Wellness Specialist

Worksite Wellness Program Manager

Founded in 1908, NEBCO, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated business with more than 1,100 employees and 50 locations throughout Nebraska. NEBCO supplies the construction industry with ready mixed concrete and concrete-related materials. The NEBCO group of companies are also active in road construction, traffic control, mining, real estate development and management and construction surety bonding. The company owns a short line railroad, as well as Quarry Oaks Golf Club and the Lincoln Saltdogs baseball team.

This position manages the company's worksite wellness programs for all company locations through development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of wellness programs and activities in accordance with established goals and objectives for optimum employee health. Promotes a healthy workplace and directly supervises the wellness coordinator. Abides by Company Safety Program and Policies, while performing duties safely.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develops and implements assessment plans to evaluate and determine the population health and lifestyle needs
• Develops and proposes short term and long-term Wellness Action Plans for approval; Assists in the development of the annual wellness budget and associated costs.
• Evaluates and recommends wellness based on health risk assessment data and culture that will foster optimum health of employees.
• Promotes a wellness culture that improves health, greater feelings of well-being, heightened personal performance, through recommendations and actions plans such as healthier break room offerings and/or company policies.
• Works collaboratively with appropriate personnel to determine internal and external sources that may be integrated to the overall care plan for appropriate and effective intervention programs.
• Develops, evaluates and documents effectiveness of individual and population-wide wellness programs, recommending any revisions as may be appropriate. Analyzes reports and trends to effectively manage and fund wellness programs.
• Coordinates monthly wellness committee meetings, quarterly ambassador meetings and semi-annual or annual management team meetings
• Collaborates with location-specific management and ambassadors to evaluate and manage risks based on participation and risk factors; Performs annual evaluation of ambassador role and goal setting.
• Assists Company Wellness Committees with recommendations from the committee members and management to coordinate, promote and deliver wellness activities that promote healthy behaviors, i.e., health assessments, needs assessments, health screenings, e-health platforms, Learn-at-Lunches, extensive communications, etc.
• Serves as company representative on community wellness committees and collaborates with other business and community health promotion personnel.
• Collaborates with community initiatives to coordinate and offer events to employees to increase engagement and participation
• Stays current with trends and legal matters in the industry by attending conferences, workshops, seminars, etc. Applies the information to ensure compliance and further growth and improvement of the program.
• Develops and implements scorecard and other tools for evaluating current health risks and evaluates changes, either positive or negative and measure behavior outcomes.
• Prepares effective internal marketing of wellness programs to maximum participation. Designs and/or recommends, organizes and distributes wellness educational materials and resources for all company locations. Oversees all information on the company wellness website relative to employees and their spouses.
• Provides individual lifestyle coaching including exercise prescription and nutrition counseling as requested, based on the needs, goals, and abilities of each individual.
• Coordinate, document, and evaluate employee tobacco cessation program including behavioral components and nicotine replacement therapies appropriate for each participant.
• Performs biometric screenings including venipuncture, blood pressure measurements, waist circumference, BMI and body fat percentage tests. Requires specific vaccinations due to exposure risks.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Oversees job functions and performance of the wellness coordinator.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Health Promotion, Community Health, Health Sciences, or related program; and
• 3 years experience in corporate wellness, health promotion, or experience; or
• equivalent combination of education, experience and training.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid Driver's License
• CPR and First Aid
• Certification in phlebotomy or ability to obtain within reasonable time after employment

Other Qualifications:

• Must have knowledge of occupational health and safety policies, worker's compensation, and healthy lifestyle resources.
• Previous knowledge and/or experience with corporate benefits helpful.
• Able to deal effectively with employees representing a broad socioeconomic and cultural spectrum and skilled in effecting good employee relations including the ability to function effectively in confrontational situations.
• Able to respond to common inquiries or complaints from employees, management, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community in a knowledgeable and professional manner.
• Must have excellent project management skills to oversee program development and rollout.
• Must be able to travel to various business locations.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours to accommodate work schedules at the various employee sites.
• Skilled in operating a personal computer and various software packages; proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint is helpful.
• Must have ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, government regulations, and legal documents.
• Ability to maintain highly confidential information. Must have knowledge of HIPAA requirements.

Other Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to work independently and make proper decisions.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize multiple tasks to meet stringent deadlines.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from employees, management, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write policies and procedures, training programs and incident reports, that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management or employee/public groups.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Benefits Include:

• Retirement Plans
• PAID Holidays
• Insurance Benefits
• Wellness Program - with the opportunity to earn five additional days off
• PAID Time Off
• On the Job Training

Condition of Employment Candidate is required to meet the above qualifications, task frequency and PPE requirements. Approval of pre-employment reference & background checks, and post offer drug/alcohol testing with fit for employment screening (if required) are conditions of employment. This is a non-smoking/vaping campus.