Health Promotion Specialist, Residential Outreach

Health Promotion Specialist, Residential Outreach

GatorWell Health Promotion Services seeks a Health Promotion Specialist to develop, implement and evaluate a vision for wellbeing across 27 residence halls on the University of Florida campus. GatorWell’s mission is to empower UF students to build their own path toward lifelong wellbeing through prevention, advocacy, and sustainable behavior change. GatorWell envisions all Gators living well, purposeful lives.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, this individual will provide individual student services such as Wellness Coaching for Academic Success and oral HIV Testing; support student success through programming and outreach; targeting materials and outreach to specific student populations at each residence hall; supervise and evaluate student staff; have presence and oversight of two satellite locations in Jennings and Springs residence halls; and advocate for holistic student wellbeing by supporting strategic planning efforts.

Essential Functions:

• Build community and collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and evaluate a comprehensive vision advocating for UF student wellbeing across 27 residence halls through needs assessments, intervention development, implementation and evaluation of theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion strategies, targeted programs, outreach, and policies. Have presence and oversight of two satellite locations in Jennings and Springs residence halls.
• Provide individual student services as aligned with the department, including but not limited to Wellness Coaching for Academic Success and oral HIV Testing.
• Hire, supervise and manage undergraduate and graduate student staff and interns.
• Support data tracking and report development related to health promotion strategies, programs, and services; and support department grant funding and reporting.
• Contribute to the division and university through active participation on committees and division-wide initiatives (example opportunities: emergency dean on call, event support team, conduct committee, student welcome events, etc).
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

$50,000

Master’s degree in an appropriate area; or a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience.

• Master's degree in public health, health promotion, health policy or health education; degrees in other health related fields may be considered.
• Experience in a higher education environment.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or Certified in Public Health (CPH).
• Certified Wellness Coach (or eligible and intent to become certified).
• Experience conducting needs assessments and using results to guide programmatic decisions.
• Experience with design and implementation of health promotion programs.
• Knowledge of the American College Health Association’s Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education (ACHA SPHPHE) and Healthy Campus Framework.
• Demonstrated knowledge of health promotion, behavior change, population-based theories and models, and evidence-based health promotion programs/initiatives.
• Demonstrated skills in developing and targeting health promotion initiatives and educational materials for a diverse group of college students.
• Demonstrated skills in a variety of educational methods (e.g., presentations, workshops, trainings, individual behavior change sessions and small group discussion/facilitation).
• Proficiency in data collection and assessment tools such as Qualtrics.
• Ability to analyze problems, conduct research, and implement solutions.
• Supervisory and organizational skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, on campus and in the community.
• Physical ability to perform required tasks; ability to lift and/or move objects weighing 10 pounds or more, ability to carry boxes and materials weighing up to 30 pounds.
• Willingness to be an active member of at least one relevant professional organization.
• Maturity to satisfactorily discharge assigned responsibilities.

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter, resume or CV, and a list of references.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This is a time-limited position.