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.
Please note: applications submitted without a cover letter will not be reviewed.
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.
EDUCATION
Required: Master’s degree in public health, health promotion, health education, or related field.
Preferred: Doctoral degree in public health or related field
EXPERIENCE
Required:
- 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
Preferred:
- Experience with Peer Health Education.
- Active participation in professional organizations in a leadership capacity.
- Participation in research and professional writing, publications, and presentations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Required:
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.
Demonstrated application of:
- Social justice and cultural humility practices.
- Working collaboratively with teams.
- Health promotion, behavior change, and population-based theories and models.
- Strategic planning processes.
- Fundamental principles of organizational development, environmental management, and cultural change.
- Leadership abilities.
- Collaboration and coalition building.
Proficiency in:
- Written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills; advanced public speaking and facilitation skills.
- Handling multiple projects simultaneously, managing time efficiently, and prioritizing tasks.
- Analyzing health-related professional literature relevant to college students and assessing its applicability and utility for effectiveness at Trinity University.
- Gathering, compiling, and synthesizing information to develop health promotion initiative and educational materials for specific populations of students, including students involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life, athletes, first generation students, international students, transfer students, non-residential students, non-traditional students, students with economic hardship, and students who identify as Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color.
- Google Suite and Microsoft Office.
- Supervising professional staff.
- Leading strategic planning processes.
- Leadership abilities, including overseeing campus initiatives, representing Wellness Services in committees or coalitions, and leadership in professional organizations.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Required: Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified Master Health Education Specialist (MCHES), or Certified in Public Health (CPH) or CHES/CPH eligible.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
All jobs require a current Criminal Background Check (CBC).
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervisor over a section of a department or group of employees.
NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS
1
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Limited supervision. Operates independently.
INTERACTION
- Works alone
- Works with other employees
- Works with students
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, Word
Google Suite, Zoom
EQUIPMENT
Usual office equipment
SECURITY SENSITIVE
Each member of the faculty, staff and student body is responsible for carrying out campus regulations, procedures and practices and shall comply with federal, state and local laws related to security matters while on the campus or in the course of representing or conducting University activities.
ATTENDANCE STANDARD
Maintaining and satisfying minimum attendance requirements are an essential requirement of this position, including working all full-time regular hours as established by the supervisor in addition to any scheduled or emergency overtime.
INTERNAL CONTROLS
Applies to Supervisors (and above) and/or anyone with financial responsibilities. Within the scope of position duties, responsible for seeing that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, reliable financial data is maintained, and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures are complied with.
DECISION MAKING
Plans and performs complex work where only general policies or procedures are available.
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
Responsible for budget and expenditure authority of the department.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Less than $250,000
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
None
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
General office environment
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
None
HOW TO APPLY
For internal applicants, please apply through Workday using the 'Jobs Hub' application, see instructions provided here.
For external applicants, when starting the application, select "Apply Manually." Only complete fields with a red asterisk, which are required. Please create your Workday application account using a personal email address, as you will need to maintain access to this account throughout the pre-hire process, if selected.
For all applicants, please note that applications that do not include a cover letter will not be reviewed.
In the "Application Documents" field, please upload the following as seen below.
Submit each as a separate pdf file:
- File 1: Cover Letter
- File 2: Resume