Project Connect Peer Outreach Specialist

Apicha Community Health Center•New York, NY

About The Position

This position will conduct outreach to other community-based organizations to raise awareness of the unique needs of the target community and increase capacity to serve this population; market and promote Project Connect to the target communities to ensure that programs and services are appropriate, well-branded and reflective of the needs of the community; represent Project Connect as well as Apicha Community Health Center at various health fairs and other community events; recruit and retain a core group of mentors to provide a safe-space and supportive community for youth; facilitate a series of informal roundtable discussions with volunteer mentors and young LGBTQI participants covering a wide range of topics (i.e., building supportive networks and self-esteem, coming out to family members and in the workplace); work closely with other Community Health Education program staff and volunteer peer navigators within the Community Health Education program and Apicha CHC; help recruit volunteers from target populations; support and meet with volunteers at least once a month; attend all required meetings and trainings; and assist with administrative duties for the CHE HIV Prevention and Project Connect.

Requirements

Knowledge of health seeking behavior of target population or health belief of target population
Experience in peer education strongly preferred
Ability to communicate in English
Fluency in one or more A&PI languages preferred
High energy with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to reach and recruit program participants from target community.
Independent and good team player
Reliable, punctual and flexible
Ability to work well with diverse population.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and stressful environment
Ability to work well within the organizational structure
Ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends
Ability to use public transportation
Ability to use common office software (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Responsibilities

Conduct outreach to other community-based organizations to raise awareness of the unique needs of the target community and increase capacity to serve this population
Market and promote Project Connect to the target communities to ensure that programs and services are appropriate, well-branded and reflective of the needs of the community
Represent Project Connect as well as Apicha Community Health Center at various health fairs and other community events
Recruit and retain a core group of mentors to provide a safe-space and supportive community for youth
Facilitate a series of informal roundtable discussions with volunteer mentors and young LGBTQI participants covering a wide range of topics (i.e., building supportive networks and self-esteem, coming out to family members and in the workplace)
Work closely with other Community Health Education program staff and volunteer peer navigators within the Community Health Education program and Apicha CHC
Help recruit volunteers from target populations
Support and meet with volunteers at least once a month
Attend all required meetings and trainings
Assist with administrative duties for the CHE HIV Prevention and Project Connect