Prevention Services Coordinator

Job Description
Position: Prevention Services Coordinator
Classification: NonExempt Full Time
Reports to: Prevention Services Manager
Location: Southern Colorado Health Network

Position Summary:
Facilitation of HIV/HCV/STI testing and risk reduction counseling services
Collaborative advancement of harm reduction education prevention and syringe access program
Coordination and implementation of community outreach and education
Effective support of integrated linkage to care services through collaboration with other programs such as
PrEP/PEP navigation HCV Treatment Behavioral Health and HIV Case Management
The Prevention Services coordinator involves a comprehensive range of responsibilities. This includes cultivating
services that are respectful traumainformed culturally competent and nonjudgmental with a focus on enforcing
boundaries and crisis intervention. The role encompasses providing traumainformed nonclinical testing for
HIV/STIs/HCV along with clientcentered counseling and maintaining an uptodate understanding of prevention
issues and trends in these areas. The coordinator is instrumental in developing and maintaining community
partnerships ensuring effective linkage to care and completing required disease reporting for public health
departments. Additionally they actively contribute to Syringe Access Program services offering assistance to
program participants for harm reduction supply access naloxone administration response training and
drug testing education. Data management responsibilities include gathering participant data for grant reporting
conducting ongoing data entry for testing and syringe access programs and engaging in collaborative efforts to
streamline statewide approaches to harm reduction and sexual health services. The role extends to community
outreach and education involving collaboration in creating and disseminating content through various channels
delivering evidencebased educational presentations to diverse audiences and participating in community meetings
to facilitate referrals and resource knowledge. Training is a key aspect with a commitment to completing required
trainings and aiding in intern/volunteer recruitment training and support in relevant areas. The position also entails
additional duties such as regional travel assistance in supply shipment receiving and organization overall office
coverage support and participation in departmental and agency retreats and meetings with a flexibility to work days
evenings and weekends as needed.
Service Area:
Primarily Colorado Springs with occasional work/travel across the state (Pueblo Crowley Prowers Bent
Otero Baca Las Animas Huerfano Kiowa Costilla Alamosa Conejos Rio Grande Saguache and Mineral
Chaffee Custer counties)
COVID19 Information: It is an essential function and business necessity of the job that all employees are
vaccinated and that all new hires will be required to be vaccinated within four weeks of hire. CHN requires proof of
vaccination as this is a business necessity of the job. CHN will discuss reasonable exemptions for medical and
religious purposes. If CHN considers making an offer of employment CHN will inquire about vaccination status at that
time including whether the new hire currently has COVID19 or has COVID19 symptoms.
Essential Job Functions:
General Duties
Program Coordination:
Cultivate respectful traumainformed culturally competent nonjudgmental services including enforcement
of boundaries and crisis intervention
Provide trauma informed nonclinical testing for HIV/STIs/HCV including client centered counseling
o Maintain current understanding of HIV/HCV/STI prevention issues and trends
o Assist in developing and maintaining community partnerships to support effective linkage to care
o Complete required disease reporting for public health departments
Collaboratively carry out Syringe Access Program services
o Assist program participants in accessing appropriate supplies for reduction of harms including
safer use counseling naloxone administration and response training drug testing
education maintenance of supply stock
o Work with participants to gather basic data requirements for grant reporting and provide any
referrals or education when engaging with participants
Complete ongoing data entry for testing and syringe access programs
Engage with internal workgroups to streamline statewide approaches to harm reduction and sexual health
services
Participate in development of new and evolving programming within Prevention Services for the southeast
region including but not limited to expansion of services to the southeast development of communitybased
outreach e.g. mobile syringe access and popup testing events and programming proposals for future
funding opportunities
Community Outreach & Education for Harm Reduction and Sexual Health:
Collaborate to create and post content to social media and other marketing and educational materials
Develop and deliver evidencebased educational presentations; audiences may include people who use
(PWUD) law enforcement social workers government entities students healthcare/treatment
providers etc.
Participate in community meetings/groups to facilitate effective referrals and resource knowledge
Training
Complete required trainings to maintain best practices around harm reduction sexual health trauma
informed care crisis intervention and stigmareduction; participate in additional training when offered
Aid with intern/volunteer recruitment training and support in the areas of sexual health
prevention outreach syringe access and other prevention services
Additional Duties:
Travel throughout service region
Assist in supply shipment receiving and organization of large amounts of backstock supplies
Support overall office coverage
Participate in departmental and agency retreats and meetings
Work days and evenings as needed some evenings and weekends required.

