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Residential Health Educator

Employer
Savannah State University
Location
Savannah, GA

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
Posting Details

Classification Information

Classification Title Position Category Position Information

Working Title Residential Health Educator Job Summary

Savannah State University seeks qualified applicants for Residential Health Educator. This position provides educational programs within the residence halls utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration. Promotes student success and preventive services; identifies residence hall needs; addresses personal and social development for residential students. Develops and conducts programs and presentations highlighting relationships, self-esteem, depression, substance abuse prevention, anxiety, crisis, and current residence hall trends. Conducts group therapy; completes clinical documentation. Creates a resource library emphasizing residence life topics to be used in workshops, in-service training and programming. Works directly with the residence life staff to provide support for residential students facing challenges that affect their well-being. Maintains accurate records for monthly and annual reports for residential health education; attends meetings and conferences relating to residence life and counseling. Recruits students for participation in the programs; develops and maintains relationships with the university community. Maintains a flexible schedule to accommodate department needs, evening/weekend programming, or training; follows CAS standards for work performance. May be directed to perform job related tasks other than those specifically delineated in this description. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, and Higher Education and two or more years of experience in human services preferred. Group therapy experience required. Must have a commitment to growth, professional development, program development, and be willing to provide services in accordance with the stated mission, goals, objectives and priorities of the Department of University Housing and Residence Life, and Savannah State University. Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. Ability to listen well, accurately communicate ideas, and work well in a team; must be detail oriented and self-motivated. A working knowledge of Windows, Excel, Access, Publisher, MS Word, and PowerPoint is required. Background and/or credit check may be required.

Preferred Qualifications Special Information to Applicants

Savannah State University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative-Action Institution committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, genetics, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected Veteran status. Georgia is an Open Records State.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation.
Your application is not considered complete until all required documents have been uploaded to the appropriate section.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S3922014 Number of Vacancies Desired Start Date Position End Date Open Date 06/14/2018 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions Summary

Complete application online https://jobs.savannahstate.edu; submit three letters of reference, transcript(s) and resume online.

Review of applications will begin upon receipt and continue until the position is filled.

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Applicant Document Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Letter of Reference 1
  3. Letter of Reference 2
  4. Letter of Reference 3
  5. Unofficial Transcript 1
  6. Unofficial Transcript 2
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