Young People’s Project Peer Educator (Hourly paid position)

APICHA’s mission is to combat HIV/AIDS stigma and related discrimination, to prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the Asian and Pacific Islander (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 $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) young people ages 14-24 into various program activities.
• Provide HIV prevention information to A&PI young people 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 young people.
• Work closely with other peer educators within the Young People’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 young people’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, young people, 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.

Young People are encouraged to apply!

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.