Community Health Worker - req# 34442

TheUniversity of New Mexico Student Health & Counseling clinic (SHAC) isrecruiting for a Community Health Worker who will provide:

• A warm, judgment-free space for students.
• Offer one-on-one peer support, connecting students with resources and helping them navigate recovery on campus.
• Works in coordinating with interns and peer support volunteers.
• Facilitate weekly peer-led support groups.
• Plan campus events that promote wellness and community.
• Ensure programming reflects multiple pathways to recovery.
• Conducts workshops in coordination with counseling services .
• Collaborate with departments and faculty.
• Conduct outreach across campus to engage students, faculty, and staff.
• Represent the CRC at events, fairs, orientations, and gatherings.
• Develop proposals for expanded services.
• Work towards making the CRC a training ground for future behavioral health professionals.
• Participates in programming that centers cultural wealth, recovery capital, and ancestral healing—especially for Latinx, BIPOC, and first-generation students.

TheStudent Health & Counseling Center is located at the center of campus. Theclinic provides comprehensive primary and mental health services and has alaboratory, x-ray, pharmacy, physical therapy, massage, acupuncture, casemanagement, and health promotions on site. Other medical services provided aresame day appointments, travel medicine, immunizations, and sports medicine.

Please check out our website to learn more: https://shac.unm.edu/

As an employee of UNM, being a Lobo means access to a robust benefits package,access to resources and perks from discounted event tickets to tuitionremission. We foster a Work + Life balance through our employee wellnessprograms, paid parental leave and more.  

See the Position Description for additional information.

• Possession of a valid New Mexico driver's license is a requirement for this job.
• Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
• Fingerprinting, and subsequent clearance, may be required for this position depending on assignment.
• May be required to obtain a Community Support Worker (CSW) certification within six months of hire.
• Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.
• Successful candidate must submit to post-offer, pre-employment physical examination and medical history check.

High school diploma or GED; at least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Experience working with a student population

Only applications submitted throughthe official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this jobadvertisement on a 3rd party site, pleasevisit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.