Prevention Services Coordinator

Job Description

Position: Prevention Services Coordinator

Classification: Non-Exempt - Full Time

Reports to: Prevention Services Manager

Location: Southern Colorado Health Network

Salary Rate:

Level 1 (Entry level up to 2 years of direct experience): $19.93 per hour

Level II (3+ years of direct experience): $21.72 per hour

Bilingual premium for qualifying languages is 3.5% higher than starting salary if pass bilingual exam on first week of hire.

About Us

At Colorado Health Network (CHN), we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that celebrates individuality, creativity, and the unique perspectives each employee brings. We welcome applicants with diverse lived experiences, including those directly related to this position. At CHN, we are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where all employees can grow and thrive.

Our commitment to diversity extends to all aspects of our work, and we strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. CHN is an equal opportunity employer, and we embrace applicants regardless of age, race, color, disability, HIV status, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or other characteristics that make you unique.

Are you looking to join a team that empowers individuals and creates lasting change in the community? Do you thrive in an environment that values service, innovation, wellness, and integrity? If so, we would love to hear from you!

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Why Work at CHN?

As a full-time employee, you will enjoy a competitive benefits package, which includes:

• Health & Wellness Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee only share of health insurance premium is 100% paid for by CHN
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Generous leave policy (at the end of one year full time employee accrue 3 weeks of PTO), 13 paid holidays, up to 2 floating holidays, and 1 day of wellness time (all time off benefits for part time employees are prorated based on the number of hours scheduled per week).
• Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with employer matching $1 for $1 up to 3% and $0.50 on the $1 for 4 and 5%
• Education & Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and access to ongoing learning opportunities
• Additional Benefits: Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Spending Account (H SA), Voluntary, EAP
• STD, LTD and Basic Life 100% paid for by CHN.
• Eligible for Federal Loan Forgiveness Program

Position Summary:

• Facilitation of HIV/HCV/STI testing and risk reduction counseling services
• Collaborative advancement of harm reduction education, overdose prevention, and syringe access program
• Coordination and implementation of community outreach and education
• Effective support of integrated linkage to care services through collaboration with other programs, such as

PrEP/PEP navigation, HCV Treatment, Behavioral Health, and HIV Case Management

The Prevention Services coordinator involves a comprehensive range of responsibilities. This includes cultivating

services that are respectful, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and non-judgmental, with a focus on enforcing

boundaries and crisis intervention. The role encompasses providing trauma-informed, non-clinical testing for

HIV/STIs/HCV, along with client-centered counseling, and maintaining an up-to-date understanding of prevention

issues and trends in these areas. The coordinator is instrumental in developing and maintaining community

partnerships, ensuring effective linkage to care, and completing required disease reporting for public health

departments. Additionally, they actively contribute to Syringe Access Program services, offering assistance to

program participants for harm reduction, supply access, naloxone administration, overdose response training, and

drug testing education. Data management responsibilities include gathering participant data for grant reporting,

conducting ongoing data entry for testing and syringe access programs, and engaging in collaborative efforts to

streamline statewide approaches to harm reduction and sexual health services. The role extends to community

outreach and education, involving collaboration in creating and disseminating content through various channels,

delivering evidence-based educational presentations to diverse audiences, and participating in community meetings

to facilitate referrals and resource knowledge. Training is a key aspect, with a commitment to completing required

trainings and aiding in intern/volunteer recruitment, training, and support in relevant areas. The position also entails

additional duties such as regional travel, assistance in supply shipment receiving and organization, overall office

coverage support, and participation in departmental and agency retreats and meetings, with a flexibility to work days,

evenings, and weekends as needed.

Service Area:

Primarily Colorado Springs, with occasional work/travel across the state (Pueblo, Crowley, Prowers, Bent,

Otero, Baca, Las Animas, Huerfano, Kiowa, Costilla, Alamosa, Conejos, Rio Grande, Saguache, and Mineral ,

Chaffee, Custer, counties)

COVID-19 Information: It is an essential function and business necessity of the job that all employees are

vaccinated and that all new hires will be required to be vaccinated within four weeks of hire. CHN requires proof of

vaccination as this is a business necessity of the job. CHN will discuss reasonable exemptions for medical and

religious purposes. If CHN considers making an offer of employment, CHN will inquire about vaccination status at that

time, including whether the new hire currently has COVID-19 or has COVID-19 symptoms.

Essential Job Functions:

• Cultivate respectful, trauma-informed, culturally competent, non-judgmental services, including enforcement

of boundaries and crisis intervention

• Provide trauma informed, non-clinical testing for HIV/STIs/HCV including client centered counseling

o Maintain current understanding of HIV/HCV/STI prevention issues and trends

o Assist in developing and maintaining community partnerships to support effective linkage to care

o Complete required disease reporting for public health departments

• Collaboratively carry out Syringe Access Program services

o Assist program participants in accessing appropriate supplies for reduction of harms, including

safer use counseling, naloxone administration and overdose response training, drug testing

education, maintenance of supply stock

o Work with participants to gather basic data requirements for grant reporting and provide any

referrals or education when engaging with participants

• Complete ongoing data entry for testing and syringe access programs
• Engage with internal workgroups to streamline statewide approaches to harm reduction and sexual health

services

• Participate in development of new and evolving programming within Prevention Services for the southeast

region including but not limited to expansion of services to the southeast, development of community-based

outreach e.g. mobile syringe access and pop-up testing events, and programming proposals for future

funding opportunities

Community Outreach & Education for Harm Reduction and Sexual Health:

• Collaborate to create and post content to social media and other marketing and educational materials
• Develop and deliver evidence-based educational presentations; audiences may include people who use

drugs (PWUD), law enforcement, social workers, government entities, students, healthcare/treatment

providers, etc.

• Participate in community meetings/groups to facilitate effective referrals and resource knowledge

Training

• Complete required trainings to maintain best practices around harm reduction, sexual health, trauma

informed care, crisis intervention, and stigma-reduction; participate in additional training when offered

• Aid with intern/volunteer recruitment, training and support in the areas of sexual health, overdose

prevention, outreach, syringe access, and other prevention services

Additional Duties:

• Travel throughout service region
• Assist in supply shipment receiving and organization of large amounts of backstock supplies
• Support overall office coverage
• Participate in departmental and agency retreats and meetings
• Work days and evenings as needed, some evenings and weekends required.
• Must have current and valid Colorado driver's license; must be able to pass driving record check per CHN insurance requirements.
• Must be able to be insured by CHN driving and liability insurance companies.
• Must have personal insurance on own vehicle if driving on behalf of CHN.
• Must be able to work in a diverse setting with diverse populations, including persons living with HIV, the LGBTQ+ community, persons of various ethnic backgrounds, disenfranchised communities.
• Participation in training related to HIV, substance use, harm reduction, trauma informed care and related issues. Cultural Competency/Sensitivity.

This list is not meant to be a comprehensive list of job duties. Other duties may be assigned.