What are the responsibilities and job description for the GBM Health Educator position at Hyacinth Aids Foundation?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Under the supervision of the Prevention and CTR Managers, the GBM Health Educator performs assigned duties relating to the implementation and evaluation of the Mpowerment Project in Plainfield, NJ. The Mpowerment project targets Gay and Bisexual Men (GBM) between the ages of 18 to 29 in the Paterson and Passaic County areas. The services offered through the Mpowerment Project include the Effective Behavioral Intervention (EBI) Mpowerment, Many Men Many Voices (3MV), and PrEP counseling, referrals, and assessment services.
Mpowerment / PrEP Duties include but are not limited to the following :
- Recruit & Maintain Core Group Members who will make decisions on the project's guiding principles. Plan regular meetings that are fun, social, and productive.
- Conduct Informal and Formal Outreach Events thatspreads a norm of safer sex, use of PrEP as another safer sex method and HIV antibody testing.
- Recruit, assess, and screen clients' eligibility for participation in regional statewide 3MV retreats, Mpowerment group activities, HIV testing and / or PrEP.
- Assist with the facilitation, coordination, and planning of two annual regional 3MV retreats.
- Facilitate and recruit participants for groups activities for both Mpowerment and 3MV programs.
- Assist with a Publicity Campaign thatcreates attractive informative materials that diffuses messages reminding young gay and bisexual men of the importance of safer sex, encourages HIV testing, PrEP services, group participation and seeking of medical care.
- Conduct Health Education and Risk Reduction Educational sessionsat locations and venues that the target populations frequent or to community gatekeepers or providers that have access to the target population of the project.
- Manage day-to-day Drop-in Center / office activities that incorporate social, education, and community building activities..
- Perform PrEP counseling sessions that engage and identify at least 25 high-risk individuals yearly. PrEP counseling session must discuss the following : requirements of client, HIV / STI risk reduction, side effects of medication, scheduling of medical follow up, adherence plan, discussion of relationships when PrEP is no longer appropriate and 90 day follow-up after PrEP is initiated. Counselors must also assess client's health insurance status, refer clients with prior authorizations, insurance enrollment, and pharmaceutical company assistance as needed.
- Complete and maintain all necessary paperwork for evaluation and monitoring of all programs under the grant.
- Input data on a weekly basis on Eval-Web computerize data system
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