Wellness Program Manager

Overview

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

At Salt Lake County, our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and room to grow and develop. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.

Community is more than a place… It’s our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work-life balance. Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and one personal day every year.

Oversees and strategizes the design, implementation, and management of countywide wellness programs. Develops programs that promote the health, mental well-being, and overall quality of life of employees. Leads high-level planning, manages budgets, collaborates with stakeholders, tracks the performance of wellness initiatives, and supervises staff. The Salt Lake County Employee Wellness program connects with employees at their worksites and through events held in various offsite settings.

The initiative takes a broad approach, addressing multiple dimensions of health. The program works closely with internal County entities and key external partners to support its goals.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Health Education, Public Health, Public Administration, Nutrition, or other closely related field, plus four (4) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

A valid Driver’s License accepted by the State of Utah is required at the time of hire. A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah must be obtained within six (6) months of hire to operate a County vehicle.

• Oversees the County’s Employee Wellness programs and activities.
• Supervises staff, including hiring, orienting, training, assigning, and reviewing work performance, annual performance appraisals, and discipline.
• Develops wellness programs; implements the development, planning, and promotion of the program’s long- and short-range strategic plans, activities, policies, procedures, and measurable goals.
• Prepares and administers program budgets, contracts, grant applications, and proposals. Oversees expenditures and assists with preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and executing program contracts and action plans.
• Oversees the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational materials, programs, workshops, and outreach methods.
• Develops criteria, protocols, and guidelines for participation. Establishes participant follow-up protocols used in participants education and referral.
• Develops partnerships with federal, state, and local agencies, as well as public and private organizations. Utilizes and creates relationships with providers and community resources in defining, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs.
• Develops comprehensive communications, marketing, and outreach plans for Employee Wellness programs.
• Ensures wellness programs provide current evidence-based information and best practices for participants in programs.

Knowledge of

• Federal, state, and local regulations related to medical, health care, and public law
• Preventive health strategies and risk reduction techniques, including epidemiological and communicable disease…