This person is responsible for directing and coordinating programs and services which include but
are not limited to, Mental Health Education, Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, Suicide Prevention Awareness, Sexual Assault, Domestic
Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Prevention, Motivational Interviewing Program, Student Health and Wellness Initiatives, Smoking
Cessation, Cold and Flu Prevention, Nutrition, Sexual Health, Sleep Promotion, and Stress Reduction. The Center for Student Wellbeing works
with all university departments, students, and community organizations to increase awareness and decrease risk to overall health and
wellness
Responsibilities
Management:
- Provide direction for the Center for Student Wellbeing’s
Administrative Assistant, Assistant Directors, Interns, and Graduate Assistants - Working closely with the Chief Health Affairs
Officer and the Director of Business Affairs for the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, manage and, if needed, revise
all budgets, accounts, and grant funding for the center - Perform other duties as assigned
Outreach:
- Coordinate
Residence Life trainings (AOD, Step UP! & MH, and Columbia Scale) - Coordinate campus-wide trainings, such as but not limited to: UTC
Step UP Bystander Intervention program, Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence Training, Opioid Overdose Reversal Training and Suicide
Prevention (QPR & Assist/Columbia Scale)
Collaboration:
- Collaborate with relevant university coalitions and
committees and serve as liaison within the campus for holistic wellness - Establish and maintain strategic partnerships between key
campus and community stakeholders to advance wellness initiatives - Represent the Center for Student Wellbeing on various campus
committees and through volunteering at campus events, collaborate with closely aligned departments on co-sponsored initiatives and programs. - Oversee UTC Wellness Advisory Council (Be Well initiative)
Assessment/Planning:
- Create a culture of
assessment - Complete the Biennial Review for federal compliance to Edgar 86 and submit
- Oversee appropriate campus surveys
(i.e. Healthy Minds Survey and ACHA-National College Health Assessment (NCHA)) using data to advance wellness initiatives - Manage the
four-year strategic planning process with JED Campus - Develop, manage, and monitor strategic plan and direction of the
Center - Develop, review and evaluate the strategic priorities for the Center and for EMSA
- Participate as an active member of
the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Dissemination:
- Disseminate information on the work and
progress of the Center to the University, and at local, regional, and national meetings and conferences
Competencies and
Qualifications:
- Knowledge/experience in health promotion, prevention, social change models/principles, mental health
crisis response, suicide prevention - Outstanding communication (written and oral), interpersonal, and organizational
skills - Demonstrated ability to coordinate and implement campus/community process or program
- Sensitivity to diversity and
multicultural issues. - Demonstrated ability to positively and effectively lead and facilitate campus and community
partnerships
Compensation and Benefits:Review of applications
will begin on 5/18/26 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will receive
priority consideration.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Requires a Master’s degree
in Public Health, Health Education, Social Work, Counseling, Behavioral Sciences or related field.
A minimum of two years of
experience in education or closely related setting.
Preferred Qualifications: Supervisory experience with
relationship to mental health/counseling or similar services.
Job Info
- Job Identification 8032
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Job Category Student Services - Posting Date 05/08/2026, 01:49 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 720
McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37405, US
