Wellness and Health Promotion Director

Wellness and Health Promotion Director

Stdt Health & Counseling

Full Time

73892BR

Job Summary

Reporting to the Executive Director/Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS), the Wellness and Health Promotion (WHP) Director provides direct oversight of all health promotion activities that address priority counseling and student health issues and trends to support the mission of the university.
Establishes a campus-wide agenda to advance the mental and physical health of students and promote student development, retention and success.

With authority, innovates and advises on all aspects of campus health education and promotion efforts and long-range goals for development of wellness and health promotion services.

Develops, implements and monitors strategic plan/goals/objectives and creates and provides data and reports to key campus stakeholders.

Provides expert consultation on areas of health promotion and prevention to campus constituents.
Based on broad knowledge and experience, combines professional concepts and evolving campus objectives that have campus-wide and community impact to foster a health promoting campus environment.

The WHP Director is an experienced public health professional who provides leadership, overall direction, planning and management of the Wellness and Health Promotion unit including a team of health education and promotion professionals in various areas of wellness, including:
Mental Health and Wellbeing; Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion + Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism (JEDI/ABAR); Sexual Health; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug; Physical Health, and others.

In this capacity, the WHP Director provides strategic direction in the design, development, administration, implementation, assessment, coordination, and continuous improvement of health-related programs, services, health education materials, communications, and social media; and health promotion policy, advocacy, campaigns, and initiatives that foster health, well-being, and harm reduction among the diverse population of 3,100 graduate and professional health sciences students at UCSF.

The WHP Director works in collaboration with and serves as a liaison to internal and external campus partners to provide strategic direction of Wellness and Health Promotion activities in relation to assessed campus needs, system wide programs and national trends.
May include Student Health Advisory Committee, staff and faculty within UCSF professional schools and Graduate Division, UC Wellness and Health Promotion Directors, University of California Office of the President (UCOP) committees including the Student Mental Health Oversight Committee, and national groups such as Health Promoting Campus Network.

Identifies strong campus partners to design long term vision of wellness initiatives.
Conducts analyses to determine approaches, trends, and 'best practices' to address the unique issues of UCSF students with particular focus on prevention and early intervention.

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Department Description

The mission of Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) is to optimize the physical and mental health of students to help them achieve academic success, personal development, and lifelong wellness.
SHCS offers primary care services, mental health counseling and psychiatry services, health education and promotion, travel health advice, nursing triage and advice, health insurance support services, and local oversight of the UC Student Health Insurance Plan.

Wellness and Health Promotion utilizes a global, holistic view of health and wellbeing to support the wellness of person, place, and planet with particular focus on the prevention and early intervention portions of the wellbeing spectrum.

Required Qualifications

Advanced degree in related area or equivalent combination of education and work experience / trainingSix (6) or more years' experience of developing, managing, implementing, and evaluating health and wellness services programs or related work experienceFive (5) or more years of supervisory / management experienceStrong knowledge of medical and mental health & counseling services fields, health promotion and / or education programsKnows delivery mediums as well as campus HR-related practices and procedures relating to supervision and management of assigned staff membersStrong knowledge of budget / fiscal-related mattersStrong presentation, written and verbal communication skillsStrong skills in decision-making, analysis, critical thinking, project management and organizational leadershipStrong interpersonal skills needed to interact effectively at all levels within and outside the campusAbility to work in a highly collaborative manner with all levels of the campus communityAbility to establish priorities, goals and objectives, timelines, and delegate assignments, manage resources (HR and fiscal), to achieve goals and implement programsHighly developed ability to achieve consensus in a diverse environmentExperience with traditional and state-of-the art strategies of health promotion, education, behavior change, environmental management, and evaluationAnalytical and program evaluation skills to effectively provide sound recommendations, continually examine systems, and develop or revise to accommodate change requirementsInterpersonal skills to interact and communicate effectively and professionally with administration, staff, visitors and volunteers, using tact, diplomacy, and good judgment during all interactions in the performance of a wide variety of programsOral and written communication skills to develop curricula, training materials, press releases, etc., and convey them to a diverse audienceCustomer service skills to represent information and programs to faculty, staff, students, and the publicExperience with health promoting environments and/or Okanagan CharterDemonstrated knowledge of and commitment to advancing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity principlesDemonstrated knowledge of and commitment to advancing Anti-Bias and Anti-Racism principles.Possess a working understanding of a public health approach to mental health, including suicide prevention and wellness promotionAttuned to current needs and shifts in higher education and mental health, including suicide prevention, and help develop and support timely and responsive initiativesExperience with MS outlook suite of tools (i.e.
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with strategic planningBackground in university health services environmentDemonstrated experience within health promoting campuse.