MSM Peer Counselor (Hourly paid position)

Posted: February 13, 2008

APICHA’s mission is to combat HIV/AIDS stigma and related discrimination, to prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in A&PI communities, and to provide care and treatment for A&PIs living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

This position will be compensated at the rate of $13/hour for an average of 10 hours per week.

Reports to the MSM Project Coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Distribute condoms at high risk venues where Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) men - especially men who have sex with men - congregate throughout New York City.
• Recruit and enroll A&PI men into project services.
• Promote project work as well as agency services at various venues.
• Provide on site interpretation at the agency or other services site as appropriate
• Provide individual risk reduction counseling and co-facilitate group risk reduction counseling sessions.
• Assist MSM project coordinator for HIV testing events and other health fair coordination.
• Work collaboratively with other APICHA staff.
• Attend all required meeting including training and supervision meeting.
• Collect all required data and assist in data entry as needed.
• Submit all required documents such as timesheet, data collection form and reports in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Commitment to reduce HIV infection among Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) community.
• Energetic and motivated to achieve the agency mission with team.
• Ability to reach and recruit program participants especially gay identified or non gay identified individuals from A&PI community.
• Availability on evenings and weekends is required.
• Ability to work with diverse populations (i.e. MSM, gay, bisexual, transgender, various A&PI ethnicities and religions).
• Fluency in at least one A&PI language is preferred.
• High energy with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability with using public transportation.
• Ability to communicate in English required.
• Ability to use common office computer software such as Word and the Internet.
• Good team player.

APICHA is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, national origin, gender, disability, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, or citizenship status.