Youth Services Peer Navigator Harm Reduction - Manhattan Lower East Side

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  under Qualifications maybe. "Technology Statement: Applicants may be responsible for providing the equipment and tools they need to work remotely as required, such as access to a computer, internet service, and phone service. Safe Horizon will discuss potential solutions with candidates and may assist where needed and agreed to in advance." This is also substantive; could be under Qualifications. "Please follow this link to view complete EEO Law and complaint filing information: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal" - boilerplate; remove. "Hiring Range: $23.63 to $26.10 per hour" => Pay section. "Full-time Hours: 35 Hours per week" => Schedule section. "Full-time Benefits: Vacation Time, Paid Sick Time, Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan, Company Life Insurance, Medical/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits Program, Gym Reimbursement, Parental Leave, Employee Learning Center" => Benefits section. "Safe Horizon was named one of City & State New York Top Workplaces of 2025 and 2026" => maybe could be a note under About the role or Benefits? It's about employer; could be a

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  About the role

  Streetwork Project is an innovative outreach-counseling program for homeless youth in Harlem, which utilizes a harm reduction approach providing comprehensive services to adolescents and young adults impacted by homelessness and involved in street activities (gangs, violence, drug use/sale and survival sex). The Youth Services Navigator will promote access to harm reduction supplies and services at Streetwork’s Drop-In Center, with a focus on LGBTQ youth and youth of color at risk of SUDs. Youth Services Navigators (YSN) will facilitate and conduct one-on-one harm reduction goal setting interventions for drug-using clients, provide overdose prevention and response trainings, and supply information, counseling, and harm reduction materials (safer syringe services, sniff kits, safer sex supplies, Naloxone kits, sharps disposal kits). They will also provide general program services including client monitoring in the milieu, intake and assessment, supportive counseling, referrals, syringe exchange, escorts, and concrete supports such as meal preparation, laundry, and provision of supplies, as well as facilitating groups.

  Responsibilities

  • Learn and integrate a trauma‑informed, client‑centered approach using an anti‑oppressive lens into work with clients.
  • Engage adolescents into program structure (harm reduction philosophy, rules, mutual respect).
  • Provide milieu counseling and mediate internal conflicts.
  • Facilitate access to daily living needs (food, clothes, hygiene supplies, space to rest).
  • Conduct intake and assessment and screen for substance‑use risk.
  • Facilitate and conduct educational presentations on drug user health and well‑being; engage clients in practicing harm‑reduction techniques to reduce risk.
  • Co‑facilitate trainings/educational presentations for staff on emerging trends among the target population.
  • Provide syringe exchange, opioid overdose reversal medication, overdose prevention education, and distribution of drug‑use‑related health materials.
  • Convene and facilitate a quarterly peer advisory group.
  • Oversee and manage social‑media posts and messaging about available harm‑reduction services.
  • Conduct audits of the Streetwork Drop‑In Centers to identify opportunities to increase harm‑reduction accessibility through signage, posters, and welcoming displays of supplies.
  • Connect clients to supportive internal and external resources to increase access to benefits and resources; provide accompaniment as requested.
  • Participate in weekly case conferencing meetings.
  • Maintain routine administrative duties (correspondence, files, mail, email, telephone).
  • Participate in staff trainings, staff meetings, and staff group‑process workshops.
  • Participate in weekly supervision.
  • Identify new resources appropriate for the population.
  • Provide wellness and recreational (engagement) activities.
  • Support organizing events in the Drop‑In Center, monitor entrance, oversee concrete support to clients.
  • Support Peer Street Outreach at the LES and Uptown sites.
  • Interact with all Streetwork program sites and staff, internal Safe Horizon programs/departments, and external agencies that can support clients.

  Skills

  • Compassionate approach to others and openness to new ideas.
  • Dynamic energy, able to multi‑task and negotiate multiple demands on attention.
  • Non‑judgmental approach and ability to empathize with others.
  • Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills; excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Genuine interest in working with disenfranchised youth and young adults.
  • Understanding of and ability to work from a harm‑reduction perspective addressing substance use, mental health issues, and HIV risk behaviors.

  Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency plus relevant training and experience in human services or related field, including some prior experience working with victims of crime; OR two years of high‑quality work at a Streetwork Project site.
  • One (1) year experience working with homeless population, youth, or harm reduction, and lived experience similar to the target population.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently.
  • Personal experience with street survival activities (homelessness, gangs, drug economy, substance use, sex industry) with at least three years separation from involvement in these activities, and a deep understanding of the relationship between personal experiences and professional standards.
  • Basic understanding of computer systems for managing case records.
  • AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.
  • Technology: Applicants may need to provide their own equipment for remote work (computer, internet, phone); Safe Horizon will discuss solutions and may assist where agreed in advance.

  Benefits

  • Vacation Time
  • Paid Sick Time
  • Holidays
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • Company Life Insurance
  • Medical/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Gym Reimbursement
  • Parental Leave
  • Employee Learning Center

  Pay

  $23.63 to $26.10 per hour