Careers

Description:

The University of Washington Tacoma is an anchor institution that is deeply invested in its local communities and in student success. As one of three campuses of a world-class university, UW Tacoma is dedicated to interdisciplinary and innovative teaching and scholarship and to engaging the community in mutually beneficial partnerships. UW Tacoma’s commitment to access and diversity is central to an environment where students, staff, faculty and South Sound residents find abundant opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth. More information about UW Tacoma and its strategic plan can be found here.

The University of Washington Tacoma has an outstanding opportunity for a Health Promotion Specialist/Health Educator within the Student Counseling Center.

Under the supervision of the Director of Psychological and Wellness Services, the Health Promotion Specialist/Health Educator will provide leadership and functional responsibility for the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of campus health promotion, which may include violence prevention, suicide prevention, alcohol and substance abuse reduction, encouragement of health seeking behaviors, and other health-related topics as part of a comprehensive health promotion program operating within a social justice and health equity lens.

This position:

• Communicates with many and diverse student populations with differing health needs.
• Designs and conducts campus-wide health promotion using health promotion theory and student development theory, including but not limited to environmental management, social movement, policy development, or social norming.
• Applies principles of health equity and multidisciplinary approach to programs, services, and activities sensitive to the diversity of the student population.
• Develops goals and measurable objectives for policies, programs, and services and evaluate effectiveness.
• Stays abreast of best practices, professional literature, and engage in creative and cutting-edge practices.
• Works with a variety of community partners in providing information and resources to students about health services available to them.
• Responsible for managing the day-to-day logistics of the external health services partnership (off campus Student Health Services). The contract with the health services partners includes annual transactions totaling over $300,000 that need to be monitored, audited, and paid upon review and approval of charges.
• Develops and establishes relationships and/or programs with on- and off-campus partners.
• Must be aware of and maintain FERPA and HIPAA policies and procedures. 
  
  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  
  Program Operations and Management 70%
  
  
• Design and conduct campus-wide health promotion using health promotion theory and student development theory, including but not limited to environmental management, social movement, policy development, or social norming.
• Apply principles of health equity to programs, services, and activities sensitive to the diversity of the student population.
• Collaborate with campus and community partners on initiatives, policies and research to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to health promotion initiatives.
• Mobilize key stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, off-campus partners) for collective action to shift the campus culture and environment around health.
• Managing the day-to-day logistics of the external health services partnership (off campus Student Health Services), including addressing student questions/concerns.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other on-campus offices and academic units to identify students in need of services.
• Develop and supervise a Peer Educator outreach and education program that will provide internship opportunities for UWT students who wish to pursue careers in various health-related fields.
• Participate in strategic planning, assessment and evaluation of Health Promotion efforts.
• Develops goals and measurable objectives for policies, programs, and services and evaluate effectiveness.
• Propose and manage specific program budgets that range from $30,000 to $100,000+ due to funding source (the UW Tacoma Student Activities Fee Committee – SAFC) and what new or ongoing aspects of the program are approved each year.
• Stay abreast of best practices, professional literature, and engage in creative and cutting edge practices to bring quality and innovative services and program delivery regarding health and wellness to the campus community in service to UW Tacoma students.
• Work closely with Division and campus partners on sharing information and resources on existing website and social media channels.
• Work with departmental software and databases to track student support to ensure high quality service.
  
  Outreach and Education – 30%
  
  
• Develop and implement outreach and education to increase students’ awareness of campus resources and normalize help-seeking behaviors.
• Develop and implement outreach and education to increase faculty and staff awareness of psychosocial and economic barriers to academic success and develop their capacity to support and/or refer students in need.
• Coordinate outreach and educational programs delivered from community partners to UW Tacoma students.
• Develop linkages with community partners to bring their services to campus to increase ease of access to students.
• Develop program evaluation methods for assessment of services provided by the office and by outside providers.
  
  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
  
  
• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health education, or closely related field and 2 years of full-time experience in public health, health education, or closely related field.
  
  Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.