Planned Parenthood of Greater New York is seeking a
Lead Navigatorto join our Project Street Beat team. This is a full-time position located in New York City at the Project Street Beat offices in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
This is a full-time position located in New York City at Project Street Beat Brooklyn office within PPGNY Region one responsible for outreach and education to the priority population. Provide HIV Counseling and Testing, linking consumers to PrEP education and access. Conduct Seeking Safety Sessions, Identify and navigate Population in need of abstinence/recovery-based treatment services to Partnering Providers. Work collaboratively with the HIV Prevention Specialists and Substance Use Counselors.
This is an exciting and important time at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York . We are building on our strength with dynamic new leadership, talented staff members, engaged donors and activists, and amazing community partners. We are determined to thrive and grow in these times of transition and resistance.Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) stands strong as a trusted provider of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, an accurate source of sexual health information, and a steadfast partner in the ongoing fight to achieve sexual and reproductive justice, especially health and racial equity. Working at PPGNY is more than a job. It is an opportunity to help ensure that all New Yorkers have access to affordable, high-quality sexual and reproductive health care and evidence-based education programming so they can lead healthy lives and fulfill their dreams. We approach our work through a reproductive justice lens, seeking to break down the barriers that prevent individuals from accessing the health care and information they need and deserve.
What the Lead Navigator does:
- Program and Office Support
- Provide outreach support on the Mobile Medical Health Center (MHC) shifts, 9am-5pm and or 4pm-12am. During outreach engage and education priority populations on HIV Counseling and Testing, PrEP, Seeking Safety and Overdose Prevention.
- Provide HIV Counseling and Testing as per Project Street Beat policies and procedures.
- Educate and enroll consumers into PrEP as per Project Street Beat policies and procedures.
- Facilitate the Seeking Safety evidence-based intervention as per Project Street Beat policies and procedures.
- Provide Overdose Prevention training in the office and in nontraditional settings as per Project Street Beat policies and procedures.
- Represent program at internal and community meetings, workshops, conferences.
- Promotes PSB in the community by developing formal and informal linkages by making presentations to service providers and other agencies.
- Administrative Team Coordination
- Enter complete required data into PSB data systems within 48 hours of completing a service. Current PSB data systems include but are not limited to ECW and ETO.
- Work collaboratively with the HIV Prevention Specialists and Case Managers to engage, enroll and facilitate services: HIV Counseling and Testing, PrEP, Seeking Safety, and Overdose Prevention training.
- Meet monthly service delivery goals.
- Maintain company issued laptop and phone
- Customer Service Responsibilities
- Be respectful, kind, engaging and professional with consumers: community partners and colleague
Qualifications:
- A demonstrated commitment to PPGNY’s mission related to bodily autonomy, health equity, and gender and racial justice
- High school diploma/GED
- 2+ years of experience providing direct support to vulnerable, populations experiencing homelessness, substance use, mental health issues, and/or living with HIV/AIDS
- A demonstrated commitment to learning about and enhancing practices related to racial equity and its impact on healthcare system
- 2+ years of experience providing HIV counseling and testing in an office and or nontraditional setting.
- Ability to provide compassionate, non-judgmental and culturally responsive care across race, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin or ability; and demonstrates deep sense of accountability to patient experience
- 2+ years of experience facilitating support groups and or providing trainings.
- Strong relationship building and communication skills, including an ability to work and build trust across cultural differences related to race, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin or ability; and to reflect on one’s personal identity with humility
PPGNY's benefits package includes:Generous PTO and holiday scheduleMedical, dental and vision coverage options for you and eligible dependentsFSA, HSA, Commuter pre-tax reimbursement fun