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Project Connect Peer Outreach Specialist

Apicha Community Health Center
Posted 6 months ago, valid for 9 days
Location

New York, NY 10008, US

Salary

$21.95 - $22.93 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position involves conducting outreach to community organizations to raise awareness and promote Project Connect services tailored to the target community.
  • Candidates should have experience in peer education and knowledge of health-seeking behaviors of the target population, with fluency in an A&PI language preferred.
  • The role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the ability to work with diverse populations and manage multiple tasks in a flexible work environment.
  • The job includes recruiting and supporting volunteers, facilitating discussions with youth, and attending meetings and trainings regularly.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and candidates should ideally have at least two years of relevant experience.


Position Summary:

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.


Qualifications:

  • 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)




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