"Assistant Director, Student Wellness & Wellbeing"

Assistant Director, Student Wellness & Wellbeing

Company: John Carroll University

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Category: Student Affairs and Services

Type: Full-Time

The Assistant Director of Student Wellness & Wellbeing is responsible for the planning, promotion, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based wellness and wellbeing promotion strategies, policies, programs, and services grounded in the vision, mission, and core values of the Jesuit tradition. This Assistant Director of Student Wellness & Wellbeing contributes to the University’s mission of promoting student belonging and care for the whole person while fostering skills that contribute to lifelong wellbeing. This is currently a 10-month academic year position (August 1-May 31).

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide integrated wellness education programs based on evidence-based wellness promotion strategies, programs, and services. Priority topics include: mental health, substance abuse, sexual assault prevention, and physical well-being.

• Develop strategic plans, goals, and measurable objectives for the Wellness Center.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on and off campus to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to wellness for students. Stakeholders include: the University Counseling Center, Student Health Center, Dean of Students Office, Office of Residence Life, Title IX Office, Campus Recreation, and College of Health.
• Develop wellness initiatives and campaigns to promote student wellbeing across campus.
• Provide and coordinate wellness coaching for students referred through the conduct process or as requested, that focuses on helping students develop healthy habits that align with their lifestyle and values.
• Facilitates training around wellness topics such as consent, bystander intervention, sleep, mental health, substance use, and stress management.
• Partner with the Title IX Office to create and facilitate sexual assault prevention programming for student athletes for NCAA compliance, as well as provide similar programming for participants in club sports.
• Direct the development, implementation, and evaluation of student wellness surveys and required online trainings that 1) provide baseline and follow-up wellness data; 2) identify departmental needs and priorities; 3) evaluate the effectiveness of interventions; and 4) track trends in student wellbeing status and behavior.
• Supervise two graduate assistants.
• Recruit, train, and manage the undergraduate Peer Health Advocate team. The Peer Health Advocates provide peer-to-peer programming and training on wellness and wellbeing initiatives.
• Consult with faculty to infuse wellness topics within the classroom curriculum.
• Promote student belonging in all wellbeing and wellness initiatives.
• Facilitate the University Wellness and Wellbeing Committee to coordinate the efforts of various campus stakeholders that promote the wellbeing of students.
• Work on any other initiatives as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Education, Public Health, or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the wellness and wellbeing concerns that affect college students and the ability to establish effective rapport with this population.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the development, implementation, and training/supervision of peer-to-peer programs.
• Demonstrated experience creating training aimed at promoting wellbeing and wellness concepts and initiatives.
• Demonstrated facilitation and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with various constituencies and have excellent skills in oral and written communication.
• Interest in understanding and supporting John Carroll’s mission to inspire individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Higher Education/Student Affairs, Public Health/Health Education, or other related field.

Normal Work Location, Hours and Conditions

University core business hours are generally 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. However, this position will require work to be performed outside of normal business hours based on department operations. Availability to work some nights and weekends when needed in order to ensure a quality student and guest experience is an expectation for this position. This is currently a 10-month academic year position (August 1-May 31).

Physical Requirements

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other office locations and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

FLSA

Exempt (Salary)

Compensation & Benefits

Starting salary will be $44,000 – $47,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position offers a generous Total Rewards package that includes health and dental insurance options, paid vacation, personal, sick, and mission time, holidays, 403 (b) retirement plan, life insurance, and tuition remission benefits for you, your spouse, and children.

About John Carroll University

John Carroll University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university, founded in 1886, dedicated to developing people with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. The University is located in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland. Academically, the University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and the Boler College of Business, which include graduate programs. The University offers more than 70 Academic Programs in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and business at the undergraduate level, and in select areas at the master’s level.

The University enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1. John Carroll University is one of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States and has been listed in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top 10 rankings of Midwest regional universities for more than 30 consecutive years.

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