Teen Health and Wellness Mentor Job at HealthCorps, Wilmington, DE

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  • HealthCorps
  • Wilmington, DE

Job Description

Teens Make Health Happen (TMHH) Mentor – HealthCorps

Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE
6–8+ hours/week, academic year 2026-2027

Stipend + College Credit Available

Make an Impact. Build Your Career. Empower Teen Leaders.

Join HealthCorps as a TMHH Mentor and help teens make healthier choices, build leadership skills, and create community change. This is a flexible, hands‑on opportunity perfect for students interested in public health, education, psychology, social work, nutrition, biology, marketing, public policy , and more.

Why You’ll Love This Role

  • Meaningful Impact: Lead a wellness club in local high schools and empower youth.
  • Career Experience: Gain real public health + education program experience.
  • Professional Development: Receive training, mentorship, and leadership skill-building.
  • College Credit: We partner with your university to support course or practicum credit.*
  • Stipend: Helps cover transportation, meals, and other participation costs.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead Teens Make Health Happen wellness clubs in 2–3 middle and/or high schools (3–4 hrs/week onsite).
  • Mentor middle and high school students on wellness, leadership, and community projects.
  • Support student-led activities (e.g., step challenges, lunchtime demos, school improvement events).
  • Build relationships with school staff and teen wellness leaders.
  • Track your impact through assessments and program documentation.
  • Host monthly Café O’Yea wellness demonstrations.
  • Share program highlights on social media.
  • Represent HealthCorps at school and community events.

 

Requirements

✔️ Requirements

  • Undergraduate or graduate student in a related field (public health, education, social sciences, etc.)
  • Take and pass background checks (criminal, child abuse, FBI fingerprinting, etc)
  • In good academic standing
  • Able to commit 6–8+ hours/week for the 2026-2027 academic year
  • Comfortable working with teens and presenting wellness topics
  • Ability to travel up to 30 miles within Greater Philadelphia/Wilmington
  • Able to lift up to 15 lbs

Benefits

About HealthCorps

HealthCorps is a national nonprofit that delivers innovative health and wellness programming to teens, with a mission to address health inequities and develop the next generation of healthy leaders.

We value diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Employment is contingent on a successful background check. 

 

Additional Position Details   

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other and our communities is core to HealthCorps’ values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are seeking individuals that align with these same core beliefs. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to provide a sense of belonging for everyone.   

 

HealthCorps, Inc.is an Equal Opportunity Employer. HealthCorps provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics, and in compliance with all state and federal law requirements.  

 

HealthCorps, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

 

HealthCorps, Inc. reserves the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all of its potential mentors. Your mentorship offer is contingent upon a clearance of a background investigation and/or reference check.   

Job Tags

Local area, Flexible hours

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