistant Director will provide leadership regarding mental health awareness training and suicide prevention as well as life skills education.

Leadership and Administration

• Supervises Wellness Services professional staff, setting performance goals, providing supervision and development opportunities, assessing progress on assignments, and supporting staff professional development and personal goals.
• Supervises Peer Health Educator student-workers and advises three department student organizations (Active Minds, It’s On Us, Student Wellness Advisory Board) in collaboration with the Wellness Programming Coordinator.
• Oversees the Student Wellness Advisory Board and relevant student focus groups.
• Manages the Wellness Services budget and oversees expense reporting.
   

Consultation and Collaboration

• Provides expert consultation and leadership on campus committees.
• Serves as Co-Chair of the Healthy Behaviors Committee, serves as a subject matter expert on the JED Campus Taskforce, leads efforts related to compliance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) and Title IX.
• Collaborates with the Integrated Counseling and Health Services staff to ensure program alignment, promotion of on-campus services, and coordination of assessments.
• Establishes and maintains community partnerships (i.e. KIND Clinic SAAF, DeltaPPSA).
   

Health Promotion

• Develops, implements, oversees, and evaluates theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion, programs, and services.
• Develops the Wellness Services event and programming calendar.
• Assists with campus-wide assessment efforts (i.e. ACHA-NCHA, Healthy Behaviors Study) to evaluate campus to assist with determining health needs, assets, and priorities.
• Oversees program-specific assessment efforts (process and outcome evaluations) to determine program efficacy.
• Creates annual department reports and participates in campus-wide reports (i.e. DFSCA).
   

Course Instruction

• Develops course materials and instructs PHED 2299 and 2199 (The Wellness Practicum). These courses are intended to provide Peer Health Educators with the knowledge and skills to facilitate campus wellness programming.
   

ADDITIONAL DUTIES 

Cooperates and collaborates with other employees in the spirit of teamwork and collegiality and interacts with confidence, patience and integrity to provide professional leadership during emergencies.
Actively participates in professional organizations in a leadership capacity (i.e. ACHA, SWCHA, NASPA, USHPCN, ACS).
Complies with all Trinity University policies and guidelines.
Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

EDUCATION 

Master’s degree in public health, health promotion, health education, or related field.

EXPERIENCE 

Three years of progressive responsibility in health promotion or related fields. 
One year of experience supervising full-time professional staff or graduate students.
Prior experience leading coalitions or collaborating with individuals and organizations.
Prior experience conducting needs assessments and/or program evaluations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES 

Demonstrated knowledge of:

How to incorporate health promotion in the context of higher education.
How to design and implement health promotion programs on a variety of key health issues based on needs assessment results.
Evidence-informed health promotion programs/initiatives.
Health promotion, behavior change, and population-based theories and models (i.e. Transtheoretical Model, Diffusion of Innovations, Socio-Ecological Model).
Collaboration with and incorporation of underrepresented and historically marginalized diverse populations into health promotion processes.
Quantitative and qualitative research skills.
Development and implementation of health environmental and policy change activities and strategies.
Higher education structure and policies.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS 

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified Master Health Education Specialist (MCHES), or Certified in Public Health (CPH) or CHES/CPH eligible.