Job Title
Associate Director, Prevention and Wellness Services

Job Description
The Associate Director, Prevention and Wellness Services provides overall direction, management, and development for prevention and wellness programming. Responsible for creating and implementing health education programs, services, events, and workshops to promote personal wellness and academic growth of students. Directs and supervises department operating functions, budget, services, and staff .

Required Qualifications
Master's degree from an accredited institution in Student Personnel/Higher Education Administration, College Student Development, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or related field.
Two years of experience with any of the following: college student mental health, college student development, crisis intervention, educational or student support programming.
Experience training, supervising, and evaluating professional and student staff.

Preferred Qualifications
Four years of experience with health education, case management, prevention services or program supervision working within a university structure.
Licensed as a mental health practitioner in the state of Florida. Prevention and/or intervention experience with such issues as alcohol and drug use/abuse/dependence, sexual assault and intimate partner violence, LGBT programs, suicide prevention and intervention and response to students with related academic problems.
Experience in community psychology.
Experience with consultation and collaboration with other service areas such as counseling service or primary health care.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of basic counseling skills, health education, and prevention and wellness and ability to apply in areas of: educational presentations, program assessment, personal wellness, problem solving, development of student health educators and conflict resolution.
Ability to communicate with co-workers, other mental health workers, and university administrators in a courteous and professional manner; exhibit grace under pressure.
Ability to supervise a team of staff, graduate assistants, and students.
Able to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
Ability to apply University regulations, policies, and procedures.
Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
Skill and ability to provide leadership and problem solving skills in analyzing health promotion needs of emerging adults, especially college students.
Ability to provide strong leadership and interpersonal relationship skills.
Skilled with presenting/facilitating to large audiences.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to navigate a university system, and understand the role of Student Affairs within a holistic health model.
Ability to work independently as well as a team member with other constituencies across campus.
Ability to work in close collaboration with counseling and primary health care services.
Ability to maintain confidentiality according to professional and state laws and standards.
Ability to learn counseling services data base system and technology.
Knowledge of personal computers and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and internet computer software and website maintenance.

Salary Range
$57,000 - $60,000

Job Duties

Essential Job Duties
•Provides overall direction, management and development for Prevention & Wellness Services. Directs and supervises department functions such as creating, implementing, and promoting programs related to health education and holistic health awareness, bystander intervention, special wellness programs, events, workshops, and services.
•Responsible for the hiring, supervision, and training of professional staff, graduate assistants, and students.
•Responsible for oversight, development, training, and maintenance of student peer education internship program.
•Leads campus-wide programming efforts, creating, consulting and building collaborative relationships with various key departments in Student Affairs to serve the mental health and holistic wellness needs of students.
•Coordinates all wellness programming, including receiving and managing requests from the campus community as well as programs offered to various student groups.
•Coordinates, creates, and strengthens health promotion and intervention efforts, marketing of programs and services for Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health Services. Coordinates community level interventions for the mental health and holistic wellness concerns of the resident student and general student population.
•Creates and implements campus wide prevention and outreach efforts. Implements a wellness-based community development model for the Office of Housing and Residence Life. Provides leadership for the Wellness Community and conducts regular meetings with Resident Assistants and Resident Directors.
•Develops community based education strategies and outreach programs addressing risk management, specifically on alcohol and drug, sexual health, mental health issues, anxiety, depression, sexual assault, violence prevention and bystander issues.
•Creates and manages multi-department staffing for area participation in Eagle View Orientation.
•Serves as primary administrator and contact for online web-based alcohol and drug education program for all incoming freshman.
•Oversee the content, layout and maintenance of department website and online events calendar.
•Assumes Payroll Custodian responsibilities in accordance with HR/payroll processes and procedures. Manages budget for department, monitors expenditures, and processes related documents.
•Administers department surveys, manages the use of data results to create and update prevention campaigns. Compiles data and completes annual reports for funding, statistical reporting, service provision, and other related tracking for key stakeholders as requested.
•Establishes training strategy for Training Intervention Procedures ( TIPS ) and other bystander intervention programs. Engages key areas such as Eagle Orientation and Office of Student Involvement. Ensures that staff obtain and maintain TIPS certification.
•Develops budget, makes recommendations and projections, and approves expenditures for areas of responsibility.
•Serves as essential personnel and provides assistance in the event of an emergency on campus.

Other Job Duties

Other Duties
•Supports the day-to-day operation of Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health Services outreach efforts, marketing and promotion.
•Participates in special events within the Division of Student Affairs.
•Performs other duties as assigned.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
PS263P

Open Date
04/21/2017

Close Date
05/12/2017

Open Until Filled
No

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