Associate, Youth Mental Health

Start Date:

October, 2026

End Date:
September 2027

Location:

Remote / Virtual / Work from Home**

* Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to one of the following states within 30 days:
California, Illinois, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, New York, Georgia,

Salary Range:
Approx. Low to mid $60,000s

Hiring Manager:
Cynthia Diaz, Director School-Based Programs

Peer Health Exchange (PHE) is a national non-profit organization that creates education opportunities for peers to share the tools and resources young people need to make healthy decisions. Since
2003, we have trained more than 15,000 college students to deliver in-person health education to over 188,000 high school-aged young people in communities across the country. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we re-designed our in-person programming to be delivered virtually and partnered with high school students to understand their mental health needs. Following that collaboration, we launched our app selfsea.org

for young people ages 13 – 18. In the past year, we’ve expanded from two in-person program models to five in-person and digital program offerings and we are continuing to grow!

Our mission is critical, our team is diverse, and our work is vibrant.

Check us out on Tik Tok (@peerhealthexchange)!

Learn more about our responsiveness and shift to digital in this article co-authored by our colleagues “Youths Know What They Need to Support Their Mental Health”!

As the Mental Health Coordinator you will support the Community Partnerships Team in creating a collective experience for the Youth Mental Health Corp across 16 states (AR,CA,CO,CT,IA,KY,MD,MI,NV,NJ,NY,NC,OR,TX,UT,VA) and design, develop and implement a Youth Mental Health Corp Leadership Fellows Program. You will report directly to the Director, School-Based Programs .

The Community Partnerships team promotes equity in access to health education by supporting and amplifying youth voice through the regional Youth Advisory Boards and partnering with schools and communities across the county to deliver a culturally responsive curriculum in service of young people.

This is a full-time, salaried position working remote/virtual/from home. This position requires light domestic travel.

• Design and host monthly virtual spaces to foster supportive relationships, address challenges, and celebrate successes.
• Utilize Learning Management System (LMS)/digital platform for synchronous and asynchronous training and professional development resources.
• Provide training and coaching on: near-peer mentoring, skills-based mental health education skills, behavioral health field exploration, understanding secondary trauma and dealing with compassion fatigue, and youth advocacy.
• Provide access to mental health supports and resources
• Create monthly feedback mechanisms for YMHC to voice their needs/thoughts
• Build relationships and conduct in-person visits with Ameri Corps programs, host sites, and members
• Track member attendance data and exit surveys

• Support the Fellows nomination process
• Co-design leadership and development curriculum
• Identify certification programs for Youth Mental Health Corp Leadership Fellows
• Implement outreach plan among the entire Youth Mental Health Corp member community to recruit Leadership Fellows
• Lead fellowship meetings
• Collect and manage exit survey data for fellowship meetings

• 2 years of experience implementing programs and increasing community mental health awareness,
• Willing and able to work…