Research Project Recruitment Coordinator, P3

CAMBA•New York, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

CAMBA is a community organization dedicated to building an inclusive New York City by providing comprehensive services across various domains including Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. CAMBA collaborates with Columbia University on the research project P3, which aims to estimate the impact of a multilevel, multicomponent intervention to increase the uptake of HIV testing and biomedical HIV prevention among African American/Black Gay, Bisexual, and Same-gender Loving Men. CAMBA's role in this project involves overseeing participant recruitment and providing substance misuse and HIV/hepatitis prevention navigation, including PrEP navigation, for study participants. A Recruitment Coordinator, who identifies with the community of focus, will conduct in-person and online outreach to peers through dating apps and hook-up sites, and will be responsible for recruitment and delivery of peer navigation to PrEP for P3 study participants.

Requirements

Sufficient education (English-speaking, -reading, -writing, & math abilities) to comprehend oral and written information and to assist callers and visitors and staff.
Two (2) years of relevant experience, preferably in a mid-sized (250+ employees) organization.
Good written & verbal communication.
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suite.
Knowledge about, understanding of, and ability to work closely with, persons with HIV/AIDS and related issues.
Experience and/or comfort conducting online outreach via social media and dating/”hook-up” apps and websites.

Responsibilities

Assume primary responsibility for recruitment strategy and community engagement for P3 study.
Identify and engage venues, organizations, and individuals as recruitment partners for P3.
Conduct recruitment activities 2-3 days per week.
Design and execute on-line (Meta, TikTok, dating/hook-up apps, etc.) recruitment strategy to support doubling of enrollments in Year 2 of recruiting.
Deliver peer navigation to enrolled P3 participants and other CAMBA clients.
Prepare marketing materials for the program.
Follow-up with clients and with referral organizations regarding client contact and progress with referral organization.
In collaboration with program staff, work with clients to break through barriers to client goals and to assist clients in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Contact clients via telephone, mail and/or face-to-face home and office visits to ensure adherence to program, and document via progress notes.
Escort clients to appointments (educational, medical, social service, etc.).
Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
Create and maintain client files and make copies of all client documents.
Conduct pre- and post-intervention assessments of clients’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV risk.
Prescreen clients over the telephone for eligibility and may schedule intake appointments.
Assist clients in completing all CAMBA intake applications and forms.
Schedule appointments for client with referral organizations.
Input client data and client progress information into automated database.
Contact clients for 30- and 90-day follow-up surveys.