Community Health Peer Ambassador

GMHC•New York, NY

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Project POWER’s Community Health Peer Ambassador supports community engagement and HIV prevention efforts by serving as a trusted peer resource within communities most impacted by HIV. The Peer Ambassador helps promote awareness of sexual health, HIV prevention strategies, and available services while encouraging community members to access resources offered through GMHC and partner organizations. Working under the supervision of the Project POWER Community Health Worker, the Peer Ambassador helps build trust, reduce stigma, and support community members in making informed decisions about their health. This role brings valuable community insight, cultural awareness, and peer-based engagement skills that strengthen outreach efforts and help ensure Project POWER activities are responsive to community needs.

Requirements

Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Ability to engage community members in a friendly, respectful, non-judgmental, and culturally responsive manner.
Comfort speaking with community members about health, wellness, sexual health, and prevention-related topics.
Reliability, professionalism, and willingness to learn.
Ability to follow direction, work as part of a team, and support program activities in community-based settings.
Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries and protect confidential information.
Familiarity with, or willingness to learn about, HIV prevention strategies, including PrEP, PEP, harm reduction, and sexual health resources.
Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to use email, calendars, shared files, and basic computer or mobile technology to support scheduling, communication, and outreach activities.
Ability to enter and maintain accurate outreach notes, activity logs, attendance information, and program-related documentation as directed.
Ability to follow confidentiality, documentation, and data-entry procedures in accordance with GMHC policies and program requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience in program support, peer education, community outreach, grassroots engagement, or a related area.
Experience supporting community events, outreach tables, workshops, or health fairs.
Familiarity with communities most impacted by HIV and barriers related to healthcare access, stigma, sexual health, and prevention services.
Experience assisting with referrals or connecting individuals to community-based services.
Peer education, community health, HIV prevention, public health, or outreach-related training preferred.
Experience supporting HIV prevention, sexual health education, community outreach, or peer-based programming preferred.
Experience using databases, electronic forms, or other documentation systems in a nonprofit, outreach, public health, or community-based setting.

Responsibilities

Assist the Community Health Worker with recruitment and promotion of Project POWER activities, workshops, and community events.
Support outreach activities in community spaces, events, partner organizations, and other community-based settings.
Engage individuals in conversations about health, wellness, HIV prevention, and available services in a non-judgmental and culturally responsive manner.
Serve as a relatable and trusted peer resource for community members.
Support efforts to reduce stigma related to HIV, sexual health, prevention services, and healthcare access.
Participate in contracted events throughout the New York City area as assigned.
Share general information about HIV prevention, sexual health services, PrEP, PEP, harm reduction, and GMHC programs.
Distribute health education materials and prevention resources, including condoms, informational flyers, and other outreach materials.
Encourage community members to access HIV testing, PrEP services, and other prevention resources.
Provide basic referral information to GMHC programs and community resources as directed.
Help connect individuals to the Community Health Worker for additional support or follow-up when appropriate.
Help set up, staff, and break down community events, health fairs, outreach tables, workshops, and other Project POWER activities.
Encourage participation in health education sessions and community programming.
Assist with special projects and other program-related activities as directed by the supervisor.
Track and document outreach activities, community engagement efforts, and event participation as directed by the Community Health Worker.
Participate in team check-ins, supervision, and program meetings.
Follow program procedures related to confidentiality, documentation, participant engagement, and professional boundaries.