New Job Wellness Coordinator In Colorado

Salary Range: $61,500.00 - $83,100.00 annually

Job Summary:

Primary responsibilities are to plan, organize, and oversee health education, fitness, and wellness programs to meet organizational goals and employee needs, following the 8 dimensions of well-being. Encourage employees to take steps to prevent the onset or worsening of a health condition or sickness and to adopt healthy lifestyles.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in wellness management, fitness and wellness, health education or health promotions, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 years' experience in the wellness field which includes administration of comprehensive wellness program, and program assessment/evaluation.
• Intermediate-level computer skills (Word and Excel preferred).
• Experience working with the public and high degree of customer services skills.
• English/Spanish bilingual skills desirable.

Essential Functions:

• Develop evidence-based programs, activities, and information designed to improve individual lifestyle habits and health status of employees.
• Identify third party resources to provide or support identified behavior change interventions and facilitate program delivery to include selection and utilization of effective delivery methods.
• Communicate the City's wellness program and program offerings - may include individual or group meetings/trainings, coordination of wellness committee, presenting specific employee wellness lunch & learn programs, developing programs tailored to specific work groups, newsletters, etc.
• Coordinate special events such as health fairs, health screenings, flu vaccinations, mammogram event, bone density, and hearing testing.
• Facilitate behavior change programs such as weight management and tobacco cessation.
• Assist in evaluation and recommendation of incentive design - may involve research to ensure compliance with federal regulations and assessment of external knowledge base sources.
• Working with Benefits and Wellness Manager, evaluate health insurance claims patterns to identify positive and negative trends that can be resolved with wellness education.
• Serve as liaison and partner with community health and wellness resources and services.
• Maintain records of participation and other data for all programs.
• Deliver health education information to employees in a variety of methods.
• Coordinate activities of the wellness committee.
• Collaborate with communications team to develop marketing materials and up to date intranet information
• Collect data and analyze complex issues; develop complex plans and reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, representatives of other agencies and organizations, and members of the community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Frequent and heavy contact with public and employees in person and by telephone.
• Work is performed over extended periods of time at a fixed workstation.
• Exposure to frequent background noise.
• Employee may be asked to drive personal vehicle for business purposes.
• Employee is subject to working alone and/or with groups and/or attends meetings.
• Employee may be required to conduct business in alternate locations within City buildings, sometimes in formal settings.
• Employee may be occasionally required to work overtime, holidays, evenings, shifts, or weekends.
• Employee may have frequent interruptions and be required to multi-task while having inflexible deadlines.
• Employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions; work performed is sedentary, generally in an office environment.
• Environment is safe to having minimal hazards that are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely little or no exposure to injury or accident.
• Communication skills enough to convey information to employees and the public verbally and in writing.
• Operate standard office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive hand/arm movements.
• Vision enough to read computer keyboards, reference books, and other written documents.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data/figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading of printed materials; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices-graphs; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Manual dexterity enough to accurately input, retrieve, and verify work assignments.
• Occasional light to moderate physical effort that includes stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling; frequent standing or walking; frequently lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds; maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks and frequently working with light objects and light hand tools.
• Extensive work is performed on a computer; work is primarily performed at a desk.

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE .