Program Associate, Employee Wellness Benefit (Part Time)

Salt Lake Community College; Utah; On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College is seeking an Employee Wellness Program Associate to join the Wellness program team. You will work with a multidisciplinary group to develop, promote, and evaluate group and individual wellbeing programming for employees across SLCC campuses.

The role emphasizes health promotion initiatives, data collection, and delivering health education presentations while collaborating with campus stakeholders and participating in outreach events.

Qualifications

• One year of work experience in health promotion.
• Some college toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics, Exercise and Sport Science, or Behavioral Science and/or Health.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Promotion and Education, Public Health, or closely related field preferred.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to conduct/participate in small and large groups.

Responsibilities

• Implement existing SLCC EWB programming to encourage stress management, physical activity, healthy eating, mental and emotional wellness, and preventative practices.
• Deliver health presentations based on the EWB programming schedule.
• Develop, organize, market, implement, and evaluate programs and events to further the EWB mission.
• Assist with program delivery: registering participants, reserving facilities, preparing handouts/materials.
• Participate in Health Fairs, Commencement, and campus events to market EW programming.
• Evaluate programs, analyze outcomes, and summarize results.
• Serve as an employee wellness resource for SLCC employees.
• Assist with data entry and maintaining records; attend Wellness Team and PWC meetings.
• Travel to multiple campus locations as scheduled.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Public speaking

Health education

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Promotion and Education or Public Health

Some college toward Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics or related field

CHES certification preferred

Tools

Database software

Word processing

Job description

Salt Lake Community College believes that people are at the center of our work and the communities we serve. As our organization moves forward with an ambitious strategic plan and continues its significant growth, we created People and Workplace Culture to play a critical role in moving our mission forward. The Wellness Program assists with the mission fulfillment by empowering SLCC's employees to live healthy, prosperous, and otherwise thriving lives through the implementation of quality, evidence-based health education programs. As a team member of this award-winning holistic employee wellness program, the Employee Wellness Program Associate will work with other members of a multi-disciplinary team to develop, promote and evaluate group and individual wellbeing programming that aim to enhance the wellbeing of program participants as well as SLCC employees at large.

• Ability and desire to work well within a multi-disciplinary collaborative team to implement existing and create new wellbeing programs. Serve as a resource for SLCC employees in groups or for individuals in confidential consultations. Specific responsibilities include the following:
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to conduct and participate effectively in small groups, speak effectively before groups, and/or teach classes for large and small groups.
• Implement existing SLCC EWB programming aimed at encouraging stress management, physical activity, healthy eating, mental and emotional wellness, and preventative health practices. Including national and state programming (e.g. National Diabetes Prevention Program, and Walk with Ease.
• Deliver health presentations based on the EWB programming schedule.
• Develop, organize, market, implement, and evaluate programs and events that further the EWB mission.
• Assist with all aspects of program delivery such as registering participants, reserving facilities, and preparing handouts/materials.
• Participate in booths at Health Fairs, Commencement and various campus events to market & promote EW programming.
• Evaluate programs, analyze outcomes, and summarize results.
• Serve as an employee wellness resource person to SLCC employees.
• Assist with entering data and maintaining records, attending Wellness Team and PWC meetings. Stay up to date on changing health data, research and best practices.
• Knowledge of behavior change theory.
• Deliver & facilitate Health Education Programming.
• Ability to handle confidential material.
• Familiarity with database and word processing programs.
• Ability to travel to multiple campus locations based on scheduled meetings and for business needs.
• Knowledge of common filing systems.
• Self-motivated and timely.
• Follow instructions and directions effectively.
• Strong business English skills, including effective writing, spelling, and vocabulary.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.

• Experience delivering health presentations to large and small groups.
• One (1) year of work experience in health promotion.
• Some college, such as Associate’s Degree or working toward Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics, Exercise and Sport Science, or Behavioral Science and/or Health.
• Reliable transportation to travel to multiple campuses.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college in Health Promotion and Education, Public Health, or closely related health field preferred.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred.