Under the supervision of the Senior Director of the Center for Student Well-Being, the Health Promotion Associate will provide outreach, education, awareness along a broad range of health and wellness content areas for students on USF Sarasota-Manatee campus. The health promotion associate 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Community Health, Health Education, Wellness Management, Psychology, Social Work, Education, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One year of experience supporting, coordinating, developing, or delivering health promotion, wellness, prevention, student engagement, or educational programs.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years related experience
• Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Community Health, Health Education, Wellness Management, Psychology, Social Work, Education, or a related field.
• Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) or Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification preferred. Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
• SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed: (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree; (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree; (c) Six years of direct experience for a master's degree; (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree • Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.

• Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.

The Health Promotion Associate delivers a comprehensive, evidence-based and best practices approach to health promotion behaviors to a diverse campus population using a socioecological model as the guiding framework. Providing presentations and workshops, outreach offerings, and population-based programming on a wide range of relevant college health content areas including stress management, sleep hygiene, healthy body image, general wellness, and behavior modification is also a responsibility of this position (50%). The Health Promotion Associate collaborates with other wellness partners, Student Success, and campus stakeholders on prevention, education, and awareness involving general wellness content areas. In addition, the Health Promotion Associate builds and maintains collaborative relationships with USF Tampa and USF St. Petersburg health promotion partners (30%). The Health Promotion Associate conducts literature reviews on timely college health and wellness content areas and creates reports and documents reflective of health promotion work carried out through the semester and academic year, supporting the goals and objectives of the unit and the university (15%). A small percentage of time may involve performing other duties as assigned (5%).