Harm Reduction Health Educator

• Facilitate harm reduction outreach and HIV/HEP-C testing events to actively engage high risk population and provide linkages to care

• Coordinate Harm Reduction supply procurement and dissemination including safer use supplies, hygiene supplies and outdoor equipment.

• Assist in coordinating and delivering naloxone training for NACC staff and community partners.

• Provide information and referral to NACC and other partnering programs to meet the comprehensive needs of clients


• Provide individual and group education on mental health and substance use and related public health concerns to NACC clients and the Native American community

• Coordinate with NACC medical, behavioral health, and harm reduction staff to increase linkage to care and HIV and HEP-C testing of homeless and other high-risk populations

• Identify, create and implement client education materials to share in groups and at community events


• Coordinate with external community partners to efficiently provide Harm Reduction services, including testing events, street outreach and harm reduction supply dissemination.

• Work with clinical staff to develop testing program protocol and workflow implementation.


• Assist with overseeing community volunteer program.

• Respond to and fulfill request for community public health education to increase awareness/ remove stigma around HIV and HEP-c

• Collect and maintain up to date data, tack progress towards goals for relevant grants, community surveys, and provide accurate reporting on grant outcomes regularly.

• Identify and resolve barriers to HIV / HEP-C care experienced by homeless and other risk populations

• Providing prevention-related information to American Indian professionals and others working with American Indians in other fields to increase understanding of harm reduction.

• Participate in weekly outreach team meetings and biweekly Harm Reduction team meetings.

 SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directly supervises 0 employees within the department.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• One year of direct care experience working with mental health and/or substance use disorders

• Associate degree in community health or other related field OR highly related experience equal or greater than educational level listed will be considered.

• CHR Program training and education program.

• Experience in the Native American community preferred

• Flexibility to work nights and weekends, if needed

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.