Outreach Worker; Health Behavior and Society

Outreach Locations & Schedule

• Outreach activities take place in Pigtown, Mount Clare, Carrolton Ridge, Curtis Bay and Brooklyn.
• Schedule:
  
  4-18 hours per week. Tuesdays 11-4;
  Thursdays 11-4 and other outreach shifts as desired/available.

• Promote the SPARC Center services and events (clinic hours, classes, support groups etc.).
• Distribute Naloxone, train community members on its use and benefits.
• Distribute safer drug use supplies and safer sex supplies, while providing harm reduction education.
• Distribute promotional items, including condoms, hand sanitizer, lip balm, wipes, etc. Attend community meetings to promote services and develop rapport with neighborhood associations.
• Build rapport with community members, including sex workers and local business owners.
• Occasionally work in the Drop-In Center assisting with general tasks as needed.
• Potential to facilitate peer groups and trainings.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Experience working with diverse populations including the sex worker population.
• Prior interview and field work experience.
• Prior experience with outreach work.

Classified

Title:

Outreach Worker

Job Posting Title (Working Title):
Outreach Worker (Health Behavior and Society)

Role/Level/Range: ACRO
37.5/02/CB

Starting Salary Range: $15.40 - $23.25 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group:
Casual / On Call

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Location:

School of Public Health

Department name: HBS-Research Projects

Personnel area:
School of Public Health