Qualifications:

• Strong commitment to antioppression social justice and critical health equity frameworks.

• Comfortability discussing sexual health and harm reduction strategies through a sexpositive and affirming framework including topics such as BDSM/kink condomless sex injection drug use sex work and gay bathhouses.

• Ability to uphold respect for clients autonomy to make decisions about their health and wellness.

• Flexibility creativity collaborative and a positive workplace attitude in a team dynamic.

• Strong critical thinking active listening and problemsolving skills to address complex situations.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills as well as high attention to detail.

• Ability to communicate well with medical providers community members and support staff.

• Basic knowledge of HIV HCV STIs PrEP and other prevention methods.

• Strong sociocultural identification or work experience with MSM LGBTQIA and communities of color.

• Bi/multilingual candidates strongly desired especially fluency in Spanish.

• Experience in systems navigation motivational interviewing and working with confidential information.

Education:

Bachelors Degree in Social Work Human Services Psychology Sociology Public Health and Communications a related field or equivalent experience required; candidates with lived experience can substitute educational background. Candidates who are actively pursuing more education or have hopes to pursue additional education are encouraged to apply.

Software Utilized:

Experience working with basic office and database computer programs including familiarity with Microsoft Outlook Word Excel Access and the internet. Experience with fundraising contact management or other database software preferred.

Knowledge Skill and Ability:

• Must be able to work in a diverse setting with diverse populations including people representative of all gender identities races and ethnicities members of the LGBTQIA community people who are insecurely housed or homeless people who use illicit and people who participate in commercial and/or survival sex work.

• Must be able to work both independently with minimal supervision and as a member of a team.

• Possesses impeccable written and verbal communication skills.

• Comfortable with community outreach and coordination with external stakeholders; a positive attitude and an outgoing personality are a must.

• Organization and time management skills are a must.

• Valid drivers license is preferred for delivering outreach services.

Material and Equipment Directly Used:

Works with standard office equipment including computer work station printers copiers scanners and fax machine. Works with word processing software spreadsheet applications and presentation software. Communicates with clients and vendors using the telephone email the Internet and fax.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions:

Works in an office environment. Requires clear speaking ability and the ability to use a telephone for extended periods. Requires ability to view a computer screen (near acuity). Requires fingering agility for keyboarding and using a telephone and other office equipment.

As employees of a charitable organization all CHN staff share the responsibility of serving as ambassadors for the organization in the community. This can be achieved by fostering the development of relationships with potential

constituents/donors as well as by participating in CHN events/activities in a way that is meaningful to each employee.

General Benefits Description:

We offer fulltime employees a comprehensive benefits plan that includes: Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Plan 403(b) Legal Shield FSA Life Insurance EAP LongTerm and ShortTerm Disability.

About Us:

Our employees are the most valuable asset we have. We celebrate and encourage applications from those with lived experiences as it relates to this job posting. The collective sum of the individual differences life experiences knowledge inventiveness innovation selfexpression unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture but our reputation and CHNs commitment to the communities we serve.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve the mission of the Colorado Health Network will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment as we embrace and encourage our employees differences in age color disability HIV status ethnicity family or marital status pregnancy sex gender identity or expression language national origin physical and

mental ability political affiliation race religion sexual orientation socioeconomic status veteran status substance use history genetic information prior protected activity and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

How to Apply

Please visit the below link to apply. Please include a cover letter.

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All offers of employment are subject to the completion of a criminal background check.

Colorado Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

If you have any questions please contact Human Resources at

Application deadline: Open Until Filled