Community Health Worker - Street Outreach

Brooklyn Community Services•Brooklyn, NY

68d•$45,000 - $50,000•Onsite

About The Position

This program serves people who are primarily unhoused and living on the street, and engaged in behaviors that place them at high risk for contracting HIV/AIDS. These behaviors include unsafe sex practices and intravenous drug usage; The goal of the program is to provide them with basic needs, services, linkages and referrals, including HIV and HepC screening and testing, safer sex information, substance use services, medical resources, and other information. The Community Health Worker will work in a robust outreach program that offers education, testing, counseling, basic needs, resources, and referrals in communities where people are unhoused and that are at high risk for HIV, Hep. C and drug overdoses. These services are delivered with the use of our Shower Bus and Mobile Outreach Van.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED; Bachelors Degree preferred
Certification to perform HIV and Hepatitis C testing and counseling preferred
Valid NYS Drivers license,
Must have excellent English written and verbal skills, additional languages preferred (Spanish)
Excellent documentation skills
Facility to motivate others toward achieving goals
Ability to develop alliances with high-risk and difficult-to-engage individuals and groups
Knowledge of community resources and counseling practices with high-risk populations
Outstanding collaborative skills
Navigation, intervention or counseling experience preferred
Basic computer literacy
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, entitlements, substance abuse, and unhoused communities preferred.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience working with AIDS Institute database (AIRS) a plus

Responsibilities

Provides program services delivery to clients that are living on the streets and that are at risk for HIV, Hep. C, drug overdoses in compliance with funders and regulatory requirements; best practices; BCS policies and Core Values; Serve as a role model to all stakeholders and clients served.
Provide education, counseling, testing, linkages, resources, and other information on HIV, Hep. C and substance abuse overdose prevention.
Ability to distribute high-risk prevention supplies, including female & male condoms, safer hygiene kits, first aid, opioid overdose prevention, fentanyl testing strip kits, and provision of sterile syringes.
Enter client information into BCS and funder mandated databases (AIRS System, Apricot, etc )
Drive and maintain the Shower Buse and Outreach Mobile Van
Manage caseload of clients who are unhoused and high risk HIV Negative unknown with multiple psychiatric and health needs.
Design and implement service plans for clients; provide follow-up referrals, needs assessments, advocacy, emergency interventions
Maintenance of case records, discharge and transfer planning
Escort clients to various appointments when needed
Facilitate groups and workshops, including training peer advocates and volunteers
Participate in Team and departmental meetings
Completing required number of annual training hours.
Follow Funders and our organizations protocols for safety and confidentiality guidelines.
Prepared to respond appropriately to emergency situations that may be encountered in the field in accordance with training received including overdoses
Preparation, packing, and inventory of kits and program supplies.
Plan attend and help facilitate community events
Provide services to walk in clients as needed
Other related duties as assigned