| Position Title |
Coordinator of Wellness Research and Prevention Training |
| About the University |
Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
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| About the Department |
The Counseling & Wellness Center supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.
Our Mission
The Mission of the Counseling and Wellness Center is to facilitate student success and psychological well-being through culturally sensitive clinical services, outreach, and consultation. In keeping with the educational mission of the university, we also contribute to the mental health professions by serving as a training site for graduate students in psychology and counseling. We support the professional development of our staff and strive to embody the wellness we promote within the campus community.
Diversity Statement
The Counseling and Wellness Center fosters a community that values and respects diversity. An inclusive definition of diversity recognizes the variety of personal and social experiences that make individuals and communities different from one another. These differences include race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, size, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information, veteran status, and the many other ways one might identify.
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| About the Position |
Under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Counseling and Wellness Center, this position serves as the primary coordinator of research, program evaluation, and digital training. This position is responsible for performing outcome analyses for clinical services, evaluating outreach and health promotion programming, and maintaining accurate data on Counseling and Wellness Center operations. This position also facilitates all activities and functions necessary to plan, implement, and evaluate the web-based sexual violence awareness and prevention training required for all new, matriculated students to Western and designated groups of ongoing students. This position independently advises all students training participants, staff, faculty, parents, and the public regarding training content, policies, procedures, and the requirement.
This position upholds the university’s mission of treating all community members with respect and dignity, as well as pursuing justice and equity in their practices.
The Washington state job classification for this position is Program Coordinator.
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| Required Qualifications |
- Bachelor’s degree with minimum of two years of related experience in public health, behavioral health, or related fields or equivalent education/experience
- Demonstrated commitment to support a workplace culture in which diversity is honored, respected and celebrated
- Two years related program evaluation and/or research work experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of the ACHA Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education (SPHPHE)
- Demonstrated knowledge of the CAS Professional Standards for Higher Education: Health Promotion Services
- Demonstrated knowledge to conceptualize health promotion in the context of higher education
- Experience in public health or behavioral health program and service design
- Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-informed health promotion programs/initiatives
- Evidence of ability to provide leadership and problem-solving skills in analyzing health promotion needs of emerging adults, especially college students
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a team and independently
- Strong customer service skills, including demonstrated ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
- Demonstrated high level of accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail
- Ability to determine priorities, be self-directed and work with minimal supervision
- Proven ability to work well under pressure on multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of personal information
- Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Office
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- Master’s or doctoral degree in Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Policy, Social Work, Community Health, Community Psychology, or related field is preferred. Master’s or doctoral degrees in other fields may be considered with evidence of sufficient university-level coursework and/or professional continuing education or experience in the areas listed above
- Experience working with health promotion work in a higher education environment
- Experience working in a university setting
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience writing and managing local, state, or federal grants
- Demonstrated competency using Qualtrics
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| Conditions of Employment |
All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations. |
| Salary |
$3,802 - $5,086/month depending on qualifications and experience.
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| Benefits Information |
Benefits Overview for Classified Positions |
| Bargaining Unit |
This position is part of bargaining unit A and is covered by the collective bargaining agreement with Washington Federation of State Employees. |
| Application Instructions |
Application materials should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.
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| Closing Date Notes |
Position open to current Dual Career Assistance (DCA) candidates only; position closes 09/23/2024 at 11:55 pm. |