Health Mentor, Family and Community Medicine

The Health Mentor will provide recovery-oriented peer support and skills training services, teaching classes and providing mentoring sessions to assist community members with serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and/or general mental health conditions to increase their knowledge, skills and motivation to improve their health, reach their recovery goals, live independently, and integrate in their communities. The Health Mentor will also participate in community outreach recruitment activities, including occasional night and weekend activities.

This position requires current certification as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist, eligible to provide Peer Support Services in the state of Arizona.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Provide person-centered health mentoring, skills training, peer support, and recovery-oriented assessment, motivational interviewing, and goal setting services, and work within protocols to maintain a clean, safe, welcoming recovery-oriented environment.
• Teach a variety of classes in accordance with the HWC curriculum, including but not limited to: Nutrition, Cooking Skills, Physical Activity, Stress Management, Mindfulness, Tobacco Cessation, etc.; and provide 1:1 peer support services.
• Complete required documentation in compliance with CSA certification, RBHA and AHCCCS requirements, such as progress notes, monthly summaries, assessments, incident reports, etc., maintaining CSA certification requirements, including required trainings, TB clearance, etc.
• Collaborate with team members, students, alumni, and members of adult recovery teams for coordination of care and continuous quality improvement. This includes providing first aid and coordination of care related to medical emergencies and providing transportation in a High Occupancy Vehicle.
• Participate in outreach recruitment presentations and activities.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through experience required.
• One (1) year of relevant work experience required.
• Current certification as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist eligible to provide Peer Support Services in the state of Arizona required.

• Bilingual Spanish/English speaking preferred.