Health Education Consultant

Under limited supervision, the
Fitness-Focused Health Education Consultant provides specialized education,
training, and technical coordination within critical health and wellness areas,
emphasizing physical fitness. This role supports professional provider groups,
teachers, classroom personnel by assessing needs, designing, developing, and
delivering workshops, informational materials, and fitness-based programs. The
consultant serves as an independent resource for UNM staff, faculty, and
educators, offering guidance on fitness education methods, exercise techniques,
and wellness strategies.

The Human Resources Benefits &
Employee Wellness department is seeking a Health Education Consultant. Benefits
& Employee Wellness is a vital part of the Human Resources group and the
successful candidate will need the ability to assist our department in building
relationships at a local level for wellness support. The candidate will work as
a wellness ambassador while building and using educator creativity to support
our populations well-being in a hybrid
working environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to provide
  independent advice and guidance to administrative staff, faculty and health
  care professionals within an area of expertise.
• Knowledge and
  understanding of needs assessment principles, processes, and techniques.
• Strong
  interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with
  a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Knowledge and
  understanding of the therapeutic and/or development needs of the specified
  client population.
• Knowledge of
  community health programs and/or programs associated with the area of
  specialty.
• Professional
  skills and expertise in a specified therapeutic and/or educational field.
• Skill in
  organizing resources, establishing priorities, and working efficiently.
• Ability to create,
  compose, and edit written materials.
• Knowledge of
  available community clinical and educational resources within area of
  specialty.
• Ability to develop
  and present educational programs, courses and/or workshops orally and/or in a
  variety of formats.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• May require discipline-specific licensure and/or professional certification, as specified by the department in the preferences.

Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Personal Training License
• AED/CPR Certified

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please submit your application, resume, writing sample, and a letter of interest by the best consideration date.

Your letter of interest should include a high-level description of your interest in the position(s) and your strengths to support these responsibilities.

Your writing sample should be under 200 words on a wellness topic.

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.