Harm Reduction Specialist

 

Peninsula Healthcare Connection is seeking a Harm Reduction Specialist with required certifications and experience to make $65-75000 annually as we try to change the experience of the unhoused and medically complex in Santa Clara County. Come work with a committed and passionate multidisciplinary community as part of our New Directions, Permanent Supportive Housing department. The position's schedule is Monday through Friday, 10:30am-7pm.

This position will:

• Utilizing a harm reduction approach, provide engagement, counseling and resource connection, including harm reduction supplies, to address behaviors that may pose risks such as drug and alcohol use, sexual practices, and self-injury
• Provide consultation, education, training, and support to multi-disciplinary supportive services staff for harm reduction informed services and interventions.
• In conjunction with other on-site supportive services providers, create and facilitate programming and groups that seek to increase individual and overall community health and safety.
• Assist permanent supportive housing residents to access services and supports that foster recovery, health and resilience, housing retention, and meaningful daily activity.
• In conjunction with multi-disciplinary team, provide incident response services utilizing harm reduction strategies or appropriate emergency response procedures.

Required Skills

• Bachelors Degree or SA certification such as CADC strongly required, must have one of the two.
• Minimum two years’ experience providing direct services to vulnerable populations such as individuals experiencing homelessness, chronic medical conditions, substance use and/or mental health conditions.
• Must be familiar with and believe in a harm reduction philosophy, and able to communicate without judgment and shame.
• Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative partnerships with staff, clients, other professionals, and community members, including individuals from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to use knowledge of harm reduction strategies to create and facilitate programming and groups in a permanent supportive housing community.

What We Offer:

• A company that has finished in the Top 20 "Best NonProfits to Work For" annual survey in 2021, 2022, and 2023
• Competitive nonprofit compensation
• Fully paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage for employees, with FSA and HSA health plans available
• Hybrid work schedule
• 15 days of PTO, increasing with tenure
• 16 paid holidays annually
• 2 –Five day/1-week paid company shut down-one during summer, one at end of year
• A paid day off on your birthday and for a chosen Cultural and Heritage Holiday
• One month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service and then every five years after; not charged to PTO
• High staff retention rate
• Strong support system, managers that have been with the company 5 years or more
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Annual Cost of Living salary increases
• 401k with up to 6% company match, after one year
• Internal growth opportunities
• Access to Professional Development resources and reimbursement

Our Harm Reduction Specialist will work with residents at a Permanent Supportive Housing residential building in a non-judgmental and non-coercive approach to services, supportive of improved quality of community life and well-being, with a focus on authentic engagement and inclusion.

Either a Bachelors Degree or SA certification such as CADC strongly required, must have one of the two.
This position will have Alternative Work Week schedule that will include one weekend day, but will still have two days off in a row. There is a salary differential for Alternative Work Week schedules.