HIV PrEP Outreach - Bilingual

RipplePHX is a small, but mighty nonprofit in Phoenix, AZ. We are innovative, fast-paced, demanding and our goal is to address today’s HIV virus through impact-focused splashes of awareness, love, and celebrations of individual sexual expression as a back-to-grass-roots project created for our LGTBQ+ community. Our Team works each week to empower you to create your ripple by becoming informed, sharing the knowledge, and embracing at least one tool in the greater movement toward stopping the spread of HIV in our Community.

Employees are eligible for Benefits Day 1 and are 100% Employer Paid, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance. Paid Time Off. Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursement.

Below are some of what you will be doing – you don’t have to have experience in everything, maybe in some of the things listed below. Passion for the cause and for our LGBTQ+ community is the biggest job requirement.

Outreach

• Be outgoing, enthusiastic and sex-positive while approaching community members in a variety of settings to talk about sex and HIV - regardless of status.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships and a creative dialog with venues to create and deliver exciting outreach events that bring together people in our community who are disproportionately affected by HIV.
• Engage with the Phoenix LGBTQ+ Community with a spirit of sex positivity, finding sexual health solutions tailored to individual needs, pleasures and kinks, and encouraging ALL members of our community to engage in at least one tool to reduce the impact of HIV.
• Brainstorm new outreach events & venues, prep & pack for outreach events, setup & breakdown outreach events, and work outreach events in a variety of venues, including: bars, nightclubs, bath houses, festivals and more!

Recruitment

• Recruit Phoenix LGBTQ+ community members for HIV Testing, Prevention, and HIV Treatment Services at Outreach events with an emphasis on reaching people who don't typically seek these services on their own.
• Recruit event attendees via social media, texts, calls and/or messaging.
• Recruit for HIV Testing and other services with high energy and accurate information.
• Recruit volunteers and local community influencers to assist with our mission and at outreach events.

HIV Testing

• Conduct HIV Testing (training provided).
• Maintain clinical/HIPAA standards (training provided).
• Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, credibility and empathy to clients.
• Manage people who have signed up for testing at an event to get them tested efficiently while maintaining high level of quality service.

PrEP

• Engage with community members after testing events to recruit for PrEP treatment.
• Partner with client to make PrEP appointments, ensure clients attends appointments, and are the client resources in all matters PrEP.
• PrEP subject matter expert to include client, community and staff training and keep up to date on new treatment options.

REQUIREMENTS

• Basic Knowledge of HIV, PrEP, HIV Treatment and a variety of prevention solutions.
• Having a Passion and maintaining a High Priority to make HIV-related services accessible to the people who don't typically seek services on their own.
• Bilingual Required - speak, read, and write both English and Spanish.
• Have a flexible schedule including work on nights and weekends, some nights up to 4am.
• Access to your own, reliable vehicle – valid Driver’s License – Valid Car Insurance.
• Willingness and ability to drive our mobile testing bus, The Chariot.
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Able to actively participate at both indoor and outdoor events for 6+ hours.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to drive a mobile testing bus (training provided)?
• Please let us know why you would want to work for RipplePHX?
• Are you able and willing to perform outreach work in bars, which could include a schedule up to 4am?

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Arizon Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person