Program Supervisor – Prevention Program
Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time Program Supervisor for the Prevention Program. The Program Supervisor is responsible for delivering health education programs and community outreach to targeted communities in order to link individuals to the agency. Additionally, the Program Supervisor is responsible for recruiting participants from the agency’s Residential Program and from community groups serving youth and young adults to participate in the Prevention Program. It is the duty and responsibility of the Program Supervisor to:
- recruit participants from the agency’s Residential Program and from community groups serving youth and young adults to participate in the program.
- work with stakeholders and participants to perform a community needs assessment to: establish priorities for social marketing and prevention messaging, and focus test and disseminate culturally and linguistically appropriate substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and VH prevention policies, practices and strategies that can effectively reach the target population in their natural environments;
- conduct prevention education, HIV/Hepatitis C testing,and focus groups: the session will last 90-120 minutes and include an hour of basic HIV risk and prevention education, followed by a discussion of HIV trends and risk factors in the community, and testing of different messaging strategies;
- supervise Peer Prevention Specialists and volunteers;
- partake in effective and meaningful partnering with City and State agencies, as well as other nonprofit groups;
- collaborate with staff to develop and implementstrategic communications and media initiatives and manage media/press coverage;
- collaborate with other staff to support outreach campaigns and donor relations initiatives;
- produce two large testing and prevention-focused events per year, along with all related promotional and support activities;
- provide direct community outreach and health educational programs to targeted populations;
- participate in health fairs, neighborhood community activities, screenings and special event as determined by the Program Manager;
- assist in the planning and coordination of community health fairs and events as determined by the Program Manager;
- assist in the development and implementation of a marketing campaign to the community served by the agency;
- provide patient counseling on HIV prevention/treatment and other specific topics as directed by the Program Manager;
- maintain comprehensive documentation for data collection; and provide statistical data and/or reports per grant requirements;
- work directly with our homeless population to meet the demands of the clinical measures for our Federally Qualified Health Center;
- assume responsibility for the HIV testing; P forms, checking the controls, ordering, referrals to care and so forth and notify the Program Manager of any issues immediately;
- approach job duties and responsibilities with passion and desire to meet highest standards;
- place client needs first; develop care management and service delivery with the goals of the patient’s healing and support in mind;
- foster teamwork by trusting and supporting co-workers, while encouraging collaboration at all levels of the organization;
- attend and participate in management, staff meetings, and vendor service meetings, as requested;
- utilizes material, equipment and time in a safe, beneficial, and cost effective manner;
- adhere to all Federal Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act regulations, by protecting the privacy & security of all patient/client health information; and perform all duties as assigned.
Minimum qualifications include the following: Bachelor’s Degree. At least one year of experience providing health education to various populations. Excellent interpersonal skills. Familiarity with the community served by the agency. Proficient in MS Office Suite
Preferred qualifications include the following: Skilled and experienced in delivery of health education topics to diverse populations. Working knowledge of various healthcare issues affecting the community. Bilingual – English/Spanish, English/Vietnamese. Skilled in medical office practices, procedures and equipment. Certified Medicaid enrollment preparer. Familiarity with Allscripts EHR System. HCT certified.
Qualified candidates should send in cover letter and resume to hlikaj@ohlinc.org.
