The College Community Health Educator (Wolves R.I.S.E Project Coordinator) designs, promotes, implements, and supports key initiatives and program activities related to evidence-informed/based health and wellbeing programs for the campus community in accordance with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention grant. The health educator conducts regular programming, presentations, groups, events, brief interventions and initiatives that focus on harm reduction, education, prevention, and/or awareness, and community programs addressing substance use and suicide awareness and prevention.

 

 

 

Keuka College, founded in 1890, is a liberal arts-based, private, four-year college in the heart of New Yorks Finger Lakes. The College offers small classes augmented by its trademark Field Period® program – an annual, 140-hour experiential learning internship. Graduates leave with significant, real-world experience because of this immersion in experiential learning – long the cornerstone of a Keuka College education. The Colleges 290-acre campus hosts just under 1,000 students, approximately 220 employees, and more than 5,000 summer conference guests. It is the largest private employer in Yates County, where its annual regional economic impact is more than $110 million. With a home campus on the shore of Keuka Lake, satellite classes throughout New York, and international programs in China and Vietnam, Keuka College carries on the original mission of its founder, the Rev. Dr. George Harvey Ball, to educate young students and adult learners “to bring strength to our nation and to help humanity.” The College is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Keuka College is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this job description lists only those responsibilities and qualifications deemed essential.