Health Educator

Health Initiatives cultivates a thriving environment that enhances lifelong well-being among students and employees who live, learn, and work in the Georgia Tech community. The department influences and empowers the campus community to practice healthy lifestyle behaviors by providing inclusive and innovative prevention-based programs, individual and group support services, and co-curricular learning experiences through strategic collaboration.

• Support students and employees by providing health and well-being programs, services, and resources to encourage positive behavior change.

• Ensure students and employees are aware of and value the programs and services offered by the Department of Health Initiatives by employing consistent communication strategies and actively directing the health and well-being message.

• Strategically partner with stakeholders to strengthen our impact and collaboratively influence the culture of health and well-being on campus.

• Continuously improve the lifelong well-being practices of students, employees and the Georgia Tech community by supporting them in the holistic dimensions of wellness.

• Enhance the Health Initiatives work environment by maintaining open communication, supporting employee professional development, and encouraging employees to model positive health and well-being behaviors and attitudes.

Position will develop health promotion activities and initiatives within Stamps Health Services. Plan, implement, and evaluate theory-and evidence- based health promotion programs and services designed to improve the health and academic performance of individual students, student groups, and campus communities. Position may deal with planning, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate health education strategies aimed at influencing health behaviors of college students. May work with the campus community and SHS staff to assess the needs and develop strategies to meet the health needs of GT students on a variety of core health issues (i.e., alcohol, sexual health, nutrition, stress management, sexual violence prevention, etc.). Collaborate with key stakeholders on and off campus to develop a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to health for students. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Health Promotion professional and student staff, Stamps Health Services staff, Communications and Marketing Committee, Safety Committee. This position will typically advise and counsel: same as above. This position will supervise: N/A.

Job Duty 1 -
Develop, implement and evaluate upstream, innovative, programs, services and initiatives to promote health and well-being for student and employee success

Job Duty 2 -
Develop, implement, and analyze periodic student health surveys that (1) provide baseline and follow-up health and well-being data, (2) identify program needs and priorities, (3) evaluate the effectiveness of programs and services, and (4) track trends in student health status and behavior.

Job Duty 3 -
Collaborate with key stakeholders on and off campus to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to health for students.

Job Duty 4 -
Hire, train, manage, supervise, and evaluates paid and/or volunteer staff, interns, and/or peer educators.

Job Duty 5 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Health Policy or Health Education or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
Experience working with adolescents or young adults; university environment experience preferred with use of electronic medical records; Overnight travel requducatored for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours or advanced degree in the (due to client shift schedules, project requducatorements).

Required Experience
Two to four years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's or Advanced Degree

SKILLS
Computer skills to include Microsoft Office Suite and email, knowledge or (1) health promotion, behavior changes, and population-based theories, (2) evidence-based health promotion programs/initiatives, (3) environmental management strategies/ecological model, (4) student development theories and models. Position requires effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

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