Women’s Project Peer Educator (Hourly paid position)

The mission of APICHA is to combat AIDS-related discrimination and to support, empower, and enhance the quality of life of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the New York City area – particularly community members living with AIDS and HIV infection – through client services, education, training and technical assistance, community organizing, coalition-building, policy analysis, and research.

This position will be compensated at the rate of $10/hour for an average of 10 – 12 hours per week.

Reports to the Program Manager Women and Youth.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Recruit Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) women ages 24 and older into various program activities.
• Provide HIV prevention information to A&PI women throughout New York.
• Attend training and workshops on HIV confidentiality law, HIV/AIDS, diversity, and other trainings/workshops assigned by staff as deemed necessary.
• Conduct HIV prevention workshops for A&PI women.
• Work closely with other peer educators within the Women’s Project and APICHA.
• Meet with supervisor on regular basis.
• Attend all required meetings.
• Submit all required materials such as reports in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

• High energy with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to reach and recruit program participants from A&PI women’s community.
• Ability and comfort with using public transportation.
• Ability to use basic computer programs such as Word and the Internet.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to work with diverse populations (i.e. gay, bisexual, transgender, immigrant women, various A&PI ethnicities).
• Reliability, punctuality, and flexibility.
• Availability on evenings and weekends.
• Fluency in at least one A&PI language is a plus.
• Good team player.

Position open til filled. To apply, please mail, fax or email your resume with cover letter and three references to the Diana Roygulchareon Program Manager, Women and Youth Programs at 400 Broadway New York, NY 10013, or DRoygulchareon@apicha.org.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

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