Whole Child Health National Advisor, Staff Well-Being

Who We Are 

Healthier Generation   is a leading children’s health non-profit that promotes equitable whole child health so that every mind, every body, and every young person can be healthy and ready to succeed.  We believe a dedicated, intensified movement that centers equity in health practices and policies wherever kids live, learn and play is required to achieve dramatic improvements in the health and life outcomes of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, as well as communities experiencing deep poverty. 

Healthier Generation works nationally and locally with schools and school districts, youth-serving organizations, businesses, and communities – building their capacity to create healthier environments where young people can thrive. Our work, in total, has reached more than 31 million children and meaningfully improved environments to support the physical, social, and emotional health of the next generation—especially those from underserved communities. Our programs are evidenced-based and evidence-informed, supported by a robust digital/virtual/live training platform and action center, as well as direct-to-community services. Through Healthier Generation programs, products and services, more children nationwide are gaining the opportunity to build a healthy future.

Job Purpose – What You Will Do

​​The Whole Child Health National Advisor, Staff Well-Being, is responsible for developing and delivering training, coaching, and technical assistance to support school staff well-being policies and practices. This role emphasizes staff-well being, positive work culture, and continuous improvement processes within schools. The Advisor will also serve as a subject matter expert in staff well-being, helping to foster strong relationships, promote mental and physical health, and contribute to Healthier Generation’s mission of promoting equitable environments in schools and youth-centered organizations. This role primarily works at the local level (e.g., individual schools and districts and region-specific events). This role identifies funding opportunities and generates leads as a primary way of contributing to our culture of philanthropy.

​Core Responsibilities:

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Training and Technical Assistance (65%)

• Facilitate workshops, webinars, and coaching sessions to help schools and districts nationwide improve work culture and strengthen staff relationships through continuous improvement processes.

• Provide expert technical assistance to support the implementation of policies, systems and environmental changes related to staff well-being in schools, districts, and other youth-serving sites.

• Assess the training needs of the organization and design content and materials accordingly. Content may include but not limited to implementing spaces in schools for staff breaks, conflict resolution, encourage positive staff relationships, healthy meeting standards, positive work culture development, giving and receiving feedback, opportunities for staff gratitude, and physical activity for staff.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through feedback and performance metrics, making necessary adjustments to improve outcomes.

• Conduct training across staff well-being, positive work culture and additional topic areas relevant to Healthier Generation.

• Utilize data management tools, such as a CRM, to track and manage client relationships. ​

Thought Leadership​ (25%)

• Serve as a subject matter expert in staff well-being, positive work culture and additional topic areas relevant to Healthier Generation.

• Keep up to date with the latest research and emerging trends for staff well-being and other whole child health topics.

• Represent Healthier Generation at local, regional and funder events through presentations, panel discussions and/or tabling.

• Support internal capacity building specific to staff well-being, positive work culture and additional topic areas relevant to Healthier Generation.

• Stay informed on best practices, national trends, and legislative updates related to staff well-being and share these insights with schools and teams.

​​Stewardship​ (10%)

• Cultivate, write, and promote staff well-being success stories related to training, coaching and technical assistance for funder deliverables and fee-for-service.

• Promote other HG priorities and org-wide initiatives as assigned.

• Advance HG’s culture of philanthropy by serving as an ambassador for the organization and fund development.

• Support regional/national strategy and thought partnership opportunities in staff well-being, positive work culture and additional topic areas.

• Collaborate on proposal development, as needed.

• Generate and cultivate leads following local conferences and other events.

• Identify new funding opportunities at local, state, and national level.

Required Competencies: Who You Are

You should have a genuine interest in and commitment to making kids’ lives healthier. You are a dedicated equity driven, solution-oriented professional who values community centered approach and systems-level change. Your ability to prioritize tasks, build internal and external relationships and be self-driven prepares you for this position.

Your professional experience will show that you practice many of the following Healthier Generation core values:

• Mission driven: You are passionate about creating equitable environments for young people and believe every mind, everybody, and every young person should be healthy and ready to succeed. You demonstrate passion for school and youth-serving organizations, health and wellness, quality standards and processes.

• Crave Solutions: You strategize to transform systems and drive sustainability through evidence-based, data-driven approaches. You have an ability to assess and identify significant opportunities and potential problems and develop feasible solutions to address the problem.

• Bridge Builders: Making intentional and effective connections externally and internally to fulfill our purpose. You can build and maintain relationships with a variety of diverse stakeholders and have an understanding of the challenges facing communities that serve Black, Indigenous, and People of Color populations.

• Engage and connect: You demonstrate professionalism and courtesy with open and proactive communication to increase synergy. You assume the best intentions and practice self-management and empathy to acknowledge our own and each other’s perspective. You can effectively provide and receive feedback that is constructive, timely, and appropriate.

• Never settle: You strive constantly for excellence and equity with an eagerness to improve and a zeal to stand up for generations of healthy, thriving kids. You have demonstrated knowledge and experience in cultural competency and applying an equity mindset with colleagues, leaders, stakeholders, and communities.

• Virtually here: You respect the time and contributions of colleagues by being punctual, attentive, and responsive in all virtual settings. You use available technology to create an environment that facilitates person-to-person connectivity and workflow. You also have effective presentation skills (internal, external, small, large, conference calls, in-person).

Education and experience requirements for this role:

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Required:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience providing training, coaching, or technical assistance in one or more topic areas relevant to Healthier Generation.

• At least 1 year of experience leading staff well-being or employee wellness programs or initiatives.

• Proven experience with school-based practices and positive work culture frameworks.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver resources tailored for diverse audiences across multiple platforms.

Preferred:

• Hands-on experience with staff well-being initiatives, particularly within school or youth-centered environments.

• Knowledge of school-based staff well-being policies and strategies for fostering positive work cultures.

• Spanish fluency with the ability to create and deliver resources in both English and Spanish.

Other Requirements:

• 10-30% of regular travel, often regionally or domestically.​

Compensation and Benefits:

At Healthier Generation, we believe in a holistic approach to rewarding and supporting staff. We work to balance financial stability with competitive pay and meaningful benefits –while offering unmatched schedule flexibility and mission-based work. Some of the benefits we offer include:

• Flexible PTO (available immediately upon hire)

• 100% remote work, highly flexible work environment

• Competitive health benefits program and employer contributions

• Professional development and learning opportunities

• 401(k) employer match of up to 4%, with 100% vesting of the match upon hire

• Stipend income to support communication and wellness in the amount of $1,500 per year (in per-paycheck increments)

At Healthier Generation, each position is aligned with a salary grade determined by market data. For this position, the targeted salary is $80,600.

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.