Community Outreach Specialist

We are seeking a Community Outreach Specialistwho will support community-based transgender and nonbinary health and wellness surveillance. Individual will build community relationships; recruit, schedule, and follow up with participants.  Will coordinate with the program's Community Advisory Board; advise on data collection tool accessibility; support interpreting data; advise on accessibility of tools for communicating results; and share results with the community. This position reports to the Research Program Manager and splits time between working on-site at community locations (about 80%) and in the program office (about 20%). This position involves occasional evening and weekend work.  The Community Outreach Specialist will strengthen community relationships, grow participation, promote community engagement, and help to share our findings back with the community.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Representing the program in the community.
• Supporting the work of partner organizations.
• Listening to community needs and wants and sharing them with the program team.
• Recruiting and screening participants.
• Administering informed consent.
• Scheduling and following up with participants.
• Coordinating interactions with the program's Community Advisory Board.
• Providing advice on making data collection tools more accessible.
• Supporting interpreting data by indicating whether draft results seem likely given community experiences.
• Providing advice on the accessibility of tools for communicating results like the design and wording of brochures, presentation slides, community-oriented posters, and one-page reports.
• Sharing results with community through distribution of written results materials, supporting community presentations, and other methods.
• Recommending and implementing new strategies for strengthening community relationships, growing participation, and sharing results with the community.

• HIV counseling and testing.
  
• Active participation in meetings and trainings with state, city, and local community-based organizations.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Ability to work closely with a variety of people, including community members, community partners, and research team members.
  
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
  
• Demonstrated experience working independently and ability to work well in an unstructured environment as well as part of a team.
  
• Strong motivation and work ethic.
  

• Able to occasionally work flexible hours to accommodate protocol needs.
• Willingness to perform community engagement for the program.
  

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and follow procedures.
  

• Ability to develop positive community relationships.

*This description is a general statement of required duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Two years related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Experience with community engagement among transgender and nonbinary communities.
• Consistently correct use of pronouns for transgender and nonbinary people.
• Basic computer skills.
• Lived experience in the local community.

Classified Title: Community Outreach Specialist 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/02/CC  
Starting Salary Range: Min $15.50 - Max $26.00 HRLY ($39,520 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 5 pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Public Health 
Department name: HBS-Research Projects  
Personnel area: School of Public Health 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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