Description
The Associate Dean for Health and Well-Being provides strategic leadership for the Student Health & Wellbeing cluster of Student Life, which includes the Health & Counseling Center (HCC), Athletics, Fitness, & Outdoor Programs (AFOP), and the Sexual Health Advocacy & Relationship Education (SHARE) program. The Associate Dean for Health and Well-Being leads multidisciplinary efforts to sustain an equitable and inclusive culture of student well-being.
This position reports to the Vice President for Student Life, is under the division of Student Life, and works on campus interfacing with faculty, staff, and students. The position serves in an on-call rotation with other student life deans, providing support for frontline professional staff in responding to elevated student concerns. This is not a remote position.
Reed College offers an exceptional benefits package, including a comprehensive and medical and dental insurance option for you (Reed pays 60% on medical and dental insurance premiums for your dependent), 403(b) retirement plan with 10% employer contribution (after one year of service), educational assistance for employees and their children, 22 days of paid vacation, paid holidays, half-day Fridays in the summer, and many other campus amenities. This is a full-time role with typical work hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one hour unpaid lunch, however some evenings and weekends are required.
Starting salary for this position is $120,712- $125,712. Pay offers are contingent upon experience and are determined through an internal pay assessment. This is an exempt position in grade 10.
Requirements
What You’ll Do
- Provide leadership and functional responsibility for strategic planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of campus-wide wellness education programs
- Partner with the Care Team to deliver harm-reduction programming and intervention strategies
- Support students who experience crisis; intervene directly in cases involving critical illness/injury, mental illness, and other threats to mind and body
- Partner with faculty and staff around health assessment and wellness education
- Develop co-curricular wellness programming for students' utilization
- Anticipate, evaluate, and address changes in student needs and improve the student experience on campus
- Assess and make medical and counseling recommendations to internal/external providers and clinicians
- Collaborate with the Director of Medical Services and Director of Counseling Services to support, develop, and promote initiatives, programming, and outreach directed toward students’ physical, mental, emotional, and psychological well-being
- Develop collaborative partnerships across campus – both in and outside the classroom – to ensure strategic integration of holistic wellness programs, initiatives, and services
- Serve on several campus committees, including the Behavioral Intervention Team, the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Committee, and the Student Health Advisory Committee
- Serve as a member of the designated Emergency Response Team; assist with coordination, communication, and implementation of emergency response plans and actions
