Assistant Director for Health Promotion

Job Description

The Barnes Center at The Arch is Syracuse University’s integrated health and wellness center which incorporates health promotion, counseling, health, and recreation.

As part of the Health Promotion team, the Assistant Director is responsible for efforts related to student mental wellness and substance use harm reduction.

The Assistant Director serves on the Health Promotion Leadership team and supervises two professional staff who have responsibility for mental wellness programming and student peer educators.

The Assistant director supports holistic student wellness by working as part of a team that has oversight for student mental wellness programming and partnership with academic units;

working directly with students and influencing the environments in which they live and learn.

By addressing the intersection of mental wellness and substance use, the Assistant Director has oversight for content creation and delivery of substance use harm reduction education, recovery ally trainings, coordinating and facilitating sanction-related programs, serving as the campus liaison for the state Opioid Overdose Prevention Program, and assisting in the compilation of the biennial review for compliance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act. Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health education / promotion / public health, social work, psychology, public administration / policy, or a related field required.
• Master’s degree in health education / promotion / public health, social work, psychology, public administration / policy, higher education administration, or related field preferred.
• Three plus years of professional experience in the field of health promotion / public health / community health.
• Two plus years of experience coordinating and delivering health promotion and / or alcohol and other drug prevention programming.
• Knowledge of best practices for substance use harm reduction including implementation of recovery programming practices.

Job Specific Qualifications

• Experience creating collaborative relationships.
• Demonstrated understanding of principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility and application of these principles within the context of health promotion and social justice.
• Understanding of the development, implementation, evaluation, and prioritization of primary prevention programs in an institution of higher education.
• Excellent presentation / oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills including but not limited to : Microsoft Word, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, database management.

Responsibilities

Responsible for content creation and implementation of substance use harm reduction programming and recovery ally initiatives.

Serves as the campus liaison for the state Opioid Overdose Prevention Program, and assisting in compiling the biennial review for compliance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act.

Directly supervise two professional staff.

• Support mental wellness initiatives.
• Serves on cross-departmental committees and initiatives.
• Serve on Health Promotion leadership team.

Physical Requirements Not Applicable Tools / Equipment Not Applicable