Mental Health Peer Ambassador

Job Description Summary

The Counseling and Wellness Center provides free short-term counseling to SF students, as well as crisis intervention and outreach. We are part of the Trauma Response Team at Santa Fe College, offering comfort and identifying helpful services. We also offer trainings, such as Mental Health First Aid and QPR training to recognize signs of distress, reduce suicidal behavior, and save lives.

We are seeking dedicated and dynamic student employees to assist with college events and student workshops as a Mental Health Peer Ambassador.

This part-time position requires flexibility, primarily maintaining availability between Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities and

Duties Include:

• Represents Santa Fe College and the Counseling and Wellness Center during college events while promoting campus resources.
• Engages in outreach activities including tabling with informational materials on mental health topics to specific groups on campus.
• Conducts educational workshops to students in English and/or Spanish on mental wellness topics including depression, anxiety, consent, and self-care.
• Holds informal sessions with students encouraging overall wellness and self-care.
• Engages in social media posting to promote wellness and mental health events.
• Works alongside counselors of the Counseling and Wellness Center to promote Center at college events.
• Complies with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
• Strictly honors the privacy, security, and confidentiality of records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state, federal, and college regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required: Must be a currently enrolled SF student, in good academic and behavioral standing, taking six (6) or more credit hours.

Additional Requirements: A criminal background check will be conducted.

Preferred: Career goals aligned with psychology, social work, mental health, public health, education etc., as well as previous volunteer experience. Public speaking skills or an interest in developing public speaking skills.

• Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment.
• Adaptability to Change - able to be flexible and supportive, able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment.
• Communication – able to effectively communicate in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job.
• Customer Service – ability to respond promptly and courteously to all questions from students and faculty, demonstrating patience and persistence when helping students with little or no computer skills.
• Ethics – able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions.
• Organization & Time Management – able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
• Problem Solving – proven skills in identifying issues, determining their cause, developing creative solutions, and following through with implementing resolutions.
• Detail Oriented
  - Proven accuracy and attention to detail.
• Multi-task
  - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate, manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation, determine a logical course of action, and apply the appropriate response.

Santa Fe College (SF) is committed to maintaining a work and educational environment that embraces diversity and where no member of the college community is…