Health Educator (Mental and Emotional Well-Being)

Gonzaga University, United States

Updated: 7 days ago
Location: Spokane, WASHINGTON
Deadline: 21 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 Health Educator (Mental and Emotional Well-Being)
Posting Number S2237P
Department Health & Counseling Services
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm, with some flexing as needed for weekend/evening programming
Employment Status Regular
Temporary or Fixed-Term Assignment End Date
Hours per Week 40
Months per Year 12
Job Purpose
​The Health Educator will lead the development of evidence informed campus-wide student well-being strategies around student mental and emotional well-being and suicide prevention, using a comprehensive, public health approach. The Health Educator addresses challenges and change collaboratively and creatively through supporting students, conducting campus needs assessments, building positive partnerships, implementing innovative initiatives, and evaluating impact and reach. The position helps support the mission of Gonzaga University and the Office of Health Promotion by fostering a campus culture of well-being.​
The budgeted annual salary that the University reasonably expects to offer for this position is $48,500 – $53,000.
The full internal range is $47,214- $63,878
Anticipated/Budgeted Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) $48,500 - $53,000
Minimum Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 47214
Salary Midpoint (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 55546
Maximum Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 63878


Essential Functions


Essential Function Category Title Strategic Initiatives
% of time for section 50%
Function Details
  • ​Oversee a comprehensive public health approach to student mental and emotional well-being and suicide prevention.
  • Use evidence-informed practices to set strategic priorities and guide program development.
  • Research, implement, and evaluate initiatives and programs specific to student mental and emotional well-being and suicide prevention.
  • Develop positive professional relationships with diverse groups of students, staff, faculty and other constituencies such as parents, community members, and professional colleagues from other institutions.
  • Incorporate multicultural diversity and social justice concepts and principles into health promotion services​.
Essential Function Category Title Targeted Health Education
% of time for section 25%
Function Details
  • Provide targeted health education programming, consultation, and trainings, in collaboration with various internal and external partners.
  • Assist with the development of educationally focused marketing materials.
  • ​Assist with the development of online health content​.
Essential Function Category Title Student Advising
% of time for section 25%
Function Details
  • ​Provide ongoing advising, mentorship, and leadership for Peer Health Educator Program.
  • Help students examine population need.
  • Assist in creating programs/initiatives that align with best practices in health promotion and GU mission.
  • Develop and contribute to ongoing training and professional development.
  • Provide regularly scheduled check-ins​.


Other Functions


Other Functions
  • Incumbent may represent department on University-wide committees or projects, or attend departmental and University-sponsored and co-sponsored programming as assigned and approved by the supervisor.
  • Proctor Supervision if necessary.
  • 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 Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
Certifications and/or Licensures required
Knowledge Required Early career, knowledge may be from education and/or some experience
Years Experience Required 1-2.99 years
Minimum Qualifications
  • BA + two (2) years of related experience or six (6) years of related experience if substituting experience for education requirement.
  • ​​​Ability to critically review well-being related professional literature and organizational frameworks relevant to college students and assess their applicability and utility for effectiveness on campus. Strong interpersonal, communication, and public relations skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with multiple audiences.​
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Ability to operation student information reporting system.
  • FERPA knowledge.
Desired Qualifications
  • BA + five (5) plus years of related experience.
  • Familiarity with the NASPA Peer Health Educator model and/or certification as a trainer.
  • Working experience in higher education is preferred.​
  • Mental Health First Aid Trainer.
  • QPR and/or ASIST Trainer.
Physical / Environmental Qualifications
  • ​Remain in a stationary position 50% 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 03/20/2024
Close Date 04/21/2024
Open Until Filled No
Application Review Begins On 04/21/2024
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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