Position Title: Promotora

Employee Classification: Promotora

College/Division: Agricultural,Consumer & Env Sci Col

Department: 303400-FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate:  15.45

Appointment Full-time Equivalency:  1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt:  Non-Exempt

Summary:  The College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is an engine for economic and community development in New Mexico, improving the lives of New Mexicans through research, academic programs, and extension.

Classification Summary:
Provide health-related education to under-served populations.

Classification Standard Duties:
Deliver community-based, culturally appropriate health programs. Conduct and provide prevention education and resources or health education activities. Recruit and organize groups of individuals with limited income and/or from minority populations. Assists with coordinating and implementing grant-related programs. Refers program participants to various agencies and community resources. Distribute, collect and document program information, including outcomes using various methods such as surveys and assessments. Maintain working knowledge of health activities and issues in the US-Mexico border.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
Required Education: High School diploma or GED.; Required Experience: Two (2) years of related experience.; Equivalency: Completion of a post-secondary degree or certificate may substitute for years of experience.; Required Certification/License:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of limited-income families, minority populations, and colonias. Knowledge of community resources, recruiting techniques, community-based education principles, organizational and consensus building skills. Understanding of ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of target populations.;

SKILLS:;

ABILITIES: Effectively communicate in Spanish and English, develop collaborate partnerships, utilize referral networks within local health care system, maintain confidentiality, and motivate people to engage in healthy behaviors. Follow all program policies and procedures, maintain records, and complete reports.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
Deliver community-based, culturally appropriate health programs. Conduct and provide prevention education and resources or health education activities. Recruit and organize groups of individuals with limited income and/or from minority populations. Assists with coordinating and implementing grant-related programs. Refers program participants to various agencies and community resources. Distribute, collect and document program information, including outcomes using various methods such as surveys and assessments. Maintain working knowledge of health activities and issues in the US-Mexico border. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of limited-income families, minority populations, and colonias. Knowledge of community resources, recruiting techniques, community-based education principles, organizational and consensus building skills. Understanding of ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of target populations. Effectively communicate in Spanish and English, develop collaborate partnerships, utilize referral networks within local health care system, maintain confidentiality, and motivate people to engage in healthy behaviors. Follow all program policies and procedures, maintain records, and complete reports.

Special Requirements of the Position

Department Contact:  Merranda Marin, 575-646-6031, mmarin@nmsu.edu

Contingent Upon Funding: Contingent upon external funding

Bargaining Unit Eligibility: This is a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Standard Work Schedule: Shift: Other Shift

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: May occasionally work on weekends

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed indoors.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.