Campus Wellness Leader – Health Promotion

Kenyon; Gambier (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenyon College seeks an Associate Director for Health Promotion to join the Cox Health and Counseling Center leadership team. The role focuses on prevention education, skill-building, and campus-wide wellness programs to support student success and a healthy learning environment.

The position advances strategic goals and collaborates with campus partners, supervises peer educators, and leads evidence-based health promotion initiatives such as the JED Campus program.

Qualifications

• Master’s or advanced degree in public health, health promotion, health education, or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing evidence-based health promotion initiatives.
• Proficiency in digital communication platforms and software applications (e.g., Google Workspace).
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and within a diverse community.
• Experience managing multiple projects and balancing competing priorities effectively.
• Proven ability to train, mentor, and develop students, peer educators, and/or employees in health-related topics.
• Experience designing and assessing health communication efforts, with an emphasis on student engagement and behavior change.

Responsibilities

• Campus Wellness Assessment & Program Development: Regularly assess campus health and wellness needs, using data-driven insights to develop targeted programs that address emerging concerns.
• Student Education & Engagement: Develop and implement educational workshops and programs in collaboration with health and counseling clinical teams, focusing on key wellness topics.
• Health and Wellness Communication & Outreach: Support and enhance communication for Cox Center wellness initiatives, including website content, digital signage, social media, and student feedback efforts.
• Prevention-Based Education: Coordinate evidence-based prevention education on topics such as alcohol and other drugs, sexual health (including consent, healthy relationships, and STI prevention), mental health and resilience.
• Campus Wellness Initiatives: Lead and promote comprehensive, research-based wellness initiatives, such as the JED Campus Program, to create a sustainable culture of well-being at Kenyon College.
• Campus Partner Collaboration: Partner with key campus and community stakeholders—including Knox Public Health, New Directions, Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission, Athletics, Campus Safety, Residential Life, senior leadership, faculty, and staff—to create a multidisciplinary approach to student wellness.
• Peer Education Program Management: Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate student Peer Educators to deliver impactful health promotion programs. Topic areas may include mental health, bystander intervention, healthy relationships, hazing prevention, and substance use education. Provide opportunities for students to take leadership roles in health promotion initiatives.
• Student Organization Support: Serve as a consultant to student organizations seeking to develop and implement health promotion initiatives.
• Crisis Response & Mental Health First Aid Training: Participate in campus emergency preparedness and response activities. Maintain training in mental health first aid and crisis intervention strategies to support student wellness effectively.
• Professional Scholarship: Engage in professional writing, presentations, and publications to advance and disseminate health promotion knowledge and best practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Digital platforms

Collaborative work

Project management

Mentoring students

Health education design

Education

Master’s or advanced degree in public health/health promotion/health education

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

Kenyon College seeks an Associate Director for Health Promotion to join the Cox Health and Counseling Center leadership team. The role focuses on prevention education, skill-building, and campus-wide wellness programs to support student success and a healthy learning environment.

The position advances strategic goals and collaborates with campus partners, supervises peer educators, and leads evidence-based health promotion initiatives such as the JED Campus program.