Flourishing Health Promotion Specialist

Essential Functions of the Job include:  

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and evaluate a comprehensive vision advocating for UF student flourishing, intervention development, implementation and evaluation of theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion strategies, targeted programs, outreach, and policies targeting UF students’ impediments to academic success.

• Contribute to campus wide health promotion efforts and messaging.

• Provide individual student services as aligned with the department, including but not limited to Wellness Coaching for Academic Success, oral HIV Testing, and topic-specific consultations covering topics such as time management, sleep, and stress management.

• Hire, supervise and manage undergraduate and graduate student staff and interns.

• Support data tracking and report development related to health promotion initiatives, strategies, programs, and services;

• Support department grant funding and reporting.

• Assess the health needs, interests, and behaviors of students to inform programming priorities.

• Contribute to the division and university through active participation on committees and division-wide initiatives.

• Driving a personal vehicle to transport materials to various campus locations may be required.

• Performing other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Knowledge of the American College Health Association’s Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education (ACHA SPHPHE) and Healthy Campus Framework.

• Familiarity with national and international university health promoting frameworks

• Demonstrated knowledge of health promotion, behavior change, population-based theories and models, and evidence-based health promotion programs/initiatives.

• Demonstrated skills in developing and targeting health promotion initiatives and educational materials for various groups of college students.

• Demonstrated skills in a variety of educational methods (e.g., presentations, workshops, trainings, individual behavior change sessions and small group discussion/facilitation).

• Proficiency in data collection and assessment tools such as Qualtrics.

• Ability to analyze problems, conduct research, and implement solutions.

• Master's degree in public health, health promotion, health policy or health education; degrees in other health related fields may be considered.

• Experience in a higher education environment.

• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or Certified in Public Health (CPH).

• Certified Wellness Coach (or eligible and intent to become certified).

• Experience conducting needs assessments and using results to guide programmatic decisions.

• Experience with design and implementation of health promotion programs.

• Supervisory and organizational skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, on campus and in the community.

• Physical ability to perform required tasks; ability to lift and/or move objects weighing 10 pounds or more, ability to carry boxes and materials weighing up to 30 pounds.

• Willingness to be an active member of at least one relevant professional organization.

• Maturity to satisfactorily discharge assigned responsibilities.