Community Outreach Worker (Health, Behavior and Society)

The Health Behavior and Society Department is seeking a Community Outreach Worker. The Community Outreach Worker provides entry-level administrative support for a research project. Will assist with tasks that may include community outreach, data collection, sample collection, laboratory work, and/or field work.

Collects and/or organizes data through implementation of research procedures and understanding of research goals. The Community Outreach Worker will support community outreach activities for an innovative, low-barrier mobile overdose- and HIV-prevention intervention that provides mobile point-of-care drug checking, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), wound care, syringes and other safer drug use supplies, and other harm reduction services to people who use drugs in Baltimore and neighboring counties. As part of a team, the Community Outreach Worker will collect data related to service delivery and distribution of supplies/naloxone and assist with setting up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.

Other responsibilities may be required as project services evolve and/or expand. Specific

Duties & Responsibilities \* Assist with collection and organization of data per study requirements, e.g. participant interviews, administer questionnaires; conduct background research, etc. \* Assist with setting up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes. \* Enter data into the database. \* Run routine queries of the data. \* Perform basic literature searches. \* Other duties as assigned. In addition to the duties described above \* Build rapport with community members, including people who use drugs, through outreach. \* Engage in harm reduction-based street outreach. Minimum

Qualifications \* High school diploma or graduation equivalent. \* Six months of work experience. \* Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications \* Prior experience conducting community outreach in syringe services or other harm reduction programs. \* Valid driver’s license and ability/willingness to drive large vehicles. Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency \* Analytical Skills - Awareness \* Data Entry - Awareness \* Electronic Office Tools - Awareness \* Information Gathering - Awareness \* Interpersonal Skills - Awareness \* Oral and Written Communications - Awareness \* Organizational Skills - Awareness \* Research and Analytical Skills - Awareness The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs. \* \* \* Classified Title: Research Project Assistant Job Posting Title (Working Title): Community Outreach Worker (Health, Behavior and Society) Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB Starting

Salary Range: $15.80 - $23.85 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Location: School of Public Health Department name: HBS-Research Projects Personnel area: School of Public Health