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The Associate Dean for Health and Well-Being provides strategic leadership for the Student Health & Wellbeing cluster of Student Life, which includes the Health & Counseling Center (HCC), Athletics, Fitness, & Outdoor Programs (AFOP), and the Sexual Health Advocacy & Relationship Education (SHARE) program. The Associate Dean for Health and Well-Being leads multidisciplinary efforts to sustain an equitable and inclusive culture of student well-being.

This position reports to the Vice President for Student Life, is under the division of Student Life, and works on campus interfacing with faculty, staff, and students. The position serves in an on-call rotation with other student life deans, providing support for frontline professional staff in responding to elevated student concerns. This is not a remote position.

Reed College offers an exceptional benefits package, including a comprehensive and medical and dental insurance option for you (Reed pays 60% on medical and dental insurance premiums for your dependent), 403(b) retirement plan with 10% employer contribution (after one year of service), educational assistance for employees and their children, 22 days of paid vacation, paid holidays, half-day Fridays in the summer, and many other campus amenities. This is a full-time role with typical work hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one hour unpaid lunch, however some evenings and weekends are required.

Starting salary for this position is $120,712- $125,712. Pay offers are contingent upon experience and are determined through an internal pay assessment. This is an exempt position in grade 10.

Who You Are

• You are a student life or health and wellness professional.

• Your personal commitment to equity and inclusion is an asset in any setting. It enables you to build strong relationships and drive meaningful and positive change.

• You are a strategic leader who thrives on complex challenges and excels at building partnerships to achieve shared goals.

• Your management experience is in healthcare, wellness, or mental health or a related field.

• You deeply enjoy being a leader. You are skilled at fostering a culture built on clear communication, close collaboration, and shared accountability.

• You practice intentionality, empathy, and inclusive communication to foster relationships with a wide range of people and cultivate a strong sense of belonging.

• You have experience working with college age students and you are comfortable establishing meaningful and appropriate relationships with them. Ideally, you have an understanding of human development.

• You are an expert in wellness programming. You use data to assess your constituents’ needs and design programs to meet them. You always assess your programs to determine their efficacy.

• As a capable presenter, you can improve program utilization through strategic public speaking by focusing on engagement, clear messaging, and a call to action.

• You are self aware. You don’t mind making mistakes and owning them.

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership and functional responsibility for strategic planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of campus-wide wellness education programs

• Partner with the Care Team to deliver harm-reduction programming and intervention strategies

• Support students who experience crisis; intervene directly in cases involving critical illness/injury, mental illness, and other threats to mind and body

• Partner with faculty and staff around health assessment and wellness education

• Develop co-curricular wellness programming for students' utilization

• Anticipate, evaluate, and address changes in student needs and improve the student experience on campus

• Assess and make medical and counseling recommendations to internal/external providers and clinicians

• Collaborate with the Director of Medical Services and Director of Counseling Services to support, develop, and promote initiatives, programming, and outreach directed toward students’ physical, mental, emotional, and psychological well-being

• Develop collaborative partnerships across campus – both in and outside the classroom – to ensure strategic integration of holistic wellness programs, initiatives, and services

• Serve on several campus committees including the Behavioral Intervention Team, the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Committee and the Student Health Advisory Committee

• Serve as a member of the designated Emergency Response Team; assist with coordination, communication and implementation of emergency response plans and actions

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a health or counseling related field

• 5 years of related experience in managing professional staffing in higher education or higher education adjacent industries

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of student development theory, program development, and student advising

• Experience supervising managers

Application Instructions 

Click below to apply. You will be directed to Interfolio to create a free account and begin your application. A resume and cover letter are required. You can submit these documents in any format, but pdf works best. 

Applications will be considered as they are submitted so you are encouraged to apply early. 

Reed College replies to every candidate. We will confirm that your application is received, and if you are not selected, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Reed College is committed to building a culturally inclusive community and a work environment that respects and inspires every person. Your unique skills, work history, cultural contributions, and lived experiences are essential to building this community. Members of historically marginalized groups including women, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, those who have served in the military, and members of other underrepresented communities are invited to apply.