Community Outreach Worker I- (Contractual)

About the role

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Maryland is recruiting for a Community Outreach Worker I (COW I). The selected incumbent will become a member of a study team that will conduct a research study aimed at improving engagement in care and treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach activities, recruiting potential participants, and providing assistance in ensuring enrolled participants have high rates of retention for research visits.
• Attend local or national meetings and conferences to discuss peer outreach activities and practices and disseminate research results.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team to complete community engagement recruitment and other project tasks.
• Update database and logs information for outreach, engagement, recruitment, and follow-up activities.
• Engage and recruit for participation in the study persons with untreated opioid use disorder in a broad variety of community settings and locations, including high drug use areas.

Requirements

Lived experience with opioid or other substance use disorders is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• High-school diploma or GED.
• None.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Computer literacy to maintain and manage participant records, logs, and other materials.
• Knowledgeable about local high overdose or drug use risk areas and about organizations of places that would facilitate outreach and recruitment of persons with opioid use disorder in a broad range of community settings, for participation in treatment and in the study.
• Comfortable about and capable of going to, working in, and engaging and recruiting for participation in the study persons with untreated opioid use disorder in a broad variety of community settings and locations, including high drug use areas.

Benefits

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development, along with additional exciting perks that employees can take advantage of. This position participates in a retirement program (pension), effective on your date of hire. Non-exempt regular staff receive a generous paid leave package that starts with 14 days of vacation accrued per year, 16 paid holidays, 3 personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and time for community service; comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job).