Director, Office of Health Promotion

Gonzaga University, United States

Updated: 8 days ago
Location: Spokane, WASHINGTON
Deadline: 19 Apr 2024

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Who We Are
At Gonzaga we don’t just state our mission. We live it every day as a Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic University. It is the reason we exist and the foundation for our purpose: educating students for lives of leadership and service. From students to faculty and staff members, everyone here knows what we stand for – and they know how valuable our mission is to the success of our institution.
Our diverse selection of benefits is part of Gonzaga’s commitment to care for and meet the needs of our employees and their families. The University provides full-time employees in their first year: a PPO Medical plan administered by Premera Blue Cross, employer-paid dental programs through Delta Dental, vision coverage through VSP, employer-paid Life Insurance, and optional employee-paid Life Insurance through Lincoln Financial, TIAA 403(b) Retirement plan including free onsite financial planning and advising, Employee Assistance Program through Supportlinc, Zagfit Wellness program with access to GU’s onsite fitness center and Spokane Transit Authority (STA) bus passes. Additionally, full-time (40 hours per week) staff employees accrue 4 hours of sick time per pay period (pro-rated for less than 40 hours/week), vacation time starting at 5 hours per pay period (pro-rated for less than 40 hours/week) and 17 paid holidays. Additional benefits such as Long Term Disability and Tuition Waivers are available after the first year of employment.
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Position Title Director, Office of Health Promotion
Posting Number S2235P
Department Office of Health Promotion
Work Schedule
8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday, weekend and evenings as needed for programming
Employment Status Regular
Temporary or Fixed-Term Assignment End Date
Hours per Week 40
Months per Year 12
Job Purpose
Office of Health Promotion (OHP) Overview:
We believe that higher education provides a pathway toward lifelong well-being. Our goal is to help cultivate an environment that supports student success and fosters a holistic decision making process around health and well-being related behaviors. Through evidence-informed practices, data driven approaches, and collaboration with a variety of campus partners, we lead initiatives, create programs and identify services to help our students learn and practice well-being strategies that will help them thrive at Gonzaga and beyond.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Director of the Office of Health Promotion serves as the primary representative in advancing all mission initiatives of the OHP, including educational outreach, staff development, budget management, and intentional advocacy related to student well-being. The position makes high level decisions around the planning and implementation of long-range projects and strategic cross-campus partnerships to maximize student well-being. The Director is responsible for researching best practices and finding ways to create or improve well-being initiatives and services that align with the identified needs of the Gonzaga community and the University mission. This position plays a crucial role in supporting a healthy and mission-based staff environment, including providing leadership and supervision for two full-time Health Promotion Specialists and myriad graduate and undergraduate student staff and interns. 
The budgeted annual salary that the University reasonably expects to offer for this position is $67,725 – $71,000.
The full internal range is $67,767- $91,685
Anticipated/Budgeted Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 67725 - 71000
Minimum Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 67767
Salary Midpoint (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 79726
Maximum Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 91685


Essential Functions


Essential Function Category Title Management and Supervision
% of time for section 40%
Function Details
  • Implement OHP values, mission, vision, and strategic plan, in alignment with the Gonzaga University Mission Statement and Strategic Plan, the Student Affairs Division mission and goals, and the needs of the Gonzaga community.
  • Develop departmental goals/objectives in conjunction with both long and short-range plans related to departmental and divisional mission.
  • Provide strategic vision and leadership for the OHP and assess and advocate for the needs of the department and for student well-being.
  • Provide oversight for all health promotion and well-being education and prevention efforts within the OHP.
  • Lead full-time staff in completing the goals and objectives of the department.
  • Remain up-to-date on emerging issues and policies at the University, local, and state level that impact specific program areas.
  • Lead, foster and support a healthy and mission-based working environment.
  • Provide regular staff meetings, professional development opportunities, ad hoc trainings, and ongoing feedback.
  • Manage all aspects of the departmental budget including but not limited to personnel, programming, supply, grant, donor, and activity fees.
Essential Function Category Title Assessment and Reporting
% of time for section 25%
Function Details
  • Ensure the development, implementation, and assessment of evidence informed strategies related to alcohol and other drugs, mental and emotional well-being, healthy relationships, suicide prevention, sexual assault prevention, and active bystander behaviors for Gonzaga University students.
  • Produce monthly, annual, and project-based reports.
  • Provide information for and include reporting data for federally mandated reports such as the Alcohol and Drug Free Schools Act, VAWA education, and more.
  • Investigate current trends in health promotion including ways to best increase well-being for underserved and/or underrepresented students.
  • Direct the development, implementation, and analysis of periodic student health surveys that 1) provide baseline and follow up health data, 2) identify departmental needs and priorities, 3) evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, initiatives, and programmatic efforts, and 4) track trends in student health status and behavior.
  • Disseminate results and provide recommendations for ongoing planning related to data collection efforts.
  • Generate and submit proposals for additional funding to support innovate initiatives as able.
Essential Function Category Title Internal and External Collaboration
% of time for section 25%
Function Details
  • Create and coordinate an ongoing marketing plan that shares this information with the Gonzaga community.
  • Develop consistent and comprehensive collaboration with crucial offices within the Gonzaga community.
  • Develop positive professional relationships with diverse groups of students, staff, faculty and other constituencies such as parents, community members, trustees, and professional colleagues from other institutions.
  • Establish contact and connections with community providers.
Essential Function Category Title Programming
% of time for section 10%
Function Details
  • Manage the ongoing administration of online universal primary prevention programs.
  • Create and contribute to content, participate in and oversee necessary revisions, address implementation challenges, track completion rates for a variety of campus constituents, and analyze survey data to make recommendations for future iterations.
  • Respond to and assign requests for presentations, student interviews, etc.
  • Employ evidence-informed decision making in evaluating and fine-tuning programs.
  • Provide back-up coverage for the Health Educator that oversees GU’s Collegiate Recovery Community (OUR House).


