Peer Health Educator

The University of Alaska Anchorage Student Health and Counseling Center is recruiting for student workers for Peer Health Educator positions. If you are interested we invite you to apply.

Peer Health Educators (PHEs) play a vital role in fostering a healthy campus community at UAA. As part of the Health Promotion Team, PHEs serve as student leaders who advocate for wellness and support a culture of respect through education, outreach, and engagement.

PHEs work within a wide range of health topics, including:

● Sexual assault and domestic violence awareness and prevention
● Sexual health, consent and healthy relationships
● Mental and physical well-being
● Suicide prevention
● Chronic disease prevention/ early intervention, nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices
● Harm reduction, nicotine/ tobacco cessation and substance education
● Basic needs advocacy and response
● Community capacity building and workforce development

A key focus of this role is facilitating primary prevention bystander intervention strategies. PHEs train fellow students to recognize, prevent, and safely respond to situations involving potential violence, and how to support those impacted. We’re seeking high-energy individuals who are passionate about community wellness and excited to engage their peers in learning about health and well-being. PHEs receive comprehensive training in public health and health promotion frameworks and are involved in creating and delivering presentations, organizing events, developing campaigns, managing social media content, and more.

Ideal Candidates Will:
● Demonstrate strong public speaking, communication, and interpersonal skills
● Be enthusiastic about peer-to-peer education
● Show dependability, organization, and leadership abilities
● Work effectively both independently and as part of a team
● Have an interest in topics like public health, social justice, advocacy, and prevention

While majors in health sciences, public health, social work, and justice are a great fit, we welcome students from all academic backgrounds to apply. Prior experience in sexual assault prevention programming or involvement in campus organizations is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

To be eligible for student employment, an applicant must have the following requisites: 1) They must be enrolled at the University of Alaska Anchorage with a minimum of six credit hours in the current semester of employment; 2) Have a least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA); 3) Have completed one semester at the University of Alaska Anchorage with at least 6 credit hours.

Position Details:

This is a part time, student position at $17.53/hr, up to 10 hours per week, flexible around academic and personal commitments. Occasional evening and weekend availability required.

This is a pooled position and applications are reviewed as needed. Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer.

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Summer Sweet, at slsweet2@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.