Job Description
Company Overview
Health disparities among New Yorkers are large, persistent and increasing. Public Health Solutions (PHS) exists to change that trajectory and support vulnerable New York City families in achieving optimal health and building pathways to reach their potential. As the largest public health nonprofit serving New York City, we improve health outcomes and help communities thrive by providing services directly to vulnerable low-income families, supporting community-based organizations through our long-standing public-private partnerships, and bridging the gap between healthcare and community services. We focus on a wide range of public health issues including food and nutrition, health insurance, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, tobacco control, and HIV/AIDS. To learn more about our work, please visit healthsolutions.org.
Program Description
PHS’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Centers (SRH Centers) have been selected for a 5-Year grant from the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute (NYSDOH AI) to operate the Young Adult Community Access Programs (YACAP), aimed at delivering sexual health, supportive, and behavioral health services to reduce disparate HIV and STI transmission rates and outcomes among Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming youth.
YACAP models serve adolescents and young adults (AYAs), ages 13 to 29 years, that are at disproportionately impacted by HIV and STIs and would benefit from access to a PrEP prescriber, sexual health services, and referrals to services to reduce social determinants of health (SDOH). Priority populations include AYAs who are BIPOC; LGBTQIA+; women; young men who have sex with men; and individuals experiencing challenges related to social and structural determinants of health (such as runaway/ homeless youth, individuals involved in the street economy/sex trafficking, individuals who use substances, and those who have experienced trauma, physical, mental, or sexual abuse).
Position Summary
We are currently seeking three (3) part-time Community Wellness Advocates (CPADs) to act as peer support for individuals in our priority population that are seeking services at our clinic. Candidates should be representative of the priority populations served by the YACAP program, including young adults who identify as BIPOC; LGBTQIA+; women; young men who have sex with men; and/or individuals experiencing challenges related to social and structural determinants of health. The position will be an essential part of the YACAP team and will be based at the PHS SRH Centers.
Specifically, the Community Wellness Advocate will:
Qualifications:
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