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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Title: Gay Men’s Outreach Coordinator Date: February 2009
Department: Reporting To:
Summary
Develops HIV prevention and health promotion outreach activities targeted to diverse communities of gay and bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men. Specific duties and responsibilities will also include, but are not limited to the following and may be subject to change:
Community Development
· Develops partnership opportunities with agencies, groups, clubs and businesses in order to promote the health of gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men.
· Actively participates in the M2Men Network and other relevant networks and coalitions serving gay men and men who have sex with men.
· Identifies and responds to emerging community issues in HIV prevention through the development of innovative outreach education, health promotion and community development programs.
· Liaises with representatives of other related agencies to communicate information, resolve problems and develop partnership opportunities for outreach.
· Provides the organizations resource materials and Program development experience to other agencies.
· Liaises with representatives of diverse ethno-cultural communities, AIDS service organizations and other social service agencies providing HIV prevention/health promotion education to co-ordinate efforts, improve understanding of current issues and reduce the spread of HIV.
Program Development
· Develops and implements program work plans, goals and objectives in conjunction with the Gay Men's Community Education Coordinator.
· Identifies emerging issues in HIV prevention/sexual health education through researching articles, books and journals.
· Works with the Gay Men's Community Education Coordinator to co-ordinate the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of educational and outreach materials, including Program campaign concepts, text writing, liaising with graphic designers, budgeting, press releases and the launch of materials.
· Evaluates programs to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
Outreach Co-ordination and Volunteer Management
· Delivers HIV prevention and sexual health information and referral services in bath houses, parks, bars and other venues.
· Monitors statistical information on outreach contacts to identify current issues and ensure volunteers have outreach materials that meet client needs.
· Develops, recommends and implements workshops in a variety of venues and workshops for in-service training.
Gay Men’s Outreach Coordinator
· Co-ordinates condom/lube stuffing efforts.
· Co-ordinates the maintenance of and proper stocking of community condom package dispenser bins.
· Liaises with managers of bath houses and bars to identify outreach spaces.
· Supervises volunteers, providing support skills development, motivation and performance evaluations.
· Schedules and assigns volunteers to Outreach activities.
· Designs and implements volunteer training programs.
· Identifies the number of volunteers needed and develops a recruitment plan with Program Volunteer Coordinator.
· Works with the Gay Men's Community Education Coordinator to train outreach volunteers.
· Creates communications to ensure volunteers have the information and resources to provide information and referral services.
· Designs and implements volunteer feedback/evaluation strategy.
· Co-ordinates volunteer appreciation events.
Administration
· Liaises with volunteers to communicate information through mail outs and telephone conversations.
· Maintains files of volunteer information.
· Responds to telephone inquiries, giving out information.
· Files a variety of documents.
Other
· Participates on teams and external committees to communicate information, resolve problems and achieve the goals of the organization.
· Complies with the organizations policies and procedures.
· Performs other tasks as assigned by management.
· Maintains monthly statistics.
Qualifications
· Thorough understanding of HIV/AIDS, safer sex and risk reduction principles and practices
· One (1) year of experience in a health promotion or community-based organization
· Understanding of the diverse communities of men who have sex with men and related issues
· Experience with program planning
· Direct experience (work or volunteer) within the gay community preferred
· Sensitive to issues of diversity
· Very good communication (verbal, written, and visual) and negotiation skills
· Experience supervising and motivating volunteers
· Familiarity and comfort in gay male venues (bars, bath houses, public sex environments)
· Understanding of internet-based chat rooms frequented by gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men.
Gay Men’s Outreach Coordinator
Signature and approvals
Manager ______Date ______
Incumbent ______Date ______
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