Community Outreach Worker (Health, Behavior and Society)
Core
Supports a research project providing mobile overdose and HIV prevention, drug checking, and harm reduction services to people who use drugs in Baltimore.
Role type
Community Outreach Worker (Research Project Assistant)
Builds
Mobile harm reduction intervention services including drug checking, PrEP distribution, and safer drug use supplies.
Domain
Public Health / Harm Reduction / Research
Deliverable
client delivery | production ML models (data collection & analysis)
Required skills
community outreach, data collection, data organization, referral network management, harm reduction education, inventory tracking, basic data analysis, literature search
Preferred skills
prior experience in syringe services programs, valid driver's license, ability to drive large vehicles
Responsibilities
Conduct street outreach and engage with community members; distribute supplies and naloxone; collect and organize study data; facilitate healthcare and social service referrals; prepare for and document client interactions; maintain referral networks with service providers.
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC