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Student Wellness 

The Student Wellness Manager develops programs to teach the University community about conditions that affect your well-being; promote wellness by helping people adopt healthy behaviors; stay current on new research and community issues related to community welfare; plan, organize and direct strategic goals to implement and evaluate wellness initiatives.

• Oversee the daily operation of health promotion services and programs
• Lead and promote the health services and programs for University
• Provide knowledge and guidance to leadership to promote health initiatives
• Maintain high standards for research-based initiatives and best practices
• Prepare and maintain accurate records of programs, evaluative responses, and create monthly reports
• Directly supervise, train, and evaluate staff
• Ensure that staff are educated and follow University policies related to HIPAA, FERPA, etc.
• Provide leadership to support the development of services and programs at all University campuses
• Develop and oversee cost centers/budgets
• Serve on leadership and University committees and/or taskforces

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 11
• Minimum – $68,200.00
• MidPoint – $85,200.00
• Maximum – $102,300.00