HIV Outreach Coordinator — Part-Time, Travel Required

State of Louisiana; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The Northwest Louisiana Human Services District seeks a Coordinator UNCL PT to provide HIV Outreach Services across nine parishes. The role is a part-time, unclassified WAE position with a 1245-hour annual cap and a 20-hour work week, located at the Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic in Shreveport, LA.

Travel within the nine parishes is required. Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and, ideally, lived experience in recovery.

Qualifications

• Possession of a High School diploma or GED.
• May have lived experience with at least 1 year in Recovery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Outreach Worker using the NIDA model to reduce HIV and other infections among substance users.
• Contact, communicate and follow up with high-risk substance abusers, their associates, and neighborhood residents while respecting confidentiality requirements (42 CFR part 2).
• Promote awareness among injecting drug abusers about the link between injecting drug use and diseases like HIV.
• Suggest steps to prevent HIV transmission and encourage entry into treatment.
• Reach out to out-of-treatment drug users and gain commitment to HIV/AIDS risk reduction.
• Provide HIV prevention services to high-risk populations in various settings (community health, hospitals, clinics, treatment centers).
• Coordinate across settings to enhance impact and reduce duplicated services.
• Maintain an outreach tracking log with dates, locations, contacts and activities.

Skills

Trust building

Clear communication

Organizational skills

Record keeping

Networking with at-risk groups

Boundaries

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The Northwest Louisiana Human Services District seeks a Coordinator UNCL PT to provide HIV Outreach Services across nine parishes. The role is a part-time, unclassified WAE position with a 1245-hour annual cap and a 20-hour work week, located at the Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic in Shreveport, LA.

Travel within the nine parishes is required. Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and, ideally, lived experience in recovery.