Director of Wellness and Belonging - TrueCare (North County San Diego, CA)

TrueCare, a mission-driven community health organization in North County San Diego, is seeking a Director of Wellness and Belonging to lead system-wide employee wellness and engagement initiatives. This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced wellness professional who wants to shape culture, improve employee well-being, and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in a growing healthcare organization.

As Director of Wellness and Belonging , you will design and implement organization-wide wellness, mental health, and belonging programs that support our diverse clinical and non-clinical teams across multiple sites in San Diego County. You will collaborate with Human Resources, Clinical Operations, Quality, Risk, Marketing, and Provider Engagement to build data-informed programs that strengthen employee experience and retention.

Your Role & Impact:

• Lead enterprise-wide employee wellness and belonging strategy for a multi-site healthcare organization.
• Develop and launch wellness programs, events, campaigns, and communications that support physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
• Advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through education, committees, and engagement initiatives.
• Partner with leaders and providers to address burnout, resilience, and psychological safety.
• Manage wellness program budgets, utilization reporting, and outcomes measurement.
• Leverage current wellness and employee engagement trends to bring innovative ideas to TrueCare.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Health and Wellness or related field (exercise science, public health, kinesiology, nutrition, etc.).
• 10+ years of experience in healthcare or related settings with 7+ years leading wellness and/or population health programs.
• Experience building employee wellness, engagement, or DEI/Belonging initiatives in a complex organization.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and consultative skills with leaders at all levels.
• Preferred: CHES certification and/or master’s degree.

Why Join TrueCare?: 

• Opportunity to shape the wellness and belonging strategy for a mission-driven community health organization serving diverse patient populations.
• Leadership visibility and collaboration across HR, clinical leadership, and executive teams.
• Competitive Compensation
• Competitive Time Off
• Low-cost health, dental, vision & life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance program

The pay range for this role is $120,551 to $186,854 on an annual basis.

Pay transparency: If you are hired at TrueCare, your salary will be determined based on factors such as education, knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members when determining an offer.

TrueCare is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our goal is to support all team members recruited or employed here.