Community Outreach Worker (Health, Behavior and Society) - #Staff

The Health Behavior and Society Department is seeking a Community Outreach Worker. The Community Outreach Worker supports the conduct of a research project. Collects and organizes data through study-specific procedures that may include community outreach, sample collection, laboratory work, and/or fieldwork. Provides general administrative support for meetings/events, communications, reporting, etc.

Supports community outreach activities for an innovative, low-barrier mobile overdose- and HIV-prevention intervention that provides mobile point-of-care drug checking, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), wound care, syringes and other safer drug use supplies, and other harm reduction services to people who use drugs in Baltimore and neighboring counties. As part of a research team, the Community Outreach Worker supports outreach and engagement with study participants, community members, and partner organizations; assists with maintaining relationships and referral networks; collects, documents, and organizes data related to service delivery and distribution of supplies; assists with HIV testing and counseling; facilitates healthcare and social service referrals; distributes safer drug use supplies and naloxone; and provides education to clients and community members on naloxone use. Additional research, outreach, administrative, and project-related responsibilities may be required as project services evolve and/or expand.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in developing operational plans to meet research goals.

• Set up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.

• Collect and organize data per study requirements, e.g., participant interviews, administering questionnaires; conduct background research, laboratory processing, etc.

• Process data by organizing data records and study files.

• Run basic analyses and prepare routine reports.

• Perform literature searches, abstract data from literature searches, and index gathered data.

• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Prepare for, engage in, and document client interactions and service/supply provision; organize and track supply inventory.

• Develop referral networks and maintain relationships with service providers and pharmacies in intervention areas. Make referrals to medical, social, treatment, and other support services, including warm hand-offs as appropriate.

• Engage in harm reduction-based street outreach, promoting the program’s services, distributing promotional items, and providing harm reduction education.

• Build rapport with community members, including people who use drugs, through outreach and attendance at community association meetings.

• This role will require community-based work at least 90% of the time. Community Outreach Workers are expected to take independent initiative to complete tasks and be able to make independent decisions about the direction and conduct of the work.

• On-call or non-standard work hour requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.

• One year of related experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

• Prior experience doing community outreach in syringe services or other harm reduction programs.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive large vehicles.

Technical Skills &Expected Level of Proficiency

• Administrative Skills - Awareness

• Analytical Skills - Awareness

• Data Entry - Awareness

• Data Management and Analysis - Awareness

• Information Gathering - Awareness

• Interpersonal Skills - Awareness

• Oral and Written Communications - Awareness

• Organizational Skills - Awareness

• Research and Analytical Skills - Awareness

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Research Project Assistant II

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Community Outreach Worker (Health, Behavior and Society)

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC

Starting Salary Range: $16.10 - $26.90 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Casual / On Call

Schedule: Other Variable, but always within Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: School of Public Health

Department name: HBS-Research Projects

Personnel area: School of Public Health

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.