Health Mentor

About the Role Greater Nashua Mental Health is seeking a Health Mentor to join our Integrated Care team. The Health Mentor provides evidence-based wellness interventions including goal-setting, fitness activities, basic nutrition, and smoking cessation as well as education related to physical fitness, nutrition, and wellness to adults and teens with mental illness. Interventions are delivered in individual and group modalities in community-based settings. The role delivers interventions with fidelity to the InSHAPE model and collaborates with the treatment team.

What You'll Do

• Deliver interventions that promote and support healthy lifestyle habits including fitness, healthy nutrition, and smoking cessation with fidelity to the InSHAPE model.
• Provide individual and group-based direct service to program participants for a portion of time per week as appropriate for position and as directed by supervisor, in community-based settings.
• Conduct and document initial InSHAPE physical assessments and collect vitals data within the first 30 days of participants' entry into the program and on a quarterly basis thereafter.
• Complete documentation in Electronic Health Record within timeframes specified by contracts and agency policy.
• Promote engagement in the program through outreach and coordination with other members of a participant’s treatment team.
• Work collaboratively with team members by attending weekly treatment team meetings and other meetings as assigned.
• Participate in individual supervision with the Director of Substance Use Disorder Services as well as coaching and mentoring from team leaders.
• Promote the InSHAPE program by attending and participating in community events as a representative of the program.
• Perform other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Science, Social Work, Rehabilitation Psychology, Education or related field.
• Personal trainer certification within first year of employment.
• Experience and/or training in motivational interviewing approaches.
• Fluency in Spanish strongly preferred.
• Organizational and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Email, Word, EXCEL).
• Strong collaborating skills, and an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; high energy, self-motivated and proactive.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask, and be flexible with regard to workload and assignments.
• Ability to exercise judgement.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and automobile with liability insurance in the amount required by agency policy.

Nice to Have

• Spanish language proficiency (preferred)

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $18.50 - $24.00 per hour
• Choice of 2 health insurance plans
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Health Plan Opt Out Benefit
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Group Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurances
• 403b Retirement Plan with Agency Match
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Generous Earned Time Off
• Paid Extended Sick Time
• 10 Paid Holidays + your birthday!
• Bereavement Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Qualifying Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and NH State Loan Repayment Program