POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

UW- Milwaukee
- Norris Health Center

Health Promotion and Wellness
Coordinator #6775

(Official title is No-Prefix or Senior
Student Services Coordinator)

The Health Promotion and Wellness Coordinator will plan,
coordinate, and implement health promotion and outreach programs, produce
printed and web-based health promotion materials, and provide leadership for
and coordinate all aspects of the peer health advocate program. 

Minimum Qualifications

1.  Bachelor’s degree from a regionally
accredited college/university.

2.  3 years experience in a physical health,
mental health or related setting, occurring in such places as, but not limited
to, a clinic, the community, a school or university, public health agency, or
occupational setting. 

3.  One year of health education/health promotion
and wellness program development and implementation.

Preferred Qualifications 

1.  Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from a
regionally accredited college/university in one of the following acceptable fields:

·       Health Education, Health
Promotion and Wellness, Community Health Education, Health Communication, Public
Health, and other variants of these degrees; 

·       Degrees relating to the
practice of mental health counseling, e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Community
Mental Health, School Guidance, and other variants of these degrees;

·       Degrees in the Social
Sciences, e.g. Sociology;

·       Degrees related to exercise,
fitness, and nutrition, e.g. Kinesiology, Human Performance, Exercise
Physiology, Physical Education, Nutrition and Dietetics;

·       Degrees related to the
provision of health care, e.g. nursing and physician assistant;

·      
Other degrees related to the study of human behavior, interaction,
growth and development, including, but not limited to communication, biology, community
health, etc.as noted above; or another
closely related field of study.

2. 
Three years in health education, promotion and wellness program
development and implementation.

3. 
Demonstrated
expertise in a variety of health behavior areas.

4.  College
health experience or other collegiate setting that is directly related to
duties.

5. 
CHES certification.

6. 
Expertise in running a peer advocate or a similar program.

7. 
Serving diverse and underserved populations.

8. 
Federal and private grant-writing experience.

9. 
Web-based health education programming experience.

Preferred Abilities and Skills

Excellent
communication skills, ability to work collaboratively in a team setting, demonstrated experience in
leadership roles, and demonstrated abilities to work and think independently, and to use good judgment and ingenuity in performance
of duties.

NOTE:  Pertinent educational
experiences related to this position, e.g. peer health educator, internship related
to health education, may count toward one year of experience.

Appointment/Salary/Benefits:  This is a
12-month full-time appointment designated as fixed-term non-teaching academic
staff.  This position offers a
competitive salary and benefit package.

                                                  The final salary offer is dependent upon the
finalist’s experience and qualifications. 

On-line Applications: 
             Completed on-line application materials
must include a letter of application addressing educational and professional
level work experience and knowledge as it relates to all required and preferred
qualifications and a professional resume.  

                                                  Applications
are due on November 27, 2009 at www.jobs.uwm.edu.

Contact Barbara Moser, MD, Director of Health Promotion
and Wellness, at (414) 229-5389 or barbaram@uwm.edu for more information.