HealthCorps Teens Make Health Happen Mentorship
HealthCorps
Summary
We are looking for a creative, friendly, self-starter who will implement an innovative wellness club, Teens Make Health Happen, in 1-3 middle or high schools in the Southern Oklahoma area. The TMHH Club empowers teens to make healthier choices for themselves and their families. You will serve as a catalyst for sustainable change, promoting improved health and wellness, and creating leadership opportunities for teens at your assigned sites.
Job description
Where You Fit In
We are looking for a creative, friendly, self-starter who will implement an innovative wellness club, Teens Make Health Happen, in 1-3 middle or high schools in the Southern Oklahoma area. The TMHH Club empowers teens to make healthier choices for themselves and their families. You will serve as a catalyst for sustainable change, promoting improved health and wellness, and creating leadership opportunities for teens at your 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 our health and wellness club, Teens Make Health Happen, in area schools and by supporting teens in planning and leading wellness programming such as lunchtime demonstrations, step challenges, and community improvement projects.
What You'll Do
- Develop Strong Relationships: collaborate with teen wellness leaders and site partners to ensure effective delivery of HealthCorps' programming across 1-3 school sites; collaborate with your Regional Program Manager and other area mentors; participate in ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities.
- Assess Your Schools' Needs and Progress: research health challenges the schools you serve are facing, complete a needs assessment, report, and track your work throughout your mentorship.
- Manage Teens Make Health Happen Clubs: plan and implement successful delivery of the HealthCorps program, committing to 8+ hours a week throughout the academic year, including 3-4+ hours each week at assigned school sites/campuses for instructional purposes.
- Share and Make Aware: host Café O Yea demonstrations at each site monthly and support them with regional events; support and contribute to HealthCorps' social media platforms by sharing program highlights, stories of impact, and photos.
- Commit to the HealthCorps Mission: prioritize health and wellness daily and work to ensure relevant, local health resources are accessible for all students and staff at your sites.
- Represent HealthCorps in Southern Oklahoma: embody and extend the organization and its values both inside and outside your sites, supporting outreach efforts that connect teens, staff, and community members to HealthCorps resources and materials.
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 and strong desire to grow personally and professionally as a leader in the community, and as a speaker comfortable 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 60 miles within the Southern Oklahoma area.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate college student majoring in or interested in public health, public policy, biology, nutrition, marketing, psychology, education, social work, or related fields
- In good academic standing with your university
- Commitment of 8+ hours each week for the entire academic year
- Strong desire to grow personally and professionally as a community leader
- Comfortable learning and presenting on health-related topics to a teen audience
- Ability to travel to assigned sites up to 60 miles within Southern Oklahoma
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
Benefits
- Stipend
- College credit
- Professional development
- Mentorship
Company overview
HealthCorps is a national non-profit organization founded in 2003 and headquartered in New York City, dedicated to eliminating health inequity and improving lives by educating and empowering teenagers. The organization operates with the core belief that limited access to health education can lead to lifelong social, emotional, and physical challenges. HealthCorps' flagship program, "Teens Make Health Happen" (TMHH), provides school-based interventions focused on mental health, nutrition, and physical activity through hands-on, teen-relevant activities. The organization employs a unique model using college-age mentors to implement year-long programs in middle and high schools across the United States, reaching economically disadvantaged communities and underserved populations. With 51-200 employees and operating as a 501(c)(3) public charity, HealthCorps has demonstrated significant impact, with 87% of program participants showing improvement in at least one targeted health behavior. The organization also offers virtual programming through its "Any Teen, Anywhere" initiative, expanding its reach to provide educational materials and health-promoting resources nationwide. HealthCorps' mission centers on strengthening communities with innovative approaches to health and wellness, empowering the next generation to become change agents within their families, schools, and neighborhoods.