Job Description
The Police Health & Wellness Coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing wellness programs and initiatives to enhance the overall health, mental resilience, and job satisfaction of police officers, support staff, and their families. This role focuses on promoting physical fitness, mental health, stress management, suicide prevention, and other well-being aspects. The position will facilitate the offering of a continuum of holistic services spanning from hiring to retiring, customized to the High Point Police Department employees and their unique needs. The position operates under the general supervision of the Support Services Assistant Chief.
Essential Tasks
- Develop and implement comprehensive wellness programs aimed at improving the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of police employees.
- Collaborate with internal units and external providers to organize and coordinate wellness events, workshops, and activities.
- Collaborate with department leadership and health professionals to design sustainable comprehensive wellness programs and strategies.
- Identify the unique needs and challenges faced by law enforcement personnel, support staff, and their families in terms of physical and mental health and complete well-being.
- Schedule and manage wellness-related appointments with outside vendors such as psychological appointments, annual employee physicals, mental wellness appointments, fit-for-duty appointments, critical incident appointments, and others.
- Facilitate fitness activities, including specialty position standardized testing, applicant testing, and fitness challenges.
- Provide guidance on nutrition, weight management, injury prevention, sleep, substance abuse prevention, suicide prevention, and work-life balance.
- Promote regular physical fitness assessments and health screenings.
- Develop and facilitate mental health awareness and stress management programs.
- Help to create and maintain an environment where officers and support staff can openly discuss their mental health concerns and seek assistance without stigma and in a supportive and confidential environment.
- Coordinate resources for confidential counseling and mental health services.
- Enhance an already existing peer support program for all personnel.
- Establish partnerships with community organizations and services that can support the wellness needs of all personnel and their families.
- Monitor program effectiveness through data analysis and employee feedback, making recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Adjust programs as needed to ensure they meet the evolving needs of the department.
- Ensure all activities comply with OSHA standards and City Safety policies.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in health education, wellness, fitness,psychology, social work, counseling, health promotion,or a related field is preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in coordinating wellness programs, including program development, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and reporting.
- CPR and First Aid certification, or the ability to obtain both within the first 12 months of employment.
- Knowledge of mental health issues, substance use prevention, suicide prevention and wellness strategies.
- Flexibility to work non-standard hours for scheduled events.
Physical Requirements
Hearing/Speaking - Expressing and/or receiving information by means of spoken word are both necessary to converse with internal and external customers including co-workers, citizens, and vendors.
Visual Acuity - the ability to perceive via eyesight is required for this position:
- Acuity, far - clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. Must be able to see from a distance when operating a motor vehicle or addressing an audience.
- Acuity, near - clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Must be able to see work-related business documents close at hand.
- Depth perception - Three-dimensional vision and the ability to judge distance and space relationships.
- Field of Vision - the area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while eyes are focused on one point. Must be able to see a wide span of area.
- Accommodation - Must be able to adjust the eye lens to glance quickly.
Physical Strength - degree of physical demands typically associated with this position include:
- Light Work
- Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally; and/or
- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force frequently; and
- A negligible amount of force constantly to handle or move materials related to the position.
- Type of Physical Demands
- Reaching - Extending the hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
- Handling - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand(s).
- Fingering - Picking, pinching or otherwise working with fingers primarily rather than the entire hand or arm.
- Exercise - Walking, standing, bending, sitting, stooping, reaching, holding, lifting, climbing and squatting.
- Mental Activity/Requirements:
Reasoning
- Ability to apply principles of logical thinking combined with knowledge of principles and practices of public personnel and employment laws to work tasks and handle practical situations, comprehend, and respond to a variety of situations in a timely fashion and exercise good judgment.
- Mathematics Ability
- Using arithmetic and/or statistics: Ability to direct and oversee the use of arithmetic and/or statistics in the preparation of a variety of tests and reports.
- Language Ability
- Strong proficiency in English, with the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.
- Environmental Conditions:
Physical Surroundings
- The Wellness Analyst is subject to working inside and/or outdoors.
- Hazards
- There are no occupational hazards typically associated with this position.
- Machinery/Tools/Work Aids/Other Equipment
- Equipment regularly associated with office-based work.
Our Commitments
The City of High Point is committed to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which celebrates diversity and seeks to attract and retain the best qualified partners in service to the Citizens of the City of High Point. The City of High Point is an at-will employer and employees may be terminated or may terminate their employment at any time with or without reason for any reason not prohibited by law.
The City of High Point is committed to classifying and compensating its employees fairly and equitably for the work they do, weighed with both the internal capabilities and the external market. While the job description is not intended to and does not create a contract of employment, we are excited to use this "living document" as a guide for managing performance and positions to ensure job descriptions are reflective of the current work required by the incumbent or expected by any candidate to whom an offer of employment is extended.
The City of High Point is committed to providing a safe, comfortable working environment to all employees. To that end, we are proud to comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, as well as make reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees as we are able in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Candidates selected for employment must undergo (a.) a drug screening, in accordance with the City's drug and alcohol policy and (b.) a background screening to determine whether there is any current, pending, or previous charge, conviction or other infraction deemed incompatible with service in the capacity for which the candidate is being hired. Certain positions are considered so critical to the health and safety of others that a candidate cannot be placed in any of those positions without passing a pre-placement physical exam. Successful results from these conditions will result in an offer of employment.
