Wellness Coordinator

Under general supervision, coordinates and administers the County's employee wellness program. This position will serve as the primary coordinator for wellness activities, including health fairs, educational workshops, wellness challenges, financial wellness programs, vendor partnerships, and employee engagement campaigns. The Wellness Coordinator will help ensure the continued success and growth of the County's wellness offerings while encouraging employee participation and supporting a healthier, more productive workforce.

The Human Resources Benefits Section administers and manages the County's comprehensive employee benefits program, supporting employees throughout their employment lifecycle. Responsibilities include the administration of medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, spending accounts, retirement-related benefits, wellness initiatives, and compliance with applicable federal and state regulations.

The Benefits team works closely with employees, retirees, vendors, and County departments to ensure access to high-quality benefits programs that promote health, financial security, and overall well-being.

The County is committed to fostering a culture of health and well-being through its award-winning employee wellness program. As the program continues to expand, the Wellness Coordinator will play a key role in planning, coordinating, and promoting wellness initiatives that support employees' physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Human Resources team and help us continue to expand our Wellbeing Program!

Key Responsibilities in this role include:

• Coordinates and administers the County's employee WellBeing program, initiatives, and activities.
• Plans, organizes, and facilitates wellness events, including health fairs, biometric screenings, wellness challenges, educational seminars, fitness activities, and employee engagement programs.
• Coordinates financial wellness, physical wellness, and preventive health education programs designed to promote healthy lifestyles and improve employee well-being.
• Serves as the primary liaison with wellness vendors, health plans, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of wellness services.
• Develops and implements marketing and communication strategies to promote wellness programs and encourage employee participation.
• Creates and distributes wellness-related communications in SharePoint, educational materials, newsletters, website content, and promotional campaigns.
• Assists in the administration of wellness incentives and recognition programs and ensures compliance with established program guidelines.
• Maintains wellness program records, participation data, and performance metrics; prepares reports, presentations, and recommendations regarding program effectiveness.
• Monitors wellness program participation and evaluates outcomes to identify trends, measure success, and recommend improvements.
• Collaborates with Human Resources Employee Benefits Management team and County departments to identify employee wellness needs and develop programs that support organizational goals.
• Coordinates logistics for wellness events, including scheduling, registration, facilities, vendor arrangements, materials, and participant communications.
• Assists employees by providing information regarding available wellness resources, programs, and services.
• Researches industry trends, best practices, and emerging wellness strategies to support continuous program enhancement.
• Supports the County's efforts to foster a culture of health, well-being, engagement, and productivity throughout the organization.
• Performs related work as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.

Ability to motivate and inspire employees to participate in wellness initiatives without having direct authority over them. The successful candidate must understand how to influence behavior, build trust, and create enthusiasm for wellness programs across a diverse workforce.

Event Planning and Execution

Strong ability to coordinate multiple wellness activities simultaneously, including health fairs, workshops, and awareness campaigns while managing logistics and timelines.

Communication and Presentation Skills

Ability to communicate complex health, wellness, and financial well-being topics in a clear, engaging, and relatable manner through presentations, written materials, social media, newsletters, and one-on-one interactions.

Relationship Management

Ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with employees, County leadership, benefits vendors, and wellness service providers.

Project Management

Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, coordinate resources, and successfully implement wellness initiatives from planning through evaluation.

Data Analysis and Outcome Measurement

Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret participation and engagement data to evaluate program effectiveness and make recommendations for continuous improvement.

Administers large-scale programs and/or projects that have County-wide impact.

Works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Health Promotion, Public Health, Human Resources, Public Administration, or field relevant to area of assignment.

(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)

Requires four (4) years of experience in a staff or administrative role, specifically managing programs relevant to Human Resources benefits, health/wellness, or related experience.

Possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License based on area of assignment.

• Master's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Health Promotion, Public Health, Human Resources, Public Administration, or field relevant to area of assignment.
• Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS)
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
• Certified Wellness Practitioner (CWP)
• WELCOA/National Wellness Institute
• HRCI-SPHR, IPMA-SCP-SHRM-SCP or HRCI-PHR, IPMA-CP, SHRM CP
• 2 years + experience in graphic design with Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
• 2 years + experience SharePoint content creation, design and coding

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Plans, develops, authorizes, implements, supervises and evaluates programs/projects, activities and services on a large scale with County-wide impact; prepares reports, analyzes and interprets data.

Coordinates and manages all aspects of a program or project which has operational responsibility of a major scope, a large-sized budget and provides a critical County service.

Assists Director and Agency Leadership by researching issues, creating memorandums, policies, procedures, reports, etc. and monitors/advises on staff compliance with policy and procedures.

Conducts special research in conjunction with a project/program, analyzes data, and makes recommendations based upon research.

Identifies and understands agency/business needs, contractual business requirements, and regulations governing local, state and other requirements, confidentiality obligations, warranties, liabilities, indemnification, termination clauses, breach, and remedies.

Communicates business risks to project manager, senior/executive management, and approving authority for assessment and approval, while focusing on comprehending client-agencies' needs and business processes.

Coordinates with state and local agency partners on projects and programs, community outreach, media relations and regional and various services; may assist with press releases and responses to media.

Advises and assists the Department and Division Directors on all operational and technical matters related to the section(s) or function(s) assigned.

Defines agency goals and objectives, develops and recommends policies and operating procedures.

Administers internal/external communications and public outreach activities for Division; manages and coordinates outreach efforts with other County divisions as well as other local and state governments, and partnering agencies.

Prepares Commission agendas, including editing, posting and planning.

Provides assistance and training of agency staff and contracted services providers. May oversee the Agency's training program; schedules and/or delivers training and outreach opportunities for employees and the vendor community respectively.

Plans, organizes and implements a compliance and monitoring program, conducts contract central audits, field documentation reviews, investigations or management studies.

Plans, directs and supervises the activities of staff.

Performs related work as assigned.

• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Looks at complex issues from multiple angles; explores issues to uncover underlying issues and root causes; sees the main consequences and implications of different options.
• Decision Quality: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Ensures that people's decisions comply with policies and standards. Integrates analysis, experience, and other inputs to make effective decisions. Accepts workable decisions and also seeks better alternatives.
• Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. Provides a clear picture of the organization's vision and strategy and what the team needs to do to realize them. Develops longer-term strategies that capitalize on the organization's distinct capabilities and emerging trends in the market.
• Plans and Aligns: Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Stays focused on plans and improvises in response to changes, including risks and contingencies. Aligns own team's work with other workgroups'. Looks ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others' input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations. Sees even subtle cues to adapt; deploys a wide range of behaviors to stay effective. Exemplifies flexibility and resourcefulness; responds deftly to a variety of challenges and situations.

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies©.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

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Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.

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