Student Wellness and Prevention Coordinator

Utah Tech University's Booth Wellness Center is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Student Wellness and Prevention Coordinator to join our dynamic team for the 2025-26 year. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual passionate about student well-being to make a tangible impact on the physical, emotional, and mental health of our student body. As a key member of the wellness office, you will play a critical role in developing, implementing, and evaluating wellness programs that foster a healthy campus community.

• Promote Student Well-Being: Engage with students through meaningful interactions, promoting awareness and participation in wellness programs and evaluating their effectiveness. 
• Program Development and Facilitation: Design and facilitate educational programs such as workshops, special events, and interactive booths to engage students in wellness topics and initiatives such as healthy eating, combating loneliness, harm reduction behaviors regarding substance use, etc.  
• Suicide Prevention: Coordinate and facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program. 
• Wellness Engagement: Increase participation in wellness programs, including but not limited to onsite biometric screenings, mental health support, and nutrition workshops. 
• Promotional Outreach: Assist in developing and distributing wellness promotional materials to inform the campus community about ongoing programs and initiatives. 
• Fitness and Wellness Testing: Oversee the coordination of fitness and wellness assessments, ensuring smooth execution, follow-up and referral. 
• Policy Advocacy: Support the development and implementation of well-being policies on campus (e.g., suicide prevention, harm reduction strategies, healthy eating initiatives). 
• Collaborative Partnerships: Work with the Healthy Trailblazer Coalition and other campus partners to promote wellness on campus. 
• Coordination with Campus Recreation: Partner with the Campus Recreation team to create wellness offerings. 
• Event Support and Programming: Assist with wellness events, collaborate with campus departments to facilitate departmental wellness initiatives, and develop new programming as needed. 
• Coalition and Grant Oversite: Oversee the Healthy Trailblazers, a campus-based student prevention coalition, by facilitating partnerships, coordinating activities, and ensuring comprehensive reporting of coalition-building efforts. Assist with data collection and program assessment, including tracking and analyzing methods to measure program outcomes and outputs. Manage existing Coalition grants to ensure effective implementation and accountability. 
• Additional Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned to support the goals of the Booth Wellness Center and campus wellness initiatives.  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Health Education, Public Health, Wellness, or related discipline) required.
• Experience in wellness program development, event coordination, or student engagement is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organization skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Understanding of wellness and prevention topics, including mental health, nutrition, physical fitness, and stress management.
• Familiarity with social media platforms and strategies for wellness outreach is a plus.

POSITION DETAILS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Full-time (40 hours per week, 10 months per year – 0.83 FTE) overtime-exempt staff position. Annual salary of $38,000 - $41,000 depending on qualifications and experience. Position is currently funded for one year; contingent upon funding thereafter. Desired start date of July 1, 2025. Excellent benefits package included that begins on start date; includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, employee assistance and wellness programs, retirement plan contributions, and undergraduate tuition waivers for employees and eligible dependents, as well as paid holidays in addition to sick and vacation leave accruals. See https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ under "Benefits Summary" for more details.

ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application review begins May 12, 2025. Submit application materials (including resume contents and contact information for three professional references) and upload cover letter electronically. If, because of a disability, you need special services or facilities in order to apply for this opening, please call the Human Resources Office at (435) 652-7520.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Utah Tech University is an open, comprehensive, polytechnic institution, committed to exceptional student learning and success that has adopted an instructional approach of "active learning. active life" and a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered. Established in 1911 as a community college and in 2013 as a state university, our University is located in picturesque southwestern Utah, approximately 120 miles north of Las Vegas. The area is renowned for its red rocks, desert climate, over 300 days of sunshine annually, and featuring easy access to world-class outdoor recreational opportunities. Click here to learn more about the University.

Utah Tech University is a fast-growing Utah public institution of higher education, with more than 13,000 students. We offer over 250 programs, including doctoral, masters, bachelors, associates, certificates, endorsements, minors, and/or emphases. We seek to recruit and retain diverse and ambitious faculty and staff who bring new ideas, possess values and career aspirations aligned with the mission and vision, and are inspired to build a premier open, comprehensive, polytechnic university. Utah Tech University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer; the President and employees of the University are fully committed to Affirmative Action within its employment programs and activities. Utah Tech does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state or local law.
 
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or the University’s non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Equity Compliance / Title IX Coordinator: Hazel Sainsbury - titleix@utahtech.edu, HCC 579, 435-652-7747.
• Deputy Title IX Coordinator: LaShun McGhee -titleix@utahtech.edu, 435-652-7731.

For further information regarding non-discrimination, please visithttps://titleix.utahtech.edu/or contact:

• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,ocr@ed.gov, 800-421-3481.
• U.S. Department of Education, Denver Regional Office,ocr.denver@ed.gov, 303-844-5695.

The University provides key institutional information regarding Academics, Campus Safety, Student Services, Employment Laws, and other requirements per the Higher Education Act and other consumer information requirements to prospective students, students, UT employees, and prospective employees online at https://utahtech.edu/right-to-know/ and https://police.utahtech.edu/clery-act/. 

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification.

Salary : $38,000 - $41,000