Outreach Specialist

Job Title: Outreach Specialist

Classification: Full Time/Non-Exempt

Reports to: Director of Community Health Outreach

Summary: The Outreach Specialist is responsible for the implementation and facilitation of comprehensive high-impact HIV prevention services including targeted testing, evidence-based interventions, condom distribution, and essential support services for sexual health promotion and prevention activities.    

Responsibilities:

• Engages targeted HIV testing and priority population in a variety of settings where testing will be conducted. 
• Perform rapid and confirmatory HIV/STI blood-based testing grounded on CLIA standards and report all results based on local, state, and federal reporting laws. 
• Assists clients in the development of a client-centered combination prevention strategies.
• Provide navigation support services and case management to ensure linkage and follow-up for HIV medical care and biomedical interventions such as PrEP/nPEP. 
• Conduct outreach activities to target populations across a variety of online and offline platforms in addition to various settings and venues. 
• Responsible for quality assurance activities, including ensuring accurate and consistent data collection and reporting as outlined by contract requirements. 
• Utilize social media, internet, mobile applications, and other technology to promote awareness of HIV prevention programs, outreach, and recruit specifically within priority population and social networks
• Provide culturally affirming, scientifically-accurate, and holistic HIV prevention and care services to gay and bisexual men, transgender persons, and other members of the gender and sexual diverse community. 
• Implement condom distribution to increase access and availability to persons living with HIV and persons at risk of acquiring HIV. 
• Engages individuals, groups, organizations, and sectors of the population to increase awareness and reduce HIV infection in the community by facilitating change through collective actions that supports prevention priorities and addresses social determinants of health.
• Coordinate large scale community health events to engage the target population while serving as an opportunity to gather information and start a dialogue about relevant HIV prevention issues and needs. 
• Create, implement, and oversee community mobilization social marketing campaigns and other health promotion activities to increase HIV/STI knowledge.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or its equivalent. Bachelors degree in Health or related field preferred. 
• Position requires the employee be insurable and have a current driver’s license.  
• Minimum of 1 year experience of working in HIV/AIDS prevention, community or public health, social service, or health promotion preferred.  
• Bilingual (English & Spanish) preferred.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred or willing to complete training upon hire. 

Experience/Skills/Knowledge: 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of populations in a diverse community.
• Knowledge of community agencies and resources.
• Skill in use of personal computers and related software applications, including e-mail.
• Good communication skills, such as listening well, and using language appropriately.
• Indigenous to the local community, familiar with the gender and sexual diverse community and other target populations, and ability to project a positive image and trusted as a source of information in the community

Physical Requirements:

• Available to work flexible schedule which may include some nights and/or weekends. 
• Work will be performed primarily in offices, public buildings, schools, churches, medical facilities, family homes and automobiles that will vary considerably with regard to the extent of heating, cooling, or physical comforts/protections.
• Position could require long hours of standing or sitting at a computer workstation.
• Must be able to lift at least 25lbs and be able to set up tables, chairs, and pop canopies for events in addition to moving equipment needed for specific job assignments.
• May encounter architectural barriers (including stairs), animals not on a leash unsanitary living conditions, extreme heat, or cold and contagious disease.