University of South Florida is hiring: Health Promotion Specialist in Tampa

Overview

The USF Wellness departments support the holistic health and wellness needs of USF students in order to optimize well-being and enhance student success. The Center for Student Well-Being (SWELL) serves as the main health promotion branch, providing education, awareness, and outreach offerings to students, utilizing an evidence-based and best-practices approach to college health and wellness. The department is a critical member of the Health and Wellness unit and is responsible for the assessment, development, and implementation of campus health and wellness programming.

Under the supervision of the Assistant Director, Health Promotion, the Health Promotion Specialist will provide outreach, education, and awareness across a broad range of health and wellness content areas for students on a large and diverse university campus. The health promotion specialist is dedicated to promoting and delivering comprehensive health-promoting engagement opportunities to support student success and learning at USF, and to help students develop life-long habits. Position is in a fast-paced, high-work-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Delivers a comprehensive approach to health promotion behaviors to a diverse campus population using a socioecological model. Provides presentations and workshops, campus-wide wellness pop-up stations, and population-based programming on stress management, sleep hygiene, healthy body image, general wellness, and behavior modification.
• Collaborates with Wellness units, Student Success, and campus stakeholders on prevention, education, and awareness involving general wellness content areas. Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee health promotion partners.
• Supports the Assistant Director, Health Promotion in guiding the HEAT Peer Health Education program.
• Conducts literature reviews on timely college health and wellness content areas and creates reports and documents reflecting health promotion work carried out through the semester and academic year, supporting department and division goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: This position requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Nutrition, Dietetics, Health Education, Public Health or other related health field with at least one year of experience in a professional training position; or an associate degree in nursing and licensure as a Registered Nurse with at least three years of experience in a professional training position. A master’s degree in public health education or any of the above-listed degree fields is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications: 3-5 years of experience creating and delivering health promotion programs, with at least one year of experience on a college campus. Wide knowledge base of health issues related to college students and their impact on student success. Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) or Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) is preferred.

Special Skills/Training: Ability to speak and present in front of medium to large audiences. Knowledge of social media influence on behavior change in health decision making.

Legal and Compliance

Senate Bill 1310 - The Florida Senate is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S. Related work experience may substitute for postsecondary education requirements as specified by SB 1310. This job description may include references to compliance and equal employment opportunity requirements as applicable by law. The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on protected characteristics. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Reasonable accommodation requests in the application process may be made with at least five (5) working days notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity employer and maintains affirmative action programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with federal and state laws. This job description does not constitute an employment contract.