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• Develop, coordinate, and implement skills-based health education programs and social programming, particularly in the areas of stress, sleep, restoration, connection, belonging, resilience, and student flourishing.
• Design, implement, and assess topical presentations and workshops to the campus community and evaluate health education programs.
• Lead programming and educational opportunities relating to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
• Collaborate with departments in the Division of Student Affairs, including Residential Life, Office of Community Standards, Campus Ministry, University Counseling Center, and other University partners on well-being-related initiatives.
• Incorporate diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice concepts and principles into all programs and services.

• Work collaboratively with full-time Program Coordinator for Alcohol Education who will assist in educational and developmental initiatives.
• Train, mentor, and supervise student health promotion and education peer educators.
• Advise student clubs and organizations with missions similar to the McDonald Center by providing budgetary, event coordination, implementation and advice as needed.

• Represent McDonald Center for Student Well-being on campus committees as needed.
• Participate in campus-wide instructor facilitation teams for programs such as GreeNDot, Mental Health First Aid, and Wellness and Resilience (Penn Resilience Program).
• Attend and present at regional and national trainings and conferences as applicable.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate Degree in Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, or related field.
• 3 years experience planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence- and theory-informed health promotion initiatives to meet college students’ development issues, health needs, and interests.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, social justice, and anti-racism. Ability to design health promotion initiatives that reflect the social, cultural, political, and economic diversity of students.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills for empowering, motivating, and developing students, colleagues, and other campus community members.
• Ability to deliver presentations and educational experiences for a variety of audiences.
• Commitment to building and sustaining effective collaboration with university and community partners
• Strong assessment, research, and analytical skills and a track record of implementing best practices.
• Experience in training and supervising professional staff and students.
• Detail-oriented with strong communication and organizational skills.
• Competent with technology (MS Office and Google Suite) and ability to learn new systems.
• Commitment to lifelong learning in this quickly evolving field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification/License such as Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or health/wellness coaching certification.
• 5 or more years in higher education health education, prevention and/or health promotion, peer education.
• Grant writing or grant management experience.
• Training in Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) and/or Motivation Interviewing.

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