Job Description

Full-time | Nashua, NH

Greater Nashua Mental Health is looking for 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 to and education related to physical fitness, nutrition, and wellness to adults and teens with mental illness. Provides interventions in individual and group modalities in community-based settings.

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Website: Greater Nashua Mental Health Center | Non-Profit Mental Healthcare Center | GNMH

YouTube Channel: Greater Nashua Mental Health (GNMH) - YouTube

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Questions about this opportunity?

Anthony Legere

recruitment@gnmhc.org

603-402-1594

603-889-6147 ext 1594

Duties & Responsibilities:

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

Qualifications:

• 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

Why Join Us:

We are looking for collaborative, curious for knowledge people with a “can do” mentality to join our team of compassionate employees! We provide a stimulating work environment and offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits including:

• 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

Salary Range: $18.50 -$24.00 per hour

Greater Nashua Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer