Community Health Worker; Clinical

Overview

The Community Health Worker is a trusted clinician with lived experience in HIV-affected communities, responsible for delivering comprehensive HIV prevention services through outreach, education, testing, and navigation. This position focuses on addressing social determinants of health and prioritizing key populations such as Black and Latinx/Latine MSM, cisgender and transgender women, people who inject drugs and their partners, and youth under 24.

The CHW integrates into multidisciplinary teams to promote health equity, reduce stigma, and support the Ending the HIV Epidemic plan using a status-neutral, syndemic clinical testing approach.

• Conducts prioritized community outreach to engage high-risk individuals in HIV prevention education and awareness.
• Performs rapid testing for HIV, HCV, HBV, and STIs, and administers brief screenings for substance use, mental health, and food insecurity.
• Provides product-agnostic education on long-acting prevention options like PrEP and PEP.
• Navigates clients to biomedical prevention, supportive services, and primary care, including follow-up and barrier removal.
• Develops and distributes culturally responsive educational materials for in-person events and stigma reduction campaigns.
• Facilitates advocacy training for community members to empower peer education on HIV prevention.
• Collects and enters de-identified data into systems like Excel or Athenahealth for program evaluation and reporting.
• Participates in training on motivational interviewing, SBIRT, and cultural humility.
• Collaborates with partners such as Florida Department of Health and local EHE coalitions.
• Upholds confidentiality, HIPAA compliance, and agency values of equity and stewardship.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may mentor volunteers or peers in outreach activities.

• Clinical Competence in securing blood or other samples for STI testing;
  Customer Service — manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds to requests for service and assistance; handles complaints with patience and kindness and meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills — focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; empathetically listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication — speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication — writes clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Bilingual English/Spanish/Haitian Creole/French preferred.
• Diversity, Ethics, Motivation, Planning/Organizing, Professional Standards, Professionalism, Quality, Quantity, Safety and Security, Adaptability, Attendance/Punctuality, Dependability, Quality Improvement — various competencies related to respectful, efficient, and compliant work practices.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent required;
  Associate’s degree in public health or related field preferred.
• 1+ years’ experience in community outreach, peer support, or HIV prevention.
• Lived experience with HIV, PrEP, or related challenges in prioritized communities strongly preferred.
• Certification as a Community Health Worker or willingness to obtain within 12 months.
• Familiarity with rapid testing, screening tools, and navigation services.
• Knowledge of HIV, social determinants of health, and local resources.
• Experience with data entry software like Excel or Athena Health.
• Willingness to travel for outreach events.

Ability to read and comprehend professional health materials, author correspondence, and memos. Ability to write effective correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations. Bilingual English/Spanish and/or Haitian-Creole/English preferred.

Ability to add and…