Health Educator – Alcohol and Drug Education Focus

Announcement Number STAFF – VA – 25355

For questions regarding this position, please contact:

Betsy Asserson

(406) 994-4531

[email protected]

Classification Title Program Coord II

Working Title Health Educator – Alcohol and Drug Education Focus

Brief Position Overview

This position provides general health promotion services within Student Wellness. The position supports health education focused on alcohol use and misuse, substance use prevention, and coordination of remediation classes following conduct charges related to substance use.

Position Number 4M5293

Department SWC AVP OPs

Division Division of Student Success

Appointment Type Classified

Contract Term Fiscal Year

Semester

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FLSA Non-Exempt

Union Affiliation FOCUS-MFPE

FTE 1.0

Benefits Eligible Eligible

Salary $21.99 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

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Recruitment Type Open

General Statement

Montana State University’s Student Wellness seeks a health educator with an emphasis on substance misuse prevention and education to coordinate outreach and prevention services related to substance use. The position is housed in the new Student Wellness Center, MSU’s one stop shop for health and wellbeing. The Student Wellness area, within the MSU Student Success, is comprised of Campus Recreation, Counseling & Psychological Services, and Student Health Services. All of these departments are housed in the new 165,000 sq ft Student Wellness Center. This position reports to the Program Manager of Student Wellness Program Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with supervisor to implement and evaluate campus-specific strategic plans for alcohol and other drug prevention based on assessment data.
• Assist with online prevention education, Thriving Together, and support students in completing the required curriculum.
• In coordination with the SW Program Manager, implement alcohol and drug education programming for students focused on harm reduction to reduce underage and high-risk drinking and cannabis or other recreational drug use/abuse.
• Provide targeted prevention education to specific students groups including, but not limited to, residence halls, fraternities and sororities, and athletics.
• Serve as a Narcan master trainer and lead Narcan training for the campus community.
• Serve as the primary community support resource expert for substance misuse concerns and respond to resource requests from campus constituents in a timely manner.
• Coordinate, facilitate and evaluate all on-campus alcohol education classes for student conduct referral program.
• Implement Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) as relevant to MSU’s alcohol and drug education program.
• Recruit, train and oversee student employees.
• Support development of Student Wellness peer education training program which fosters resource engagement, targeted skill building, harm reduction and health enhancing behavior change.
• Manage and deliver alcohol education programs, including meeting with students to review personalized feedback and conduct brief motivational interviewing.
• Utilize data and outcomes to demonstrate progress toward Student Wellness goals and monitor trends of student behavior.
• Participate in the delivery and assessment of Student Wellness health promotion activities.
• Create/compile quarterly reports of data and assessment results specific to substance use and misuse
• Assist SW Health Promotion Program Manager with data collection and report for Drug Free Schools and Campuses Act (DFSCA) Biennial Report.
• Support student groups focused on recovery and provide guidance for their programming efforts.
• Other duties as assigned by Health Promotion Program Manager or Associate Vice President for Student Wellness.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

1. Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, public health, health education, behavioral sciences, higher education, or related field, or a combination of education and/or applicable experience.
2. Demonstrated professional experience in the area(s) of public health, alcohol and other drug misuse prevention and education.
3. Experience leading presentations or teaching classes.
4. Demonstrated ability to develop educational programs and complete assessment.
5. Ability to work well with people of all backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

1. Master’s degree in Higher Education, Public Health, or related field.
2. Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES).
3. Experience working with college students in a supervisory role.
4. A working understanding of public health fundamentals and how they apply to harm reduction strategies.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Excitement to work on a multi-disciplinary team in effort to support whole person wellbeing.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to work with students and/or co-workers from a wide range of abilities, backgrounds, and experiences.
• Understanding of and/or proficiency with motivational interviewing skills and techniques.
• Experience with Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) or other brief intervention methods with young adult populations.
• Knowledge of issues and dynamics related to substance misuse, health risks from cannabis and alcohol use, and harm-reduction education.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This position has supervisory duties? Yes

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search.

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Applications will be:

Screening of applications will begin on June 2, 2025; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

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EEO Statement

Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

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