Job Description

Position Title:

University Health Promotion Specialist

Job Group:

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree and 3 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters or higher in related field.
Experience in planning, implementing, and assessing health promotion programs.
Experience or demonstrated ability to collect and manage data to evaluate outcomes and inform decision making.
Experience facilitating workshops, trainings, and presentations, including on virtual platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Canvas).
Experience or demonstrated ability to recruit, engage, and lead collaborative teams.
Experience or demonstrated ability to coordinate training programs, including people and resources.
Experience with supervision of employees.

Job Description:

The University Health Promotion Specialist in Student Wellness at Iowa State University will use a collaborative approach to lead initiatives to enhance student mental health and well-being across the university

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving the development, implementation, and evaluation of outreach initiatives based on the JED Campus action plan.
• Managing strategic implementation of evidence-based mental health promotion and suicide prevention strategies, including increasing help-seeking behaviors, fostering social connections, and promoting life skills.
• Collaborating with Student Counseling Services to plan, implement, and evaluate suicide prevention programming, training, and outreach.
• Coordinating and facilitating mental health training and education programs, including skill-building initiatives and online training.
• Leading campus-wide mental health training and outreach teams by engaging partners across academic and student affairs.
• Overseeing campus engagement and outreach for Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) and embedding mental health resources into existing campus programs.
• Supervising and developing student employees, including hiring, training, and providing professional development opportunities.
• Supporting additional health promotion programs and initiatives related to substance use, violence prevention, and basic needs.
• Ensuring compliance with data confidentiality and safety standards, including FERPA, HIPAA, and university policies.

Level Guidelines:
Intermediate-level position with solid professional and/or technical skills working under general supervision to achieve goals
Applies broad, working knowledge of the principles of the field to moderately complex, difficult, and varied problems and issues
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and resolve problems
Responds to a broad range of inquiries and requests
May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff
May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity
Provides guidance to students

The department is not able to consider non-U.S. citizen candidates who require employer sponsorship.

Appointment Type:

Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

12 Month Work Period

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Grade:

PS807

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position, please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter

For guaranteed consideration, please apply by midnight Feb 13, 2025

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Why Choose ISU?

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
Life insurance and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program

Original Posting Date:

January 23, 2025

Posting Close Date:

March 5, 2025

Job Requisition Number:

R16254

About Iowa State University

Iowa State University is a student-centric leading land grant university known worldwide for excellence in science and technology, discovery, and innovation. Operating with the conviction that higher education should be accessible to all, Iowa State offers more than 100 undergraduate, over 110 graduate, and nearly 85 doctoral programs, and is established as an R1: Doctoral University with world-class scholars tackling challenges with innovate research and solutions. Iowa State University is a welcoming, global, and culturally diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. Campus community members have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to engaging with each other respectfully as outlined in the university's Principles of Community. Iowa State recognizes that diverse intellectual and philosophical perspectives are vital to innovation, critical thinking skills, and a dynamic academic community that fosters the land-grant ideals of putting science, technology, and human creativity to work. All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state ... law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check and/or a consumer credit check. Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against.

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