Wellness Specialist

Benefits

• Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) – 100% Match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30 days
• Competitive Pay
• Career Development

We are committed to supporting the health and well-being of our diverse workforce—including truck drivers, retail team members, corporate professionals, etc. We are seeking a motivated Wellness Specialist with a clinical/medical background to lead the design, implementation, and management of comprehensive wellness programs that promote healthier lifestyles, reduce health risks, and enhance overall employee well-being.

• Assess factors impacting employee well-being, tailoring wellness programs to effectively meet diverse team member needs.
• Partner with the benefits team to administer and optimize a comprehensive wellness program designed to promote and improve the overall health of our team members.
• Manage wellness vendor relationships to ensure high-quality service delivery and alignment with program goals. Oversee the wellness portal, ensuring it is user-friendly, up-to-date, and supports engaging team member experience.
• Translate insights from benefits meetings and population health data into actionable wellness strategies.
• Develop and implement targeted programs—such as those focused on chronic conditions—to improve team member health outcomes and program effectiveness.
• Own the planning, coordination and execution of annual onsite and offsite wellness events such as health and safety fair, lunch and learns, flu vaccination clinics, corporate-sponsored activities, mobile mammograms, blood drives and other similar initiatives – ensuring a seamless and impactive experience for team members.
• Oversee the operation and maintenance of the corporate headquarters small fitness center, ensuring safety, accessibility, and engagement.
• Develop wellness communication strategy and content, providing recommendations and ensuring materials are engaging, relevant, and aligned with program goals. Collaborate closely with external vendors, corporate communications, and benefits team to ensure consistency, accuracy and alignment across all channels.
• Track and report on program effectiveness and team member participation through data analysis and reporting.
• Incorporate social determinants of health (SDOH) into program design and evaluation to identify barriers to care and wellness engagement, helping to close health equity gaps across various team member populations.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to identify opportunities to connect team members with community and employer-sponsored resources that support financial, physical, and emotional well-being.
• Coordinate mental health campaigns with EAP and other vendors.
• Review and manage administrative expenses related to wellness initiatives and programs to ensure cost-effectiveness.
• Monitor the wellness email inbox to identify trends in team members inquiries, using insights to provide program enhancements and timely support as needed.
• Ensure compliance with applicable healthcare and privacy regulations.
• Conduct research on health, benefits, and regulatory trends to evaluate their potential impact on health and wellness programs.
• Design and deliver engaging wellness presentations and educational sessions - both onsite and virtually, tailored to diverse audiences.
• Promote health awareness, drive behavior change, and increase employee participation in wellness programs.

• Bachelor’s preferred in public health, health education, health science, nursing, biology, healthcare administration, nutrition, human resources or a related field
• Advanced clinical credentials are preferred, including:
  Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
• Experience working as a nurse or in the medical field is strongly preferred
• Certified Wellness Program Coordinator (CWPC), Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
• 3 – 5 years of relevant experience in corporate wellness, employee health programs or benefits-related roles, preferably in a mid-to-large size organization
• Minimum of 3 years…