JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SCHOOL WELLNESS COORDINATOR

Location: Roseburg, OR
Appointment Type and Duration: 20-30 hours/per week, Ongoing
Hourly Wage: $18-22/hr depending on experience
Position closes: open until filled
Reports to: Executive Director

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To ensure consideration, complete applications must include a current resume, cover letter describing your interest in Thrive Umpqua supported with relevant experience, and answers to the following three supplemental questions in 150 words or less:

1. Describe your experience in developing and leading health and wellness programs.

2. Describe your approach to community partnerships and client relationships.

3. Describe your experience that demonstrates your ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, vendors, community partners, adults, and children from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Thrive Umpqua
Thrive Umpqua is the Umpqua Valley’s community well-being initiative continuing the transformative work of Blue Zones Project-Umpqua. Using longevity principles from the longest living populations in the world across the places where we spend the most time, small changes contribute to huge benefits: lowered healthcare costs, improved productivity, and ultimately, a higher quality of life.

Be part of a team that’s bringing innovative leaders together from across the community to improve well-being on a significant scale – making the healthy choice the easy choice - a movement that promises to help your friends, family, and neighbors in the Umpqua Valley thrive!

Thrive Umpqua prioritizes equity. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants, women, and LGBTQ2S+, and bi-lingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position Summary
Thrive Umpqua’s School Wellness Coordinator is an exciting opportunity to provide support for school health and well-being as part of an established community-wide well-being initiative located in Roseburg, OR. This role provides support to schools in Douglas County in implementing evidence-based policies, projects and initiatives. The School Wellness Coordinator will collaborate with school administrators and the Thrive Umpqua Schools Committee to successfully advance each school district’s health and wellness policies and programs to improve well-being for students and staff in the areas of healthy nutrition, social emotional wellness, physical activity and tobacco prevention.

Essential Responsibilities (Duties include but are not limited to the following):

Provide outreach, guidance and support to schools in achieving the student and staff wellness goals of each District.

Develop strong relationships with local school districts/independent schools to encourage their participation and support them in becoming recognized for their efforts through the America’s Healthiest Schools Awards Program.

Build partnerships to advance goals with school boards, school district staff, appropriate other public agencies, various interest groups, and families.

Assist with the development and implementation policies that promote student and staff health.

Collaborate with relevant District departments to ensure internal alignment of efforts to achieve District wellness goals.

Establish and lead District and/or School-specific Wellness Committees and offer guidance to School and District Wellness Committee on ways to improve current policies to support increased student and staff wellness.

Educate staff, students and families as to the links between healthy eating, overall wellness, disease prevention, physical performance and achieving academic potential.

Coordinate with community organizations to provide nutrition education, physical activity, tobacco/vaping education and other options to support school wellness program offerings.

Support research to benchmark and evaluate District health and wellness programs.

Assist in identification of systems and processes to track progress in attaining a culture of wellness, school performance/value measures and outcomes, utilizing quantifiable and data-driven rubrics, including preparing background documents, fact sheets, and other communication materials.

Facilitate a community collaboration of education professionals through the Thrive Umpqua Schools Committee to provide best practices and assist in planning and implementing District wellness and health programs.

Support professional learning opportunities for school staff and stakeholders to develop and implement key school wellness initiatives.

Participate in community awareness and education events.

Assist in developing health education materials and promotional materials.

Work collaboratively with the team and with a positive attitude of service to the community.

Take Thrive Umpqua’s Longevity Principles and mission to heart and live by example.

Perform other related duties as assigned with a positive and serviceful attitude.

• Serves as the first point of contact and provides public-facing communications for the team.

• Cultivates, coordinates, and celebrates volunteers.

• Supports planning and coordination of events.

• Supports systems that streamline staff resources and allow for efficient operations.

• Attends and supports Thrive Umpqua programs and events.

• Works collaboratively with the team and with a positive attitude of service to the community.

• Takes Thrive Umpqua’s Longevity Principles and mission to heart and lives by example.

• Performs other related duties as assigned with a positive and serviceful attitude.

Experience

• Familiarity with district and state education policies and experience working in a school setting
• Experience in project management concepts, practices and procedures
• Experience forging productive collaborations and coalition building
• Experience and adeptness in thoughtful and inclusive meeting facilitation

Skills

Exceptional writing, verbal and interpersonal skills, including public speaking.

Ability to establish relationships with administrators, employees, and students to promote participation in sponsored programs, and to motivate and encourage them to set and reach their health goals.

Ability to be sensitive to the diverse perspectives of stakeholders and work with them to solve differences.

Ability to conduct benchmarking analysis, environment and culture assessments to aid in program development.

Ability to integrate well-being program initiatives into culture and organizational mission.

Ability to thoughtfully work with colleagues and stakeholders to resolve issues, including competing demands, sensitive issues, and conflicts with other groups.

Ability to present self as a forward thinker, energetic, motivated, creative, organized, relationship builder, and a leader.

Capable of being collaborative and responsible.

Excited by the Thrive Umpqua mission.

Demonstrate skills in program building, critical thinking, and computer and web based programs.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, Google Apps including Google Drive; and other online collaboration tools.

Knowledge of:

· Nutrition, physical fitness, social emotional well-being and tobacco/vaping standards

· Research and data collection methods and techniques

· Public speaking and public relations, principles and practices

· Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment

Ability to:

· Travel to various off-site and school locations around Douglas County

· Provide own transportation to sites during workday

· Work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as necessary

Qualifications:

· At least one year experience with project management, development and implementation

· Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Nutrition/Dietetics, Health Education, or other similar field from an accredited college or university

· Experience in lieu of education considered

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.

Part-time employees earn 1 hour of PTO for every 30 hours worked in addition to 11 paid holidays. This position does not include a health or retirement benefits package.

Thrive Umpqua is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. Thrive Umpqua encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. Thrive Umpqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us.

Thrive Umpqua prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in all programs, activities and employment practices. Multi-lingual and applicants of color are encouraged to apply.

Advertised: 1/16/23

Applications close: open until filled

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Roseburg, OR 97470: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Education: 1 year (Preferred)
• Wellness Program: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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