Harm Reduction Outreach Worker

Position

Harm Reduction Outreach Worker

Reports to

Outreach Manager

Position Description and Responsibilities

The Harm Reduction Outreach Worker will distribute harm reduction supplies to clients and educate them on preventing and reversing drug overdoses and preventing and detecting drug use-related infections. Additional responsibilities will include packaging supplies for distribution, entering client and encounter data into our secure system, driving to outreach locations and transporting clients to access services. The Harm Reduction Outreach Worker will work out of our Patrick County office and provide mobile outreach in Patrick County, Franklin County, and Martinsville-Henry County. He/She/They will drive VHRC's van to outreach locations and occasionally use their own vehicle to transport clients to access services. A personal vehicle, satisfactory driving record, and willingness to travel up to 500 miles per week are required for this position.

Responsibilities will include:

• Training clients to reverse opioid overdoses
• Educating clients on safer drug-use practices and drug use-related infections
• Packaging supplies for distribution
• Entering client and encounter data into our secure REDCap system
• Driving to locations in Patrick County, Franklin County, Martinsville-Henry County, and Roanoke City
• Completing community health worker training

Responsibilities may include:

• Providing rapid field-based testing for HIV and/or hepatitis C
• Transporting clients to access services
• Enrolling clients in Medicaid and SNAP
• Assisting with case management provision

Performance skills:

• Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the organization
• Excellent work ethic and attendance
• Ability to consistently follow instructions
• Willingness to learn about and implement harm reduction practices
• Ability to engage with clients in a trauma-informed manner
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
• Ability to maintain client confidentiality

Job Type: Full-time position, 35 to 40 hours per week

Compensation: $17.50 per hour plus mileage; health insurance coverage; paid holidays, vacations, and sick days

Requirements: Valid Virginia driver’s license, own vehicle, satisfactory driving record

Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug-free workplace. Minority candidates and those with substance use disorder lived experience encouraged to apply. Bilingual Spanish-speaking preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: On the road