Associate Director of Health Promotion

About The Department and Overview: 

The Laurie Hamre Center for Health & Wellness offers campus leadership on health promotion and sexual respect, along with integrated medical and counseling services for all students, through  public health and health equity lenses. The Hamre Center serves as a leader and resource for the entire Macalester community’s effort to build a healthy campus. We are dedicated to providing culturally responsive care, support, and resource referrals for all students. Within the Hamre Center, the Health Promotion and Sexual Respect department is dedicated to working within various areas of health and well-being, with particular emphasis on mental health, substance use, and sexual respect. We utilize approaches from public health, higher education, psychology, and sociology, especially the socio-ecological model, to ensure our work goes beyond individual-level knowledge and awareness and supports interpersonal skill development and advocacy for tangible, community-level impacts. We aim to assess, analyze, review, and recommend policies, procedures, and processes to make positive changes at a systemic level: rather than only teaching people how to cope with difficulties, we aim to create a less difficult environment.  We are a collaborative and supportive team, dedicated to empowerment, trust, and treating one another as holistic individuals. The Health Promotion and Sexual Respect team works to promote well-being; a broad task, but one we approach with intentionality and passion. This includes an emphasis on both promotion and prevention.

Mission

The mission of the Laurie Hamre Center for Health & Wellness is to promote a healthy community by partnering with students, staff, and faculty to achieve physical, emotional and social well-being while promoting the value of life-long learning and health.

The Associate Director of Health Promotion provides expertise in the development, implementation, coordination, and assessment of a comprehensive health promotion program. Reporting to the Director of Health Promotion and Sexual Respect, the position assists with the leadership of the department and supports the team in utilizing evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies for enhancing student, faculty, and staff health and well-being at all levels of the socio-ecological model (individual, interpersonal, group, policy, environmental, institutional). As well-being is a broad term encompassing many specialty areas–substance use, sexual respect (violence prevention as well as the promotion of prosocial behaviors and culture), mental health, infectious disease, food security… the list keeps going.  The Associate Director will demonstrate initiative and provide leadership in their key areas while maintaining a desire and willingness to learn and develop skills in other areas. They will serve in the capacity of Director during the Director’s absence.

• Oversees the planning, implementation, project management, and assessment of theory-based and evidence-informed health promotion strategies, policies, programs, and services.
• Supervises and mentors ~10 student employees (Health Promotion Assistants) in their work to advance well-being on campus.
• Engages in coalition building and cultivates highly collaborative relationships with appropriate

departments, organizations, committees and stakeholders, both within the Division of Affairs and across campus, such as: Residence Life, Center for Student Leadership and Engagement, Athletics, Institutional Equity, Academic Affairs, Sustainability, Public Safety, and more.

• Hosts workshops, events, programs, and promotional efforts to provide skill building, norm setting, and culture change opportunities. These initiatives occur in classrooms, athletic team workshops, club meetings, residence halls, and more.
• Aids in assessment efforts, including, but not limited to: program evaluations, National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA), SWOT analyses, focus groups and other community-based feedback models. 
• Initiates, customizes, conducts, manages, and analyzes online pre-orientation modules for sexual violence prevention and substance use.
• Utilizes evidence-based health communication practices to create website and social media content, posters, digital messages, and other content.
• Utilize a health equity lens and demonstrate cultural responsiveness by actively engaging a variety of student populations in all aspects of programming and evaluation.
• Serves as a member of the Administrator on-call team, working occasional evenings, nights, and Weekends. On-call responsibilities are currently expected to occur about three weeks each year.

Required qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience creating, planning, implementing, and assessing health promotion and/or public health initiatives. 
• Experience working within established health promotion models (e.g. behavior change theories, socio-ecological model, etc.)

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Higher Education, Psychology, Sociology, and/or related field.
• Experience supervising and advising student staff.
• 1-3 years of experience working in areas of public health, higher education, psychology, sociology, healthcare, and/or other related fields.
• Training in established programs such as QPR, VAR, Mental Health First Aid, BASICS/motivational interviewing, ASTP, NASPA Certified Peer Educator program, active bystander programs, etc.

Compensation:

The baseline annual salary for this 1.0 FTE position will start at $60,000. 

Benefits:

At Macalester, we are proud to offer excellent comprehensive employee benefits. Here are some highlights:

• 10% employer contributions to the retirement plan. 
• Outstanding vacation and sick time packages, plus an additional 10 holidays.
• Generous employer contribution to Health Savings Account.
• 12-week parental leave.
• Tuition assistance which pays between 75% - 100% of eligible tuition for employee dependents pursuing their first bachelor degree at select institutions.
• Free primary care for most services through Nice Healthcare when enrolled in a Macalester health plan.
• Access to the athletics fitness facility, wellness coaching, and activities.

These are just some of the great benefits Macalester has to offer! To see our full benefits packages and options, please visit our Benefits Page.

Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check is a condition of employment.

Application Guidelines:

For best consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume through the Macalester Employment Opportunities. Review of applications will begin immediately. Priority will be given to candidates who apply by March 17th, 2024, however, we will continue to accept applicants after this date. The interview process will begin after this date and the role will be posted until filled.

Jaclyn Howard

Talent Acquisition Manager 

jhoward3@Macalester.edu

Founded in 1874, Macalester College provides students with the inspiration, insight, and experience to become successful and ethical leaders. Located in flourishing St. Paul, Minnesota, Macalester enrolls over 2,000 students from across the country and around the world. Macalester is a preeminent liberal arts college recognized for its student service and celebration of internationalism.

At Macalester, we look at our employees through a whole-person, holistic lens. With comprehensive benefits and well-being programs, we provide and enable our community members to grow and care for themselves, their families, and one another. Our whole-hearted fidelity to community-building and social justice exemplify these ideals. Macalester College continuously prioritizes a culturally diverse and pluralistic community. We value individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences. 

Our rich blend of people holding varied identities enhances our strong commitment to multiculturalism and global citizenship. We seek candidates who reflect and strengthen our campus environment. Macalester invites and encourages everyone to apply who would add depth to our community including those from all sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, religions, abilities, and ages.