Job Type Full-time Description The Harm Reduction Community Health Worker (PrEP) utilizes a person-driven, harm-reduction approach in offering mobile prevention and education services to individuals at risk for infectious disease and conditions associated with substance use and/or unstable housing. This role will specialize in offering PrEP and sexual health interventions for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Essential Functions:
- Act in accordance with Victory Programs, Inc.'s Standards of Excellence & Philosophy Care at all times including maintaining professional ethics, boundaries and client confidentiality and working from a strength based perspective using evidence based practices.
- Conduct street and venue-based outreach offering harm reduction resources and navigation to individuals at risk for infectious disease, overdose, and conditions associated with substance use.
- Collaborate with program staff to coordinate and deliver navigation services including linkage to care to high risk individuals receiving prevention and education services.
- Serve as the agency's designated PrEP navigator and educator.
- Accompany clients to medical or other social service appointments as needed to promote a sense of empowerment for clients to become active in their own healthcare.
- Execute supported referrals.
- Conduct integrated HIV, HCV and STI testing in a mobile and or venue based setting.
- Identify and enroll individuals whose opioid use puts them at high risk for an opioid overdose into the Naloxone Pilot project.
- Provide mobile syringe exchange and syringe collection services.
- Provide health education and risk reduction strategies to clients including topics such as retention in care, adherence to treatment and/or medications, STIs, viral hepatitis, substance use, etc.
- Role model effective communication by promoting an ongoing dialogue about infectious disease-related concerns and respectfully responding to inquiries regarding services.
- Work collaboratively with the entire Mobile Prevention Team to provide prevention and education programming across the agency and with partnering outside organizations.
- Comply with agency protocols for data collection and record management.
Non- Essential Functions:
- Participate and support the agency in program events, State House rallies, fundraising and advocacy events, rallies, walks and any additional functions.
- Perform any other duty or task that may be requested from time to time by your supervisor or their designee
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent, required.
- Phlebotomy certification/experience or a willingness to be trained in phlebotomy.
- First -hand understanding of issues related to one or more of the following: living with HIV/AIDS, previous experience with homelessness, substance use, STIs and/or sex work.
- Demonstrated level of personal maturity enabling ability to provide understanding, insight and motivation to others (including acceptance of HIV/STI diagnosis and retained in care, if applicable).
- Experience and competency in working with individuals of diverse race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex and drug cultures, age groups, religion, country of origin, disability and economic status.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including an ability to have open and affirming conversations about sex and substance use risk.
- Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Outlook, Excel and the internet.
- Complete TB Assessment upon hire.
- CPR Certification (may be obtained upon hire)
- Three work related references, at least 2 from a supervisor.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in human services or harm reduction/prevention services.
- Conversational Spanish.
Position Type: On site, Full time (40 hours) Monday - Friday with some weekend and evenings as required as scheduled. Rate: $22.28/hr Victory Programs values a diverse workforce, as we collectively seek to create welcoming, inclusive and accessible environments for our employees and the people we serve. We strive to sustain healthy, functioning communities that respect and celebrate different experiences, identities, cultures and ideas. Victory Programs has helped individuals and families in crisis for over 45 years. Thousands turn to us yearly for shelter, sustenance, recovery, care, and professional, compassionate support. Most struggle with homelessness, substance use and mental health, and many live with HIV/AIDS. Our team of more than 300 staff across over 30+ programs works with people to develop and execute creative, safe solutions to the very real challenges our clients face. Our benefit program includes a 75% health and 25% dental employer premium contribution, 100% employer paid disability and life insurance. Victory Programs offers a generous paid time off package to all employees including vacation, sick, and personal time as well as holidays. Upon hire, all staff are entitled to up to: 4 personal days, 160 sick hours, 10 holidays and 3 1/2 weeks of vacation. These figures adjust based on full time or part time status and allocated vacation time increases with length of employment. Salary Description $22.28/hr