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BSD MED - Infectious Diseases - Chicago Center HIV Elimination -
Outreach
About the Department
The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE) is situated within the
Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago Medicine. CCHE
aims to eliminate all new HIV transmission events by 2041.
The University of Chicago\'s position on the South Side makes it
uniquely situated to test, treat, and prevent new HIV infections in a
highly affected population. The South Side communities and majority
Black suburbs connected to them to the South represents the largest
contiguous Black population in the United States. By using our
integrated HIV transmission elimination approaches, we are beginning to
make new infections in these communities less frequent.
Job Summary
The Outreach Coordinator will specialize in LGB (lesbian, gay and
bisexual) and TGNC (transgender and gender non-conforming) services as
it relates to STI and HIV testing, education, and linkage to resources.
The Outreach Coordinator will be part of the Prevention Services team
and will engage with community members over the phone, via email, and in
person. Candidates will work in a sex-positive and LGBQ and TGNC
affirming environment, are expected to actively pursue required
knowledge and skills for professional development, and expected to stay
informed about the resources available on the South side of Chicago that
serve our population and inform the team on opportunities for
collaboration.
This position is grant funded.
Responsibilities
- Providing timely education and resources to clients.
- Providing linkage to HIV/STI testing & treatment options.
- Establishes and manages all CCHE external partnerships & MOU\'s
including community applications for monetary support.
- Manages and develops internal outreach/client centered programming
at the Village and the hospital location including but not limited
to established drop-in programing, the annual AIDS run/walk
fundraising efforts, and other events as assigned.
- Manages community applications for Village space reservations
alongside the admin team
- Coordinates the monthly Community Advisory Board (CAB) & quarterly
Executive Community Advisory Board (ECAB) applications, member
selection, meeting management, meeting minutes, and member
compensation.
- Supports youth-focused outreach projects, ballroom-focused outreach
projects, and club-focused outreach projects.
- Conducts outreach and builds close relationships with employers,
temporary staffing agencies, and other employment and career
development agencies to support clients in need of employment
assistance.
- Remain aware of current employment and career development services
in the community.
- Secures formal and informal memoranda of agreement with various
stakeholders.
- Completes proper documentation for all Outreach encounters; this
includes service delivery, compensation, referral documentation,
etc.
- Pre-screens community members for supportive service needs that
community members may have. For example, housing, employment, and
mental health, and referring to Supportive Services when community
members are in crisis.
- Prepares for or participate in quality assurance audits under
supervision or following specific protocol procedures.
- Participates in center related documentation, such as protocol
development, procedural manuals, adverse event reports,
institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
- Supports weekend and evening activities as needed.
- Collects and enters data. Assists in analyzing data. Assists with
preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documen s.
- May assist recruiting and scheduling research subjects; assisting
with developing or amending study protocols; assisting with
developing data collection tools; assisting with building databases;
and providing general administrative support. Is developing skills
in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and
procedures, and relevant scientific field.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the
equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a
four-year degree).
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Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor\'s degree in public health, social work or communications.
Experience:
- Experience working with and/or providing care to BLGBQ and BTGNC
populations.
- Experience providing HIV/STI testing and counseling.
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