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Health Promotion Specialist

Job Description:

GatorWell Health Promotion Services seeks a Health Promotion Specialist to develop, implement and evaluate theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion strategies focusing on healthy relationship skills such as bystander intervention, interpersonal violence prevention, sexual health, healthy boundaries and communication. 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; target materials and outreach to specific student populations; supervise and evaluate student staff; and advocate for holistic student wellbeing by supporting strategic planning efforts.

- Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and evaluate a comprehensive approach to healthy relationships skills such as bystander intervention, interpersonal violence prevention, sexual health, healthy boundaries and communication through needs assessments, intervention development, implementation and evaluation of theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion strategies, targeted programs, outreach, and policies.

- 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). This position is expected to support the Division of Student Life's All Hands on Deck activities minimally once a year. Driving a personal vehicle to transport materials to various campus locations is required.

- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Interpret and explain UF regulations, policies, and procedures; administer UF and department regulations, policies, and procedures; and review, analyze, revise, develop and implement health promotion programs, initiatives and policies.

Direct the recruitment, selection, training, supervision and evaluation of student staff members; aid in the development and implementation of the department’s strategic plans, goals and objectives; apply accepted theoretical frameworks and planning models that address individual and community health; guide and support the develop and implementation of assessment initiatives; provide presentations, workshops, and individual student services as aligned with the department; and serve as a member of department and division committees and task forces.

Expected Salary:

$54,000.00 

Minimum Requirements:

Master’s degree in an appropriate area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 variety 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.
• Demonstrated skill in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple demands and to coordinate efforts as a part of a multidisciplinary team
• Energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of a challenging workload while maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships
• Demonstrated collaborative spirit of warmth, acceptance, respect, and trust towards colleagues.
• 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.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

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

Health Assessment Required:No

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