Community Health Worker

6 days ago

Brooklyn, United States Brooklyn Community Services Full time

**Position: Community Health Worker - Street Outreach**

**Reports to: Program Supervisor**

**Location: 132 32nd Street, Brooklyn NY 11232**

**Full time 35 hours per week Monday-Friday with occasional late days and weekends**

**Salary Range: $45,000- 50,000**

**Program Summary**:
**Position Summary**:
**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.**

**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 Funder’s and our organization’s 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**

**Qualifications**:

- **High School Diploma or GED; Bachelor’s Degree preferred**
- **Certification to perform HIV and Hepatitis C testing and counseling preferred**
- **Valid NYS Driver’s 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.**
- **Knowledge and experience working with AIDS Institute database (AIRS) a plus**

**BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities

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