Health Promotion Specialist - Healthy Relationships Job at University of Florida

Classification Title:

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:

1. Provide individual student services such as Wellness Coaching for Academic Success and oral HIV Testing.
2. Support student success through programming and outreach.
3. Target materials and outreach to specific student populations.
4. Supervise and evaluate student staff.
5. Advocate for holistic student wellbeing by supporting strategic planning efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and evaluate a comprehensive approach to healthy relationship skills through needs assessments, intervention development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion strategies.
2. Hire, supervise, and manage undergraduate and graduate student staff and interns.
3. Support data tracking and report development related to health promotion strategies, programs, and services.
4. Contribute to the division and university through active participation on committees and initiatives.
5. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
6. Interpret and explain UF regulations, policies, and procedures; administer health promotion programs and initiatives.
7. Direct the recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of student staff members.
8. Provide presentations, workshops, and individual student services as aligned with the department.

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, and evidence-based health promotion programs.
• Demonstrated skills in developing and targeting health promotion initiatives for college students.
• 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.
• Demonstrated skill in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple demands.
• Energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of a challenging workload.
• 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.
• 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