Assistant Director of Wellness Promotion

Company: Colgate University
Location: Hamilton
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

Job Category Professional/Administrative

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

Position Title Assistant Director of Wellness Promotion, Shaw Wellness Institute

Full Time/Part Time Full Time

Division Dean of the College

Department Wellness Institute

Hiring Wage/Salary Range $60,410-$62,000

Professional Experience/ Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in a public health or health promotion field through coursework or prior work or volunteer experience.

Demonstrated organizational skills (e.g. coordinate programs and events, manage data, and prioritize multiple responsibilities).

Demonstrated leadership skills (e.g. effective collaboration and self-motivation).

Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with a variety of departments, interdisciplinary programs, and campus groups in a team-driven environment.

Demonstrated strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Ability to supervise, train, and advise students.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with training and maintaining a peer education or similar program, or supervision of student/paraprofessional staff.

Experience with health education and training, health promotion, outreach and/or prevention administration and operations.

Experience in the college health and wellness setting.

CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist), MCHES (Master Certified Health Education Specialist), or CPH (Certified in Public Health) preferred.

Education

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience is required.

A Master's degree in a related field is preferred.

Offer Determination

When extending an offer, Colgate University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations.

Benefits

Colgate University offers a competitive benefits package, with most benefits effective on the date of hire. Highlights include: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, paid time off, paid family leave, health & wellness, continuing education and professional development. We also offer unique perks, such as free parking, gym discounts, bookstore savings, athletic tickets, and access to cultural and recreational facilities. Explore the full benefits package on our Benefits page.

Department Statement

The Assistant Director of Wellness Promotion is a student-oriented health promotion professional that assists with the Shaw Wellness Institute mission of holistic wellness. The role will serve to educate students on the importance of leading a purposeful, healthy, and balanced lifestyle. At the Shaw Wellness Institute, we understand that wellness is an individual journey that needs to be inclusive and supportive. We work with the entire Colgate community to inspire holistic wellness.

This position is focused on the development of preventative approaches to well-being, including particular attention to bystander intervention and psychological well-being. To best meet student needs and be well-versed in the breadth of potential opportunities, this position will engage with students, faculty, staff, and members of professional associations to build a community of support. This position will report to the director of wellness promotion at Shaw Wellness Institute.

President Brian W. Casey is leading the campus through a comprehensive Third-Century Plan to raise the institution's profile as a distinctive and strong undergraduate liberal arts institution. The Third-Century Plan includes a focus on integrated health and wellness. This position will include opportunities to work closely with colleagues in Student Health Services, Haven Survivor Support Services, and Counseling and Psychological Services in support of these strategic efforts.

Accountabilities

The Assistant Director of Wellness Promotion at the Shaw Wellness Institute is responsible for effectively implementing programs to improve students' holistic wellness. The Assistant Director is responsible for creating and implementing population-based, prevention-focused health promotion efforts, with a particular focus on outreach to students and collaboration with campus partners in order to enrich the student experience. Areas of focus include responsibility for:

Program Development

Supporting health promotion program development by generating ideas for workshops, including research into evidence-based programs, and collaboration with campus partners;

Coordinating assigned outreach events and programs, including logistics, and collaboration with campus partners;

Providing financial management for programs and trainings;

Capturing and maintaining records, including outreach and program data; and

Creating and implementing evidence-based assessment tools to revise or remove ineffective programs.

Student Staff Supervision

Effectively recruiting, training, supporting, advising, and evaluating student Shaw Wellness Ambassadors; and

Coordination of fall, spring, and ongoing professional development for Shaw Wellness Ambassadors.

Student and Community Engagement

Effectively conducting outreach and relationship development with students to encourage engagement with health promotion efforts and programs that are both inclusive and reflective of Colgate's student demographic and specific needs, and also connect with at-risk populations;

Effectively communicating assigned population-level prevention areas through social media, web, print, direct emails and the health and wellness newsletter;

Serving as an advocate for health and well-being on the Colgate campus through effective engagement with students and participation in assigned committees such as Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Coalition and Orientation Planning; and

Applying knowledge of health prevention to support the development of population and systems-focused approaches to health issues and in delivering prevention programs to students on health-related areas.

Leadership

Assisting the director in budget management, reporting, communications, assessment, and other administrative tasks as needed.

Using professional acumen, judgment, and leadership to serve in a variety of capacities in the absence of the director;

Assessing and making appropriate judgments in cases of emergencies; and

Serve in other capacities as needed.

This position has been designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA), in accordance with the federal statutory requirements of the Jeanne Clery Act. CSAs are required to and responsible for reporting allegations of crimes they receive from students and employees to the Campus Safety Department.

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number 2025S040Posting

Temporary No

Work Schedule

Weekdays, Evenings based on programming, Occasional Weekends

Job Open Date 05/05/2025

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Special Instructions Summary

EEO Statement

The University recognizes that equal employment opportunity can only be achieved through demonstrated leadership. It is the Policy of the University to recruit, employ, retain, promote, and train employees on the basis of merit, ability, and valid job qualifications without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Clery Act

CAMPUS CRIME REPORTING AND STATISTICS



The Department of Campus Safety will provide upon request a copy of Colgate's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This report includes statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education for the previous three years concerning reported: 1. crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Colgate University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus and 2. fires that occurred in student housing facilities. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security and fire safety, such as policies concerning sexual assault, life safety systems, and other related matters. You may access the report from the Clery Compliance web page at: https://www.colgate.edu/about/offices-centers-institutes/dean-college/campus-safety-staff/clery-compliance. Printed copies of this report may be obtained upon request from the Department of Campus Safety via e-mail at cusafety@colgate.edu.

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