Program Associate, Employee Wellness Benefit (Part Time)

Job Summary

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 deliver personal training and 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.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

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 :

• Deliver personal training, and pre / post physical assessments to participants at various locations based on the Employee Wellness training blocks.
• Facilitate weekly programming to SLCC’s diverse employee population among several campuses. Use health educator experience and knowledge as well as programming planning skills to develop, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs addressing a variety of issues including, but not limited to : preventative health practices, physical activity, stress management and mental health.
• Demonstrate 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.
• Deliver health presentations based on the Employee Wellness Benefit programming schedule.
• Assist with all aspects of program delivery such as registering participants, reserving facilities, and preparing handouts / materials.
• Evaluate programs, analyze outcomes, and summarize results.
• Serve as an employee wellness resource person to SLCC employees.
• Assist with entering data and maintaining records.
• Participate in booths at Health Fairs, Commencement and various campus events.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned

Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued Minimum Qualifications State Licensed Personal Training Certification (e.

g. NASM or ACSM). One (1) year of work experience in Personal Training.

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 Exercise and Sport Science, Nutrition or Dietetics, Behavioral Science and / or Health Promotion.

Reliable transportation to travel to multiple campuses. Preferred Qualifications 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. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge of behavior change theory.

Ability to handle confidential material.

Ability to safely adapt personal training based on individual abilities or limitations, injuries, illnesses and needs.

CPR and First Aid Training.

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 diverse people, ability, culture, and ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College.

Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties