Health Promotion Specialist

Job Summary Department Summary

Wolverine Wellness advances community and personal well-being through partnerships and advocacy and is guided by five core actions of health promotion as outlined in the Okanagan Charter: prevention, personal skill development, strengthening community action, creating supportive environments, and policy/system level change management.

Wolverine Wellness is the hub for campus well-being and offers programs and resources such as: U-M Collegiate Recovery Program, wellness coaching, Well-being Academy trainings, ALA 240 wellness course, health equity grants, health and well-being workshops and campaigns, high-risk planning and prevention, PaWWs and Relax therapy dog program, safer sex supplies, sleep kits, and more. The unit helps to socialize the institution-wide multi-dimensional model of well-being and provides backbone leadership for the U-M Well-being Collective.

This role works in partnership for innovative health promotion initiatives to support the well-being of individual students, student groups, and the campus community. The position focuses on major wellness programs, such as social prescribing, wellness check-ins in foundational courses, and personalized (1:1) wellness coaching.

• Deliver 1:1 and group wellness coaching using motivational interviewing techniques and following the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching guidelines in a variety of areas that impact student well-being (e.g., sleep, transition to college, alcohol/other drugs, sexual health, body image, stress reduction).
• Support and collaborate on Experience Rx social prescribing programming, connecting students with activities that improve well-being (examples: Art Rx, Nature Rx, Movement Rx, Nourish Rx, Service Rx).
• Facilitate brief wellness coaching check-ins with wellness check-in intervention in foundational academic courses.

• Conducts 1:1 wellness coaching sessions (30-60 minute brief interventions) with students, including topics not limited to:
  • Holistic well-being, 1:1 and groups
  • Social prescribing - including surveys, conversations, and referrals
  • Wellness Coaching Check-ins - brief coaching model for the academic environment

• Develop, implement, and evaluate a variety of health promotion programs, events, and initiatives as part of a comprehensive health promotion mission, vision, and prevention strategy, with particular focus on the college culture and student population.
• Incorporates health equity principles and practices into all health promotion efforts
• Develop and conduct trainings and presentations for faculty, staff and students about wellness coaching, including current student well-being and harm reduction issues.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across campus (i.e., faculty, staff, students, parents/families, leadership) to implement a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to health and well-being for students.
• Coordinate, participate, and provide staffing and resources for Student Life health and well-being teams and committees.

• Participate in strategic needs assessment of the University of Michigan campus community to help guide the unit's work with a specific focus on social prescribing, wellness check-ins, and the broader wellness coaching program.
• Assist with developing goals and measurable objectives for various programs, services, and initiatives, and evaluates effectiveness.

• Bachelor's degree required from a four-year institution.
• A minimum of two years of experience delivering 1:1 interventions (peer, wellness coaching, counseling) with emphasis on motivational interviewing as a student or professional staff.
• Experience using behavior change theories and models in the development and implementation of evidence-based programs/initiatives and/or wellness coaching.
• Previous work experience in public health-related issues (alcohol and other drug issues, sexual health, sleep, stress, body image, well-being, resilience, etc.).

• Master's degree required in Public Health, Higher Education, Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field
• Three to five years of experience in wellness coaching.
• Previous work experience in a college campus environment.
• National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching board certification or International Coaching Federation board certification, or in the process of attainment.
• Public speaking experience.
• Creating, collecting, analyzing, and communicating data.
• Research and evaluation experience.
• Motivational Interviewing competency.
• Bi-lingual or multi-lingual skills.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change…