APLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 05, 2023
Full time
P OSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Program Coordinator for the CDC Latino MSM Program, the prevention training specialist will help develop, implement, monitor and evaluate all approaches used to recruit and retain young Latino men who have sex with men (YMSM) ages 18 - 39 into HIV care and biomedical (PrEP/PEP) services, as well as develop role model stories in alignment with the PROMISE for High Impact Prevention (HIP) intervention.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Utilize virtual and in-persons outreach strategies to recruit, engage, and provide sexual health education activities/services to Latino MSM
Provide Latino MSM with sexual health screenings (HIV/STI), safer sex supplies, and resources for PrEP and PEP through El Saludable in-person and at-home HIV testing services.
Identify and link new and previously diagnosed HIV positive Latino MSM into HIV care services. This includes navigation to resources that assist with enrollment into services such as Medi-Cal, housing, mental health, and food services.
Identify and link HIV negative Latino MSM into biomedical (PrEP/PEP) services.
Facilitate in-person and virtual workshops on sexual health (HIV/STI) and biomedical (PrEP/PEP) services that will increase access to HIV/STI testing and PrEP/PEP acquisition.
Recruit, train, and manage peer advocates from the target population
Assist in the planning and execution of peer advocate events
Recruit, screen, and interview role models for role model stories
Transcribe role model interviews and extract pertinent language
Theorize and design a role model concept that includes:
illustrations
photographs
language
Work with internal and external designers to finalize publication
Create a distribution strategy
print platforms
virtual platforms
Work with the program coordinator to develop social marketing materials for distribution via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and in-person outreach.
OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MEET BUSINESS NEEDS.
REQUIREMENTS:
Training and Experience:
Associate Degree in human services related field or minimum two-year experience working with Latino YMSM
Bilingual: English and Spanish required.
familiar with the Latino MSM community and experience recruiting the population into sexual health services
familiar with developing social marketing campaigns
experience and comfortability with conducting one-on-one interviews
experience working in a nonprofit environment
experience working with HIV prevention and health education/health promotion
Knowledge of:
health spectrum of HIV/STIs
biomedical HIV prevention
human sexuality and sexual identity
health and social concerns of Latino MSM
principles of social marketing
virtual platforms for community connection and training
Ability to :
work independently
work effectively with divers group of staff, volunteers and professionals
organize stakeholders and engage community building and establish linkages between stakeholder
meet frequent, sometimes conflicting deadlines in a rapidly changing environment respond with sensitivity to social inequities and diverse ethnic groups
adhere to HIPPA guidelines
engage participants and encourage HIV testing and linkage to biomedical (PrEP/PEP) services)
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This is primarily an office position that requires only occasional bending, reaching, stooping, lifting and moving of office materials weighing 25 pounds or less. The position requires daily use of a personal computer and requires entering, viewing, and revising text and graphics on the computer terminal and on paper.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must possess a valid California drivers license; proof of auto liability insurance; and have the use of a personal vehicle for work related purposes.
COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster or Medical/ Religious Exemption required.
Equal Opportunity Employer: minority/female/disability/transgender/veteran.