Dean for Health & Wellness, Exempt, M4 Career Level at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa

Job Description:

Job Title:

Dean for Health & Wellness, Exempt, M4 Career Level

Department:

Student Health & Wellness

Job Summary:

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead an amazing team whose focus is on the wellbeing of a great liberal arts campus? Grinnell College is looking for you to become our next Dean of Health and Wellness. Due to a retirement, the college is looking for a candidate to build upon the excellent work of the previous Dean and sustain the vision for student health and wellness on campus. They will provide overall direction for an integrated health and wellness center which includes mental health counseling, health services, tele-psychiatry, and wellness promotion. Reporting to the Associate VP of Student Affairs, this role will work cross-functionally and divisionally to advance goals and initiatives that contribute to student wellbeing.



Key Responsibilities

• Create and sustain health and wellness vision


• Provide overall direction to an integrated student health and wellness operation


• Serve as a senior leader within the division of Student Affairs representing the department on committees


• Oversee and implement policies and procedures to govern medical and mental health care


• Provide direct supervision of Student Health and Wellness leadership


• Provide occasional direct clinical care for students in emergent or triage situations; consult in an on-call capacity for deans on call.

ABOUT GRINNELL COLLEGEGrinnell College is a top-ranking private liberal arts institution that values diversity, equity, inclusion, intellectual freedom, and social responsibility. We seek candidates that align with these values and have the ability and desire to advance our values and belonging within our community and the communities we engage. Ideal candidates will be prepared to collaborate and contribute to the mission and values of the college across all constituencies.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree or equivalent in Counseling psychology or a related field


• Licensed mental health practitioner or the like


• 7 years or more of professional experience which may include internship


• Actively champions diversity, equity, and inclusion issues and initiatives


• Strong interpersonal communication skills.


• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues, faculty, and campus staff to support students.


• Flexibility and adaptability in the ever-changing daily lives of students


• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize

Preferred Qualifications:

Link to Job Description:

Dean of Health and Wellness

FLSA Category:

Exempt

Staff/Faculty:

Staff

Employment Status:

Full-Time

Employment Category:

Regular

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Selected candidate must successfully pass a background check prior to first day of employment.

Open Until Filled:

No

Posting Number:

S01145

Diversity Statement:

Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational and working environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, religion, disability, creed or any other protected class. Discrimination and harassment on any of the bases covered by state or federal antidiscrimination statutes is unlawful and a violation of Grinnell College policy.

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