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CSL Health Promotion and Wellness

About the Department

As part of Campus and Student Life at the University of Chicago, UChicago Student Wellness integrates multiple services related to care of the students\' health and well-being. Located in a beautiful new Student Wellness Center, which opened in 2020, UChicago Student Wellness provides primary care, counseling, psychiatry, and health promotion services. Our mission is to provide students with comprehensive health, counseling, and wellness services to support their academic, personal, and professional success, and our vision is to redefine the field by providing exceptional, integrated wellness services that enable students to thrive. These efforts are supported by our iCARE values - inclusion, collaboration, agility, respect, and excellence - which guide our efforts to provide exceptional care to our students in a safe and welcoming environment.

Job Summary

The Health Promotion Coordinator will assist the Health Promotion team in furthering its mission by: implementing evidence-based initiatives to support the overall health and well-being of students; leading individual and group programs; evaluating the effectiveness of Student Wellness initiatives and reporting the results; developing effective collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to achieve a comprehensive response toward campus well-being; manage programs, initiatives and large-scale events implemented by the department; managing online event calendar and health education content.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting systems-level campus wellbeing, a dedication to continuously deepening their own cultural awareness, and commitment to collaborating with students, staff and faculty to support this work.

Responsibilities

• Assists with planning, implementation, and evaluation of theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion strategies, policies, programs, and services
• Supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based health promotion strategies, policies, programs, and services based on campus needs and priorities
• Facilitates large and small group programs (BASICS, Mindfulness Meditation, Maroon Mental Health Matters, etc.)
• Assists with campus-wide initiatives, large-scale events (Wellapalooza) and campaigns
• Performs both qualitative and quantitative data analysis and uses data to inform work of the department
• Sets and communicates program priorities and performance standards and assesses operations using these criteria.
• Analyzes program budgets and recommends or makes budgetary recommendations
• Maintains a collaborative relationship with appropriate departments and offices across campus
• Counsels individuals on the basic principles of good nutrition. Helps determine nutritional needs through preparation of a variety of materials and coordination of meal services.
• Promotes individual and community health by maintaining working relationships with those in public health care and acting as a resource for individuals with health needs.
• Performs other related work as needed

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor\'s degree in public health, health promotion, health policy, health education, social work or related field
• Master\'s degree in public health, health p omotion, health education, or related field

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience with cultural humility and social justice practices
• Involvement in health promotion or related field
• Experience working in higher education
• Experience designing, implementing, and facilitating programming
• Experience working in a higher education institution
• Experience conducting literature reviews, needs assessments, and program evaluations; experience interpreting findings and developing plans to programmatically and strategically respond to the findings
• Experience working on coalitions or collaborating with individuals and organizations

Certifications:

• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

Technical Knowledge or Skills:

• Microsoft office, SPSS or similar, Design software (Canva or similar)

Preferred Competencies

Demonstrated knowledge of:

The ability to incorporate health promotion in the context of higher e