Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence (SAIE) is the central student affairs division of the University of Denver.
SAIE supports students in their holistic development through advocacy, collaboration, and education, and we strive to be full partners in students’ learning experience. SAIE values student centricity; diversity, equity, and inclusion; collaboration; adaptability; and accountability. The Division’s strategic priorities are:
- Enrich the holistic student experience
- Elevate & Embed diversity, equity & inclusion
- Engage purposeful partnerships
- Enhance staff development, learning & wellbeing
- Enact sustainable practices & operations
SAIE includes Housing and Residential Education; Student Engagement; Fraternity and Sorority Life; Health and Counseling Center; Inclusion & Equity Education; Disability Services Program; The Cultural Center; Access & Transitions; Learning Effectiveness Program; Veterans and Military Resources; Student Outreach and Support; Student Rights & Responsibilities; Budget, Operations, and Division Resources; New Student Programs; Parent & Family Engagement; and Community and Driscoll Commons.
The Health & Counseling Center (HCC) is a fully integrated, on-campus, accredited college health center that provides a wide range of medical and mental health services. The University of Denver is deeply committed to Inclusive Excellence and Equity and seeks an Associate Director of Prevention and Masculinities Engagement who possesses cultural humility and a strong understanding of systems of oppression and can integrate those perspective into all their work. This position works in the Health Promotion unit at the HCC.
The mission of the HCC is to enhance overall student well-being and success through inclusive physical and mental healthcare, prevention, education, advocacy, and recovery support services. Most shifts are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with occasional shifts from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Physicians, nurses, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health professionals staff the HCC. All students enrolled for academic credit (full-time or part-time, undergraduate, or graduate) may use the HCC.
Health Promotion cultivates a thriving University of Denver (DU) community through engagement, education, and sociocultural change. Health Promotion provides educational outreach programs such as events and workshops awareness campaigns, and resources to help DU students make success-oriented decisions related to mental health, alcohol and other drugs, gender violence prevention, sexual health, and other dimensions of well-being. Health Promotion also advocates for a broader sociocultural environment that supports health and well-being. The Health Promotion team includes professionals, graduate fellows, and undergraduate peer educators.
The University of Denver and the Health and Counseling Center are committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment.
Position Summary
The Associate Director of Health Promotion, Prevention, and Masculinities Engagement works to address sexual violence and promote healthy sexuality at DU within the Health Promotion Department (HP). The mission of Health Promotion works to achieve our vision by cultivating a thriving DU community through education, engagement, and sociocultural change. The Associate Director of Health Promotion, Prevention, and Masculinities Engagement coordinates and implements student- focused prevention education to reduce sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalking while simultaneously promoting healthy sexuality and gender behaviors. Reporting to the Director of Health Promotion, the Associate Director helps develop and implement the strategic plan related to masculinities engagement, community outreach, and student trainings. The Associate Director will be responsible for tracking data of training, outreach, and education by HP staff and peer educators for annual reporting. The Associate Director serves a member of the CARE Leadership team and takes leadership in University wide initiatives.
This position is funded with pilot funding. The position is renewable based on fund availability and performance in the position.
Essential Functions
Supervision
- Directly supervises the Coordinator of Health Promotion – Gender Violence and Sexual Health.
- Directly responsible for the recruitment, hiring, and training of approximately 25 student peer educators.
Training and Education
- Work with community to develop and implement a masculinities peer education program.
- Complete duties associated with continued development and maintenance of the program including recruitment, selection, and training of new peer educators; oversee the program’s executive leadership board; coordinate sponsored events, programming, and educational presentations, and provide evaluation/assessment of the program.
- Work with other HP staff to run regular bystander intervention programs.
- Respond to student requests for training and education, including group interventions and awareness events around consent, sexual violence, healthy relationships, etc. Partner with the Student Affairs staff for trainings of student leaders and staff as needed.
- In partnership with other offices on campus, lead men’s engagement programming and education around healthy masculinities.
- This includes the management, implementation, and curriculum development of a healthy masculinities dialogue program each quarter.
Outreach
- Manage outreach work such as tabling, drop in hours, and dissemination of marketing materials. Promote HP’s in person support presence on campus.
- Create and maintain content for a masculinities departmental website and departmental social media presence.
- Build collaborative partnerships with relevant staff and faculty, including staff in Fraternity and Sorority Life, Athletics, and SAIE, and faculty in Social Work, Higher Education, Psychology, Sociology and Criminology, Gender and Women’s Studies, and other relevant academic units to offer collaborative programming and achieve goals related to sexual violence education.
Advocacy
- Participate in advocating for trauma informed processes and policies at DU through partnerships with the Title IX office (EOIX), Office of Student Conduct, Dean of Students, Public Safety, Office of Teaching and Learning, and others.
Administrative
- Provide input on strategic planning and vision and ensure objectives are met.
- Coordinate tracking of training, outreach, and education by HP staff and peer educators for annual reporting.
- Work with the Director to assess training and education and set learning outcomes for student participation in HP prevention programs.
- Co-manages the day-to-day operations of the department with the Director
- Responsible for the development, coordination, implementation, and tracking, of various asynchronous online modules, completed by all first-year students.)
- Contributes to the development of budgets and operational forecasts, accountable for monitoring
- Budgets and identifies opportunities for increasing revenue and containing costs and ensuring compliance with policies
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to prepare and effectively deliver education programs and materials to university students.
- Skills in creative community engagement and trust building.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social justice, including demonstrated competency in gender identity.
- Experienced in providing support and education around queer and trans masculinities.
- Awareness of personal boundaries and ability to provide self-care.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) as well as general interpersonal skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information sensitively and with integrity.
- Ability to lead challenging conversations with students and staff with respect and empathy.
- Ability to use sound judgment when responding to crises.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, on-and off-campus. Familiarity with the larger field of domestic and sexual violence services in order to appropriately collaborate and build relationships with partner organizations.
Required Qualifications
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors or higher degree.
- 2 years program/project administration or other relevant experience in the area of gender and/or sexualities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a related field + 2 years relevant.
- Experience with primary and secondary prevention initiatives in college health.
- Experience supervising volunteers, interns, or college students.
- Experience with peer education and advising.
- Knowledge and experience in survivor advocacy work, including medical, Title IX, and/or legal advocacy.
Work Schedule
This position requires employees to work onsite 8:00am-5:00pm with frequent weekends, evenings and holidays.
Application Deadline
For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) July 31, 2023.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is 11.
Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $65,000 – $75,000.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver .
Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Denver prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age (40 years and over in the employment context), religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, veterans status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the university’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended in 2008; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For the university’s complete Non-Discrimination Statement, please see non-discrimination-statement .
All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.
Advertised: July 18, 2023
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