Peer Navigator

Cornerstone Family Healthcare; Varick Homes (NY); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Health Benefits

Retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Sick Time

Flexible Spending

Dependent Care

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Cornerstone Family Healthcare in Newburgh, NY is actively recruiting a Peer Navigator to join our Harm Reduction outreach team on a part-time basis. The role focuses on engaging people who use drugs, providing harm-reduction education and referrals, and coordinating with medical and social services to support clients in Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan counties.

The position requires a High School Diploma and experience in peer education, with travel to various community sites.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required with experience in peer education, harm reduction, HIV/HCV/STI and/or disease prevention.
• Familiarity with the priority population and geographic area assigned.
• Travel/Time: valid driver's license and transportation for frequent travel within the assigned county and to Cornerstone offices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in outreach to PWUD/PWID at community level and shelters to publicize services and recruit clients.
• Provide harm reduction education, counseling, and supplies; refer clients to medical and behavioral health services as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and participate in trainings and meetings as assigned.

Skills

Peer education

Harm reduction

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Description

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Peer Navigator to join our growing team in Newburgh.

RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $18.00 per hour

WORK LOCATION(S): 280 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550

STATUS: Part-Time

Cornerstone BENEFITS:

• Competitive salaries


• Health Benefits


• Retirement plan


• Paid Time Off


• Sick Time


• Flexible Spending


• Dependent Care


• Paid Holidays

Cornerstone’S MISSION:

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non‑profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.

General Purpose:

Under the supervision of the Senior Program Supervisor, the Peer Navigator will work in tandem with the agency’s harm reduction and outreach programs to provide services to people who use/inject drugs (PWUD/PWID) within communities in Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties.

Key Competencies:

• Participate in outreach to PWUD/PWID at the community level as well as within shelters, soup kitchens and other community-based organizations to publicize program services and recruit clients.


• Participate in outreach to community partners and work with harm reduction programs staff to increase the priority population’s awareness and understanding of overdose and other health related issues.


• Participate in providing harm reduction education, counseling, and supplies.


• Provide referrals to clients for holistic medical, behavioral health, testing, drug treatment and other support services as needed.


• Complete such trainings as assigned by the Sr. Program Supervisor.

Description of Duties:

• Observe and abide by HIPAA and the HIV Confidentiality Law.


• Use personal contacts, social media and other networking strategies to engage the priority population.


• Assist the program in promoting and implementing program services with the community and priority population.


• Pass on to Sr. Program Supervisor, any referrals for HIV/STI/HCV testing and counseling, PrEP/PEP, drug treatment, medical, behavioral health, social services, as well as other supportive services.


• Maintain an awareness of trends impacting the priority population to provide to the Program Supervisor to adjust programming as needed.


• Complete the mandated continuing education trainings as selected and scheduled by the Sr.Program Supervisor.


• Assist in program coverage when required including street outreach, PDSE, and mobile unit.


• Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff and other required meetings.


• Be familiar with Cornerstone policies and procedures and the Employee Handbook.


• Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of Cornerstone including, but not limited to, patient confidentiality, financials, and employee relations.


• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma with experience in peer education, harm reduction, HIV/HCV/STI and/or disease prevention.


• Familiarity with the priority population and the geographic area assigned. Commitment to undergo training about HIV/HCVSTI, harm reduction, social support services, and community resources.


• Travel/Time Requirement: Must have a valid, unrestricted driver's license and independent means of transportation for frequent travel to locations throughout the assigned county as well as to the offices of Cornerstone.