TWISTA Intervention Specialist Job Opening at Howard Brown

TWISTA Intervention Specialist

REPORTS TO: TWISTA Program Coordinator
FLSA STATUS: Exempt, full-time
The Organization :
Founded in 1974, Howard Brown Health Center provides the finest cutting-edge, comprehensive healthcare and social services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community through primary medical care, counseling, social services, education, prevention, outreach and research. With three locations in the Lakeview area, Howard Brown serves more than 30,000 people annually. Howard Brown is the leading private provider of HIV and AIDS services in the Midwest and the only LGBT health center in the region.
Position Summary:
The TWISTA Intervention Specialist is responsible for organizing and conducting curriculum-based HIV prevention education workshops targeting transgender young women of color.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities*:

• Assist in the development of a group-based HIV prevention curriculum addressing the health and social issues of transgender youth of color using existing CDC-approved curricula.
• Facilitate weekly health education workshop cycles and accurately disseminate HIV prevention information and assist participants in developing risk reduction skills.
• Work with project recruitment staff to develop and conduct outreach in order to enroll members of the target population into group intervention services.
• Provide individual-level HIV prevention counseling to participants after the completion of a health education cycle.
• Oversee the accurate collection and documentation of client data and ensure information is stored in compliance with agency privacy practices.
• Assist in the monitoring of program goals through the tracking of program outcomes for both groups and individual interventions.
• Gain participant feedback by organizing project-specific focus groups and advisory boards.
• Support all other initiatives of the Broadway Youth Center and Howard Brown Health Center.
• Conduct all other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
A minimum of 5 years experience conducting HIV prevention interventions is required. Candidates must also have professional experience working with members of the transgender community and demonstrate an understanding of the health and social issues which often place transgender youth of color at risk. A Bachelors degree in health/social services or other related fields is highly desirable.
The TWISTA Intervention Specialist must be an effective communicator, highly organized, capable of multi-tasking, and able to work with a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
All employment decisions at Howard Brown are made without regard to any person’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status or source of income.
Application Instructions:
Please apply with resume, cover letter and salary history/requirements by email to Human Resources: kerth@howardbrown.org. Visit us online at www.howardbrown.org to learn more about this and other career opportunities.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:
All employment decisions at Howard Brown are made without regard to any person’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status or source of income.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.