Prevention Manager

Hyacinth Foundation A New Jersey•Newark, NJ

About The Position

The Prevention Manager will be responsible for the supervision of staff leading prevention programs in the Newark site. This role involves providing comprehensive orientation to new staff, ensuring compliance with CDC and department of health grant protocols, and coordinating various prevention initiatives such as retreats and self-testing kit programs. The manager will also monitor HIV testing activities, provide technical assistance and capacity building for prevention programs, and develop social media campaigns. Collaboration with the Director of Prevention and Statewide CTR Manager is expected for developing protocols for PrEP awareness and community education. The role requires representing Hyacinth at various community and state-level events, implementing procedures for awareness day activities, and monitoring street and community outreach. Close work with Regional Service Managers is necessary to ensure staff engagement, responsiveness, and professional development. Fostering positive community relationships and evaluating program effectiveness are key. The position also involves ensuring data collection, maintaining confidentiality, preparing reports, and monitoring staff training completion. Specific duties include reviewing intervention assessments, reporting service gaps, monitoring social media outreach, conducting quality assurance, preparing various reports, auditing program supplies, and following guidelines for medical waste disposal and bloodborne pathogens. The manager will also monitor enhanced testing programs, community PROMISE implementation, and incentive programs. Representation and advocacy involve maintaining relationships with community providers, adhering to administrative procedures, providing reports and statistics, representing the agency at events, and adhering to Hyacinth policies, including client confidentiality.

Requirements

Master’s Degree
Supervision experience
2-4 years of related experience
A minimum of two years’ experience in the field of HIV / AIDS

Responsibilities

Supervisory responsibilities for staff leading prevention programs in the Newark site.
Provide a comprehensive orientation of all new prevention staff and ensure compliance with all required protocols for CDC, department of health grants.
Coordinates HIV prevention retreats in concert with other prevention staff.
Coordinate Self testing kit programs with grass root agencies.
Monitor all HIV testing activities including partner agency activities for self-testing kits.
Provide technical assistance and capacity building for all prevention programs and staff to ensure the highest quality in the delivery of services.
Develop, monitor, and maintain social media campaigns for specified populations.
In conjunction with the Director of Prevention and Statewide CTR Manager, develop protocol, procedures, and marketing for PrEP awareness and community education.
Represent Hyacinth at Essex County and NJ programs across, including HPG committees, state health awareness events and other community-level events.
Implement a streamline procedure for developing activities throughout all of Hyacinth’s locations that are centered around CDC awareness day activities targeting these communities.
Monitor the delivery of individual-level street and community outreach and health education/risk reduction activities such as community level and group level interventions, to ensure target population is being reached and goals and objectives are met.
Work closely with all Regional Service Managers to ensure prevention of staff is engaged and responsive to regional activities, and to ensure appropriate supervision and professional development of prevention staff.
Foster positive and collaborative relationships with community residents, community leaders’ local nonprofit organizations, businesses, and other community-based organizations to strengthen the implementation of PROMISE.
Evaluate and develop plans to enhance program effectiveness.
Ensure data collection as per agency procedures and funding requirements.
Ensure confidentiality of all records.
Assist with the preparation of monthly reports in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
Represent the agency at monthly NJHPG and Committee meetings.
Monitor prevention staff’s completion of NJDOH and CDC required training.
Conduct quarterly observation of EBI implementation for all group level interventions statewide.
Conduct quarterly file audits for these prevention programs.
Review staffs completed intervention assessments, session tools and customer satisfaction evaluations.
Report and monitor gaps in services and neutral status referral barriers.
Report social media outreach accumulative activities.
Conduct quality assurance of all eval-web reports, referrals and intervention documentation.
Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual program reports, quarterly reports, and board reports.
Complete and maintain data collection as required.
Conduct audits of program supplies and ensure that supplies are securely locked.
Follow guidelines for proper medical waste disposal and protocols for blood borne pathogens.
Review referrals outcomes in the Referral Logbook.
Conduct audit client case records using approved agency forms and procedures.
Monitor incentives provided by all program staff.
Monitor the implementation of enhanced testing programs and Community PROMISE in accordance with CDC guidance.
Monitor incentive programs including ordering supplies and distribution to program participants.
Maintain working relationships with other community providers that provide services to focus populations.
Observe established administrative procedures.
Provide written reports and maintain statistics as required.
Represent the agency at community events, meetings, and conferences.
Adhere to Hyacinth policies and procedures including client confidentiality provisions.
Attend and participate in staff training opportunities.
Attend NJDOH and CDC required trainings and capacity building sessions.
Provide staff with in-house capacity building sessions.