Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

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.

What it is like to work here:

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.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. 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.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage, including a 100% county-paid premium option, Dental and Vision coverage, including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development, including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: On-site medical clinic and gym; pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and discounts at County facilities. 

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JOB SUMMARY

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Oversees the County’s Employee Wellness programs and activities.
• Supervises staff, which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning, and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
• Develops wellness programs; implements the development, planning, and promotion of 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 participants 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, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA)

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 control methods
• Recent developments in the fields of health education, health promotion, healthy lifestyle risk reduction, and lifestyle change
• Techniques of effective program development/design
• Evaluation methodologies
• Field studies and scientific research methods and techniques
• Community organization methods
• Management and personnel principles and practices, and effective supervision
• Effective training methods and techniques, including team-building skills
• Grant writing and contract proposal application methods
• Evaluation methodologies, including instrument design, data collection, analysis, and reporting techniques and procedures
• Medical terminology
• Public and media relations methods and techniques

Skills and Abilities to:

• Communicate effectively with the public, government, business, and community leaders
• Prepare and explain data by written, graphic, or verbal methods
• Prepare materials for media dissemination
• Work with computer software related to job-specific duties
• Interpret and follow oral and written policy, regulation, health, and medical information
• Effectively apply general principles to specific conditions
• Work effectively with people from various backgrounds
• Supervise, train, and mentor employees, volunteers, and student interns
• Design and implement evaluation instruments, scientific studies, needs assessments, and data collection and reporting mechanisms
• Work with minimal supervision and act independently

This is a hybrid position that combines work from home, in-office duties, and work in community settings. Work schedule is typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with some evening and weekneds required. 

The Salt Lake County Employee Wellness program connects with employees at their worksites and through events held in various offsite settings. As such, this position requires travel throughout the county.

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.