TMHH Mentor
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About the Company
HealthCorps is a national, non-profit organization committed to improving lives by addressing health challenges in communities through programming that includes innovative and engaging experiences for teens in education, leadership, and service learning. They empower teens by encouraging them to become change agents within their families, schools, and neighborhoods. Their program is grounded in the understanding that limited access to health education can lead to a lifetime of social, emotional, and physical challenges.
Job Description: TMHH Mentor
HealthCorps is seeking a creative, friendly, self-starter to implement an innovative wellness club, Teens Make Health Happen (TMHH), in 2-3 middle or high schools in the greater Central/Southern Arizona area. The TMHH Club empowers teens to make healthier choices for themselves and their families. The TMHH Mentor will serve as a catalyst for sustainable change, promoting improved health and wellness and creating leadership opportunities for teens at their assigned sites.
As a TMHH Mentor, you will serve as a near-peer mentor to local middle and high school students throughout the academic year. You will gain hands-on experience leading the TMHH club in area schools and by supporting teens in planning and leading wellness programming such as lunchtime demonstrations, step challenges, and community improvement projects.
Responsibilities:
• Develop Strong Relationships: Collaborate with teen wellness leaders and site partners to ensure effective delivery of HealthCorps’ programming across 2 school sites. Collaborate with the Regional Program Manager and other area mentors, as well as participate in ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities, provided by the organization.
• Assess Your Schools’ Needs and Progress: Research what health inequities the schools you serve are facing and then measure your impact by completing a needs assessment, reporting, and tracking your work throughout your mentorship.
• Manage Teens Make Health Happen Clubs: Plan and implement the successful delivery of the HealthCorps’ program, Teens Make Health Happen, committing to 8+ hours a week throughout the course of the academic year. Be at your assigned school sites/campuses for 3-4 hours each week for instructional purposes.
• Share and Make Aware: Host Café O Yea demonstrations at each of your sites monthly and support them with regional events. Support and contribute to HealthCorps’ social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, etc.) by sharing program highlights, stories of impact, and photos.
• Commit to the HealthCorps Mission: Prioritize health and wellness daily and work to ensure that relevant, local health resources are accessible for all students and staff at your respective sites.
• Represent HealthCorps in Central/Southern Arizona: Be an embodiment and extension of the organization and its values, both inside and outside your sites.
Minimum Qualifications:
• An undergraduate or graduate college student majoring in, or interested in public health, public policy, biology, nutrition, marketing, psychology, education, social work or other related fields.
• In good academic standing with your university.
• A commitment of 8+ hours each week to the mentorship for the entire academic year.
• A self-expectation to grow personally and professionally as a leader in the community, and as a speaker who is comfortable in learning and presenting on health-related topics to a teen audience.
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to travel to assigned sites, which may include distances of up to 40 miles within the Central/Southern Arizona area.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
