Director of Health Promotion and Prevention

Director of Health Promotion and Prevention

Salve Regina University, ranked as one of the most transformative colleges in the United States by Money Magazine, is a comprehensive Catholic University located in the scenic coastal community of Newport, Rhode Island. The University's commitment to academic success and personal discovery extends beyond its historic campus into a dynamic world where the application of higher thinking and skill are most valued.

Salve Regina offers bachelor s and master s degree programs, graduate certificates, and doctoral programs in humanities, international relations and nursing. Enrollment includes more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students from across the U.S. and around the world.

This position is eligible for up to one day remote work per week.

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Director of Health Promotion and Prevention is part of a dynamic team that supports and encourages a student-centered culture focused on learning and student transformation. This position is held by a seasoned leader who brings strategic vision, extensive experience, and a demonstrated ability to guide initiatives, mentor staff, and advance comprehensive health promotion and prevention efforts across the institution. This position advocates for and leads efforts to develop health and wellness practices that promote personal development and student success.

The Director of Health Promotion and Prevention engages students, campus leadership and partners in developing campus-wide education, resources, and programming centered on wellness, selfcare, resilience and mindfulness in order to support students in making the most of their college careers. The Director of Health Promotion and Prevention nurtures a culture of wellbeing in all aspects of student life, responding to diverse and changing needs of the student body while demonstrating cultural competence and a commitment to equity, inclusion and to identifying and removing barriers to access.

This is a non-clinical position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilizes the dimensions of well-being as a guiding framework to shape strategy, programs, and initiatives; integrates holistic wellness principles into planning and assessment, ensuring efforts address the interconnected physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and environmental needs of students.
• Develop, deliver, and evaluate programs, presentations, and trainings to promote a thriving student population centered around student overall wellness, including but not limited to alcohol and other drug education; sexual assault prevention, awareness, response, and advocacy; healthy relationships, etc.
• Collaborate with the Dean of Students team to provide follow up support and resources for students who have challenges with academic, physical, mental health, wellness, or their general wellbeing
• Design and implement training opportunities and programming initiative with resident advisors in conjunction with the Salve Residence Life curriculum
• Partner with stakeholders and collaborate with other offices across campus (i.e. counseling services/health services, etc.) to support wellness initiatives and participate in university-wide yield programs and events, which may include Open Houses, Connections Day, Admitted Student Day, and New Seahawk Orientation
• Oversight of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Committee, and other committees as relevant
• Management of online learning modules assigned to onboarding students
• Provide ongoing efforts related to Mental Health First Aid, Title IX, and bystander intervention workshops and/or trainings; offering both passive and in-person programming initiatives
• Serve in the Professional Staff On-Call rotation, responsible for 24-hour conflict and crisis management for entire on campus residence community
• Oversee the social media platforms for the Salve wellness account
• Serve as an active member of the Student Affairs Leadership Team (SALT), contributing to divisional strategy, policy development, and decision-making; collaborates with colleagues to align initiatives with institutional priorities, represent health promotion and prevention perspectives, and advance a cohesive, student-centered approach across Student Affairs.
• Serve as a liaison with colleagues in Athletics, with a particular focus on supporting the health, wellness, and holistic development of student-athletes, as well as with the Office of Safety & Security, Office of Student Engagement, Multicultural Programs, LGBTQIA+ Programs, and Sodexo, as appropriate, to coordinate and enhance wellness-related programs, resources, and initiatives.
• Serve as a liaison to community/local agencies that support prevention efforts (i.e. Newport and Middletown Prevention Coalitions, etc.)
• Identify, research, and actively pursue grant funding opportunities aligned with institutional/division priorities; monitor funding announcements, develop and maintain a grant pipeline, and collaborate with campus partners to assess feasibility…