Youth Prevention Navigator

Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Communicable Disease and Reproductive Services. Prevention Navigator is responsible for all aspects of a substance abuse, mental health, and HIV prevention program with emphasis in the LGBTQ+ community ages 18-29 in South Los Angeles.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (human services, health services, or a similar field).
• Comfortable working with diverse populations including formerly incarcerated individuals, undocumented individuals, LGBT populations, communities of color, and those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and/or mental illness;
• Two years’ related experience in a health or social service setting preferred related field;
• At least 2 years’ experience conducting community and/or street outreach, specifically to hard–to- - reach populations
• Experience with community organizing • Excellent oral/written communication, interpersonal and oral presentation skills.
• Bilingual – written and speech Spanish/English (required).
• Strong computer skills

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the overall implementation of a youth program targeting Black/Latinx LGBTQ+ young adults ages 18-29.
• Provide case management services to patients in need of substance abuse, mental health. HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI)
• Screen patients, service planning and resource identification; linking clients to needed services
• Work with interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive SA, Mental Health and HIV prevention, sexually transmitted infection (STI) education and services.
• Conduct patient, identification, assessments, diagnosis, care plans and interventions
• Conduct service implementation and coordination, monitoring service delivery, and advocacy
• Conduct presentations and trainings to staff, patients, and community members in a variety of settings
• Establish and develop working relationships with clients; initiate outreach to the target population using telephone, mail, and visits in the community.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings and maintain communication with program director and other staff members.
• Maintain outreach activity calendar/Log (i.e., location, length of outreach event, encounters per event).
• Assist with program evaluations and updates to program and services.
• Attend appropriate community resource meetings and trainings assigned.
• Create and implement an evaluation tool to measure the success of counseling and outreach efforts.
• Conduct traditional outreach activities and classes in the community and non-traditional outreach in social media. • Implements Peer Prevention Leader @ SJCH
• Facilitate Skills Building workshops to prevent Substance Abuse, HIV and Mental Health
• Provide PrEP, PEP, STI and other risk-reduction education to patients at risk for HIV
• Conduct presentations and trainings to staff, patients, and community members in a variety of settings
• Link patients to other services as needed (PrEP and PEP, HIV and VH Testing) • Some evenings and weekends required
• Other duties may be assigned or may be modified as business needs dictate

This position is grant funded. The grant is scheduled to expire on 09/29/2027. The grant may or may not be funded again after that date. Your employment beyond the grant expiration date is not guaranteed. Should the grant not be funded, you are eligible and encouraged to apply for another position within the agency.