Working Title: Assistant Director for Residential Well-being

State Role Title: Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Health and Wellbeing

Department: 300019 - Well Dukes

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $53,000 - $55,000

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 05/12/2025

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Assistant Director for Residential Well-being serves as a member of the Well Dukes team, and is responsible for the on-going development, implementation, and assessment of the residential well-being experience. The position reports to the Director of Well Dukes while actively collaborating with other campus and community support services to assist with delivery of relevant population-based education and consultation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist Student Affairs with strategic planning, implementation, and assessment of the JMU residential well-being experience that aligns with divisional and departmental mission, vision, and values
• Build and maintain key partnerships with the Office of Residence Life and other campus experts to build a multi-disciplinary network to enhance the residential well-being experience.
• Collaboratively develop holistic initiatives and services involving the JMU Model of Well-being dimensions: Purpose, Learning, Environment, Relationships, Health, and Security.
• Support campus-wide initiatives of a Health Promoting Campus.
• Recruit, hire, orient, and supervise relevant staff.
• Oversee administrative functions which support residential well-being including scheduling, tracking, and reporting of initiatives and participants.
• Manage financial resources of assigned initiatives, assuring those fiscal operations are consistent with good practice and university/state policy.
• Contribute to Student Affairs equity and inclusion value by designing intentional and inclusive practices, policies, and services.

Qualifications:

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• A minimum of two years in a progressively responsible experience in a relevant setting with includes some supervisory and training experience
• Basic knowledge of current and emerging college student well-being needs and trends, environmental management/prevention strategies, health behavior change theories and ecological framework, and evidence-based practice
• Experience in learning-based outcome development and assessment
• Ability to stay current on developments in the field of public health, health promotion, peer health education, and college health
• Ability to strategically and creatively manage a wide range of projects, and to work quickly and effectively on deadline projects
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with other entities to develop shared outcomes for well-being
• Ability to work successfully with a diverse community and provide inclusive services
• Ability to ensure compliance with regulation and legal requirements

Preferred Experience

• Master’s degree in relevant field
• Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified in Public Health (CPH), or eligible and intent to become certified
• A minimum of four years in a progressively responsible experience in a relevant setting which includes some supervisory and training experience
• Experience working in a higher education setting
• Demonstrated application of using evidence-informed health promotion programs/initiatives (use of health promotion, behavior change, and population-based theories and models)
• Experience working on coalitions or collaborating with individuals and organizations
• Experience managing a programmatic budget and overseeing fiscal responsibilities

Additional Posting Information:

JMU’s Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.