Peer Prevention Navigator

Duties and responsibilities

• Outreach: Participate in community outreach and participant recruitment including implementing outreach strategies, collaborating with community partners, and assisting with social media strategies.
• Client enrollment and screening: Complete enrollment protocol with clients; and screen for behavioral health and other needs using the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) model.
• Facilitate evidence-based models depending on client interest and need: These include an in-home testing model, PrEP initiation model, and peer navigation services to support individual clients, which may include providing referrals, education, and service coordination.
• Group support and education: Assist with organizing and facilitating group educational programming and support groups.
• Client Retention: Work to re-engage clients who have been lost to follow-up through outreach and trying to reach client contacts. Assist clients to resolve barriers to re-engagement.
• Aid in the implementation of trainings on LGBTQ+-related topics for community groups.
• Provide HIV/STI/Hepatitis C testing in the community.
• Participate in related trainings on topics such as peer outreach, motivational enhancement, case management, and medical care.
• Document all activities provided as required by the program funder.
• Integrate as part of the RAIN outreach team, attending and assisting with events and promoting the P2P program and related RAIN programming.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma and 3 years' experience or a college degree and 1 year of experience.
• Relevant experience may include a combination of paid and volunteer work including direct client services, teaching or community education, community organizing, and administrative work.

Supervisory relationships

• The peer navigator will be supervised by the Lead Navigator, Lee Buncum (Duke University), the Research Project Manager, and the Director of Outreach at RAIN.

Skills and knowledge required

• Have personal and lived experiences in the population being served which may include HIV, LGBTQ+, recovery, mental health, and/or communities of color.
• Have strong interpersonal communication skills as well as oral and written communication skills;
• Be familiar with community resources;
• Be able to build rapport and relationships quickly with a variety of people including clients, therapists, medical care providers, and other service providers;
• Be able to work independently, be self-motivated;
• Demonstrate creative problem-solving skills in real world settings.

Travel and other special conditions

• Local community travel is required for this position.
• This position will need to travel to community organizations, meet clients within the community, and attend community meetings.
• Local travel may be accomplished by bus or private car.