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California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) is hiring a Health Educator – Mental Health Specialist. This role leads the development of Campus Health & Wellbeing’s health education programming, directing, designing, and evaluating initiatives that build student health knowledge and healthy behaviors. The educator addresses emerging concerns like stress, sleep disruption, and mental health risk through prevention, early intervention, and referral strategies.

Highlights

Design and evaluate health education programs aligned with ACHA standards of practice
Address emerging student health concerns through prevention and early intervention approaches
Apply educational and social psychology principles to programming
Use gatekeeper training models such as QPR and connect students to clinical referral pathways
Collaborate across Campus Health & Wellbeing on outreach and consultation efforts
Bachelor’s degree in health education or a related field, plus one to two years of relevant experience
Current First Aid and CPR certification
Anticipated hiring range of $72,072-$82,788 annually, with full benefits including medical, dental, vision, and CalPERS retirement

Health Educator – Mental Health Specialist Full Description

Job Summary

Under general direction of the Director of Wellbeing and Health Equity, this position provides leadership in identifying goals for and developing Health Education programs for Campus Health & Wellbeing and addresses long and short-term campus health education needs. This incumbent directs, plans, designs, implements, and evaluates health education programs with the goal of improving health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Department Summary

The purpose of Campus Health & Wellbeing is to help students achieve and maintain academic success and lifelong health and wellbeing by providing timely and appropriate primary and acute health care, disease and injury prevention education, professional mental health, outreach, educational services and campus consultations.

Key Qualifications

Thorough knowledge of health education theories, research, and program assessment, and of the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of health education programs.
Thorough knowledge of industry standards for the delivery of health education and health promotion in higher education, such as those found in the American College Health Association’s Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education.
General knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, current and emerging college-age student health concerns including stress, sleep disruption, and mental health and suicide risk and existing methods of prevention, early intervention, and referral.
Working knowledge of the principles of educational and social psychology and their application to health education programming.
Working knowledge of evidence-informed prevention and gatekeeper training models, such as QPR, and of campus and community referral pathways to licensed clinical resources.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an approved program in health education or a related health field. Equivalent to one to two years of progressively responsible health education experience or combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.

Licenses, Certificates, Credentials

Current First Aid and CPR certification.

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $72,072 - $82,788 Per Year

Classification Range: $57,468 - $110,928 per year

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Anticipated Hiring Range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Classification Range may be broader than what the University anticipates paying for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Cal Poly complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy.

Supplemental Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. Cal Poly will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions. Applicants for staff and management positions must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended.

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.

Applications close: Open Until Filled

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