Other Functions


Other Functions
  • Other tasks as requested by the Department.


University Competencies


University Work Values
Promoting Excellence in Academic Endeavors and Professional Practice
• Fostering intellectual depth, competence, reflection, and creativity in pursuing exemplary, rather than satisfactory, outcomes
Sharing Responsibility for Mission Identity and Leadership
• Making a personal commitment to learn about Gonzaga’s mission, discovering ways to contribute individually and collaboratively to our distinctive learning and research community
Affirming a Commitment to Human Dignity
• Engaging one another with profound respect, professionalism, and cura personalis while supporting one another’s continued learning, development, and maximizing of potential
Advancing a Culture of Inclusiveness
• Developing cultural fluencies and global awarenesses, and practicing habits that enable us to value, recruit, and support community members from historically underrepresented backgrounds
Caring for Our Common Home and Integral Ecology
• Growing ecological awareness of and respect for the interconnectedness of human and non-human life, and the need to develop and practice habits that are mutually beneficial to all life
Cultivating Individual and Community Accountability
• Demonstrating mutual commitment to our shared project by holding ourselves and others responsible for actions, expecting appropriate behavior, and aligning activities with ethical and professional standards


Qualifications/Knowledge Required/Years Experience Required


Degree Required Master's Degree
Certifications and/or Licensures required
N/A
Knowledge Required Specialist Knowledge in field
Years Experience Required 5-7.99 years
Minimum Qualifications
  • Masters degree + five (5) years of experience in health and well-being promotion/education with increasing responsibility in work assignments.
  • Specialized knowledge, skills and significant experience working directly with college students (including undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and law students).
  • Experience working with alcohol and other drug prevention efforts in a higher education environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and problem-solving skills in analyzing the health promotion needs of college students.
  • Familiarity with trends/best practices in health promotion.
  • Experience in assessment including developing learning outcomes and using data to evaluate and adjust programmatic functions or services.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and public relations skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with multiple audiences.
  • Previous experience with supervision of professional staff.
  • Solid knowledge and application of student development, behavior/culture change, and leadership theories.
  • Proficient in a variety of computer software applications (e.g., word processing, Excel, PowerPoint, social media, database management and SPSS).
  • Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified in Public Health (CPH), or similar certification.
  • Previous experience in higher education, and specifically in Jesuit higher education.
  • Familiarity with Healthy Campus 2020 and ACHA best practices, and the ability to incorporate into all aspects of work.
  • Membership in higher education professional organizations related to health and well-being.
  • College/university experience in all of the following areas: Health Promotion and Motivational interviewing.
  • Programming and event planning experience in many of the following areas: Mental health (specific to college student population), including suicide prevention, resiliency and other topics, Bystander Education, healthy relationships and consent education, Peer Education and/or student group advisorship.
  • Demonstrated ability to write grants, and oversee grant work to include writing necessary and related reports.
Physical / Environmental Qualifications
  • Remain in a stationary position majority of the time.
  • Ability to prep for and attend meetings and events across campus in various weather conditions.
  • Wrist and hand movement related to computer work.
  • Bend, stoop, kneel, stretch and reach.
  • Pick-up, carry and move items up to 25 lbs.


Posting Detail Information


Open Date 03/19/2024
Close Date 04/19/2024
Open Until Filled No
Application Review Begins On 04/19/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
EEO Statement
Gonzaga University is a Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution, and is therefore interested in candidates who will contribute to its distinctive mission. Gonzaga University is a committed EEO/AA employer and diversity candidates are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability status and/or protected veteran status. Applicants with disabilities needing reasonable accommodations to complete the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources (509) 313-5996.
Clery Statement
Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
The safety of all members of the campus community is of vital concern to Gonzaga University. Information regarding crime prevention advice, the law enforcement authority of Campus Security, policies concerning the reporting of any crimes which occurred on the campus (and other specified locations), other security and safety-related policies, as well as the crime statistics for the most recent 3-year period may be found in the Campus Safety and Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report. The Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide is also available.
A copy of the report can be found online at www.Gonzaga.edu/Clery . A paper copy of the Campus Safety & Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report or the Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide may be obtained by contacting the Student Development Office on main campus, College Hall 120. The Florence Guide may also be obtained on the Florence campus in room 105.

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