Health Promotion Specialist

Position Title:

Health Promotion Specialist

Job Group:

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of related experience

Job Description:

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

Are you passionate about creating a holistic student experience that supports mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing? Are you interested in an opportunity where you get to engage with students and help them reach their full potential—academically and beyond?

If so, Student Wellness with the Division of Student Affairs at Iowa State University is currently seeking applicants for a Health Promotion Specialist! This individual plays a key role in advancing student health and well-being through strategic communication, data-informed storytelling, and health promotion initiatives. This position will be hired as a Wellness Program Specialist II.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive health promotion programs, initiatives, and interventions

• Plan, deliver, and assess trainings, presentations, and educational content that support overall student wellbeing

• Provide outreach, support services, and community-building opportunities that promote a healthy campus environment

• Lead and coordinate campus-wide initiatives, events, and committees that advance health and wellness efforts

• Support the implementation and evaluation of university-wide health promotion strategies and strategic priorities

• Build and maintain collaborative partnerships with campus and community stakeholders to advance health promotion efforts

• Develop and disseminate educational materials, digital content, and marketing strategies to increase awareness and engagement

• Collect, track, analyze, and report data to assess program effectiveness and inform continuous improvement

Student Wellness is hiring for two Health Promotion Specialist positions. While both positions share a common foundation in advancing student wellbeing through health promotion, each role will have a distinct emphasis area. One position will primarily focus on behavioral health initiatives, and the other will focus on violence prevention efforts.

The Health Promotion and Behavioral Health Specialist will focus on alcohol and substance prevention and education, as well as collegiate recovery efforts supporting alcohol, substance and process/behavioral addictions.

The Health Promotion and Violence Prevention Specialist will focus on violence prevention education and outreach. This position includes work in areas such as sexual violence, stalking, and hazing.

Occasional weekend/evening hours will be involved in this role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying motivational interviewing techniques

• Experience utilizing trauma-informed practices

• Experience delivering presentations, preferably on health and wellness topics

• Experience using tools such as Smartsheet and/or Qualtrics

• Experience planning and coordinating events

• Experience developing and implementing outreach campaigns to increase program visibility and participation, ideally within wellness or related fields

Department Description:

Student Wellness at Iowa State University provides leadership in university strategy for health promotion and provides support programs aimed at creating a campus culture of wellbeing so that all students can thrive. Student Wellness plans, implements, and evaluates health education and prevention strategies that focus on health and wellness issues that directly affect student success, higher learning, and personal development such as: violence prevention, suicide, mental health, substance use, and more. To learn more, please visit Student Wellness.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Application Instructions:
To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Application/Cover Letter

Why Choose Iowa State University?
Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental, as well as:

• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans

• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans

• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)

• Life insurance and long-term disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Various voluntary benefits and discounts

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellbeing program

• Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions. WorkFlex offers flexibility on when, where, and how you do your work. For more information, please speak with the Hiring Manager.

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected], or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Appointment Type:

Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

12 Month Work Period

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Grade:

PS807

Original Posting Date:

June 8, 2026

Posting Close Date:

June 21, 2026

Job Requisition Number:

R19367

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, email [email protected].

 

General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.