Healthy Relationship Coach; Mental Health

Healthy Relationship Coach (Mental Health)

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The Department of Mental Health is seeking a full-time Healthy Relationship Coach. We are looking for someone comfortable discussing relationships, trauma, and sexual health with Black or African American women. Healthy Relationship Coaches will provide support to Black or African American women enrolled in a clinical trial(s) to improve access to HIV prevention. Healthy Relationship Coaches are defined as “role models who share similar experiences and community membership, and who are trained to provide effective services that will increase the linkage, retention, and adherence of the people they serve.”

Upon training, Healthy Relationship Coaches will facilitate access to care through navigation services, peer support, community outreach, and will help clients assess barriers to accessing HIV prevention. Healthy Relationship Coaches will be available to escort clients to appointments, including helping with off‑site services. They will check in with clients regularly to ensure support and engagement around care via one‑on‑one peer education and weekly self‑management skills‑building sessions.

They will also facilitate psychoeducation weekly group sessions with a Licensed Clinical Therapist. The Coaches will assist with transportation and help develop support and engagement for Black or African American women, as well as help with data management and collection as needed.

• Serve as an empathic, trustworthy, knowledgeable, and reliable resource for the client’s HIV prevention care.
• Lead outreach events, one‑on‑one sessions with clients, and recruitment events.
• Establish rapport with clients and provide project information to the community.
• Assist the study team with data collection, make outreach and data collection reminder calls, emails, and prepare outreach and follow‑up data materials.
• Engage clients by contacting those who have missed weekly sessions.
• Provide oral and written reports to the study team during regular team meetings. Timely data entry is necessary for tracking program goals, outcomes, assessments, referrals, and other information as necessary.
• Assist clients with short‑term access to program and community services and referrals to resources in the target area.
• Help clients acquire transportation and, as necessary, escort them to appointments for medical, behavioral health, benefits, or other necessary services.
• Record and track client information securely and confidentially. Monitor recruitment and retention of clients.
• File, retrieve, and maintain client records. Attend meetings and trainings.
• Build and support clients’ skills in HIV systems navigation, patient‑provider communication, and HIV prevention compliance.
• Other research‑related tasks to support the study will be required as needed.
• Must have a valid MD driver’s license and acceptable driving record or have access to reliable transportation.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of how to deliver educational programs in various settings. Experience (volunteer or paid) providing HIV peer navigation or HIV care, or prevention services at a community‑based organization, HIV clinic, sexual health clinic, or health department.
• Experience using business software systems in the completion of work assignments (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Experience with and ability to comfortably use a computer and technology (including internet applications).
• Experience recruiting high‑risk populations and street smarts.
• Prior peer mentoring experience with racial and ethnic minority women experiencing violence, trauma, and related challenges.
• Ability to manage conflict, mitigate/respond to stressful situations, and engage traumatic stories.
• Ability to understand and maintain professional boundaries.
• Ability to listen with care, treat clients with respect and dignity, and respond to each individual’s unique needs.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing institutional and other trainings to complement the Peer Navigator’s skills and abilities and…