Director of Wellbeing Education and Services

About UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.

Job Summary

The Director of Wellbeing Education and Services provides department leadership for daily management and oversight of wellness education programs, facilities and services including professional staff, student employees, and contracted services including overseeing the operations of those areas. Under general direction from the Executive Director of Recreation and Wellbeing.

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership and supervision to all wellness education and services full time staff, student staff, and any contracted services.
• Recruits, trains, and evaluates the performance of direct reports.
• Develops and maintains an outcomes-based wellness promotion model, which emphasizes and starts with student learning outcomes.
• Serves as the department's lead for wellbeing initiatives.
• Leads operations of all wellness facilities including planning for future growth and development.
• Oversees the budget for the wellness facilities.
• Administration of all wellness based equipment including equipment purchasing, maintenance/repair, and software tools.
• Leads assessment and statistical data pertaining to wellness education and services.
• Leads efforts to develop wellbeing based public education campaigns in conjunction with the Communications Coordinator for Campus Life and Wellbeing.
• Serves as departmental liaison to the following departments: Center for Counseling and Psychological Health, Center for Women and Community, The Stonewall Center, School of Public Health, and University Health Services.
• Serves as a member of the department Leadership Team.

Other Functions

• Performs related duties as assigned or required. Understands responsibilities with respect to Title IX, Clery and other compliance requirements.
• Demonstrates capacity, skill, and willingness to engage students and contribute to student success.
• Understands responsibilities with respect to conflicts of interest and behaves in ways consistent both with law and with University policy.
• Contributes toward creating a positive and respectful workplace. Uses access to sensitive and/or not yet public university related information only in the performance of the responsibilities of position and exercises care to prevent unnecessary disclosure to others.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)

• Master's degree in a related field including but not limited to, public health, health promotion, health education, sport management, kinesiology, or behavioral sciences.
• Five (5) years experience in management of wellness based programs or services.
• Experience supervising others, this can include students.
• Knowledge of best practices in wellness education on a college campus.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies.
• Ability to demonstrate effective customer service skills, including but not limited to strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)

• Experience in managing wellness facilities.
• First Aid CPR/AED Certification.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Typical office environment activity.

Work Schedule

• Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm.
• Required to work some nights and weekends.

Salary Information

Level 29

PSU Hiring Ranges

Special Instructions to Applicants

Upload your resume along with your completed application. Our team will check references at the final stage of the interview process. Please be prepared to provide contact information for at least three (3) professional references. This position will remain open until filled or the advertised closing date, whichever occurs first. Early submissions are recommended.

UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, caste, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, political belief or affiliation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related condition(s), veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, natural and protective hairstyle and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. It is the policy of UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.