This position is a promotional opportunity for a pre-identified candidate.
Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence (SAIE) is the central student affairs division of the University of Denver.
SAIE supports students in their holistic development through advocacy, collaboration, and education, and we strive to be full partners in students’ learning experience. SAIE values student centricity; diversity, equity, and inclusion; collaboration; adaptability; and accountability. The Division’s strategic priorities are:
- Enrich the holistic student experience
- Elevate & Embed diversity, equity & inclusion
- Engage purposeful partnerships
- Enhance staff development, learning & wellbeing
- Enact sustainable practices & operations
SAIE includes Housing and Residential Education; Student Engagement; Fraternity and Sorority Life; Health and Counseling Center; Inclusion & Equity Education; Disability Services Program; The Cultural Center; Access & Transitions; Learning Effectiveness Program; Veterans and Military Resources; Student Outreach and Support; Student Rights & Responsibilities; Budget, Operations, and Division Resources; New Student Programs; Parent & Family Engagement; and Community and Driscoll Commons.
The Health & Counseling Center (HCC) is a fully integrated, on-campus, accredited college health center that provides a wide range of medical and mental health services. The University of Denver is deeply committed to Inclusive Excellence and Equity and seeks an Associate Director of Wellness and Prevention who possesses cultural humility and a strong understanding of student well-being and can integrate those perspective into all their work. This position works in the Health Promotion unit at the HCC.
The mission of the HCC is to enhance overall student well-being and success through inclusive physical and mental healthcare, prevention, education, advocacy, and recovery support services. Most shifts are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with occasional late night and weekend shifts.
Health Promotion cultivates a thriving University of Denver (DU) community through engagement, education, and sociocultural change. Health Promotion provides educational outreach programs such as events and workshops awareness campaigns, and resources to help DU students make success-oriented decisions related to mental health, alcohol and other drugs, gender violence prevention, sexual health, and other dimensions of well-being. Health Promotion also advocates for a broader sociocultural environment that supports health and well-being. The Health Promotion team includes professionals, graduate fellows, and undergraduate peer educators.
The University of Denver and the Health and Counseling Center are committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment. Applicants are requested to include in their cover letter information about how they will advance this commitment through their research, teaching and/or service.
Position Summary
The Associate Director of Wellness and Prevention works from a wellness and prevention framework to take leadership in addressing broad public health work to impact student wellness and persistence. This position takes the University lead on developing new peer coaching initiatives and innovating existing student wellness engagement. This work is done across the DU community through education, engagement, and sociocultural change. This role is responsible for proposing and developing DU’s inaugural peer wellness coaching model. Reporting to the Director of Health Promotion, the Associate Director helps develop and implement the strategic plan related to student engagement, community outreach, and student trainings. The Associate Director will be responsible for tracking data of training, outreach, and education by HP staff and peer educators for annual reporting. The Associate Director serves as a member of multiple wellness committees and takes leadership in university-wide initiatives.
Essential Functions
Supervision
- Directly supervises the Coordinator of AOD & Peer Education and graduate staff if applicable.
- Directly responsible for the recruitment, hiring, and training of peer educators and coaches.
Training and Education
- Work with the DU community to develop and implement Peer Wellness programs and certifications within Health Promotion. Complete duties associated with continued development and maintenance of the program including recruitment, selection, and training of new peer educators; oversee the program’s executive leadership board; coordinate sponsored events, programming, and educational presentations, and provide evaluation/assessment of the program.
- Work with other HP staff to run regular bystander intervention programs.
- Respond to student requests for training and education, including group interventions and awareness events around public health initiatives.
- Partner with the Student Affairs staff for trainings of student leaders and staff as needed.
Outreach
- Manage outreach work such as tabling, drop-in hours, and dissemination of marketing and educational materials. Promote HP’s in-person support presence on campus.
- Create and maintain content for coaching and peer to peer websites and departmental social media presence.
- Build collaborative partnerships with relevant staff and faculty, including academic and non-academic units to offer collaborative programming and achieve goals related to public health education.
Administrative
- Provide input on strategic planning and vision and ensure objectives are met.
- Coordinate tracking of training, outreach, and education by HP staff and peer educators for annual reporting.
- Coordinate DU’s Drug Abuse and Alcohol Prevention Program annual and biennial report. Follow closely the DOE’s requirements and deliver compliant results.
- Work with the Director to assess training and education and set learning outcomes for student participation in HP prevention programs.
- Co-manages the day-to-day operations of the department, with the Director.
- Responsible for the development, coordination, implementation, and tracking, of various asynchronous online modules, completed by all first-year students.)
- Contributes to the development of budgets and operational forecasts; accountable for monitoring.
- Budgets and identifies opportunities for increasing revenue and containing costs and ensuring compliance with policies.
- Manage assessment of participant learning and larger student/campus impact
- Maintain knowledge of current research and best practices around student well-being and peer education
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to prepare and effectively deliver public health education programs and materials to university students.
- Skills in creative community engagement and trust building.
- Demonstrated commitment to wellness and peer to peer coaching.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) as well as general interpersonal skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information sensitively and with integrity.
- Ability to lead challenging conversations with students and staff with respect and empathy.
- Ability to use sound judgment when responding to crises.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, on-and off-campus. Familiarity with the larger field of health and wellness to appropriately collaborate and build relationships with partner organizations.
Required Qualifications
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree.
- 2 years program/project administration or other relevant experience public health or related field.
- Peer coaching certified or willingness to be certified within the first twelve months of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a related field + 2 years relevant.
- Experience with primary and secondary prevention initiatives in college health.
- Experience supervising volunteers, interns, or college students.
- Experience with peer education and advising.
- Knowledge and experience working in student affairs.
Working Environment
1. Standard office environment.
2. Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
3. Noise level is quiet to moderate.
Physical Activities
1. Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period of time.
2. Ability to sit or stand in front of a room for an extended period of time.
3. Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.
Work Schedule:
This position requires employees to work onsite 8:00am-5:00pm with frequent weekends, evenings and holidays.
Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) November 1, 2024.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Salary Grade
The salary grade for this position is 10
Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $65,000-$75,000.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.
Please include the following documents with your application:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.
All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.