Organizational Summary :

San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) envisions a future where health justice is achieved for all people living with or at risk for HIV. Ultimately, we strive for a day when race is not a barrier to health and wellness, substance use is not stigmatized, HIV status does not determine quality of life, and HIV transmission is eliminated.

Our mission is to promote health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV through sexual health and substance use services, advocacy, and partnership.

Our strategic plan includes an articulation of its five key values, which are the foundation for its work and its employees: Justice, Dignity, Courage, Leadership and Excellence.: We need passionate agents of social change, vanguards of public health, and practitioners of racial justice to join our fight.

Position Overview : : :

SFAF’s Syringe Access & Disposal Services (SAS Program) is the largest syringe access and disposal health engagement program in the State of California serving over 14000 participants per year. Our program provides evidence-based interventions to improve health outcomes for people who inject drugs (PWID) including decreasing accidental death due to overdose; reducing HIV, STI and HCV infection and transmission rates; improving engagement in care, treatment & adherence. Our mobile and stationary sites provide syringe access & disposal services, health education, counseling, professional & peer support, outreach, linkage, and other community and health improvement-focused services.
The SAS Shift Supervisor serves as a member of the SAS shift supervisor group and is supervised by the SAS manager. Responsibilities include: Day to day supervision of site operations, facilitation of team check ins, supply maintenance for SAS sites, onsite support and trouble-shooting for staff members and volunteers; Systems Support; Oversight and quality assurance of site data collection and reporting; Direct health education and counseling service provision; Serve as liaison to Manager team.
As a member of the SAS team health education responsibilities include: building relationships with program participants; providing syringe access & safe disposal services; providing overdose prevention trainings and Naloxone distribution; providing health education and harm reduction groups; facilitating groups, workshops and 1 on 1 safer use coaching; linking participants to SAS’s HCV Wellness Program, HIV and HCV testing; providing referrals and linkage to substance use, health and social services; conducting street and venue-based outreach and neighborhood sweeps; completing all paperwork and data submissions per program protocol.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities ::
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Site coordination: :Coordination of AM/ PM shift staffing plans and logistics, facilitation of Team Check ins and check outs, ensure teams are where they should be throughout the shift, managing opening and closing checklists, facilitates post shift debrief and log notes utilizing script with check out prompts. Assists in building and leading a high functioning cohesive team. Maintains cleaning logs and inventory logs, and restocks site. Responsibilities include meeting facilitation and agenda setting, training new staff on site, scheduling assistance.
• SAS Volunteer Supervision:: Provides supervision for SAS site volunteers. Supervision includes individual training, skills development, continuing education, and support.
• Program Data Management and Oversight:: Maintain and update syringe access site data collection forms, provide team with support to accurately capture services delivered to meet our program’s goals and objectives.
• Health Education: : Responsibilities include staging and breaking down/cleaning the 6th Street Harm Reduction Center, building ongoing relationships with people who inject drugs, providing on site referral and linkage to substance use, health and social services. Provide on-site health education & referral. Provide health coaching focused on self-care, health improvement activities, disease prevention, etc. Provide individual and group motivational interviewing sessions. Develop and facilitate workshops and health improvement, education, and skills building groups. Link participants to HIV/HCV testing, the HCV Wellness Program, and HIV Health Navigation team, overdose prevention and response trainings, recruit participant volunteers for low threshold volunteer opportunities, and acting as an ambassador for SFAF’s harm reduction programming at our sites and the community. Develop outreach materials, educational and resource flyers. Train, supervise, and retain volunteers. Our program’s welcome diverse groups of people who use drugs, are experiencing homelessness/or marginally housed, have untreated mental health concerns, histories that often include trauma. SAS staff provides de-escalation, conflict resolution, and crisis interventions. Document and enter site data, referral data, volunteer data, partner services, and community clean-up data.
• Safety and Maintenance Coordination: :Ensures that the work environment is healthy and conducive for workers to carry out their duties without subjecting themselves to any harm or danger. This may include activities such as communicating with the Management team and Facilities Services about needed repairs, assessing participant and staff flow and use of the space, site and outreach routes through the lens of safety, and communicating about safety issues, repairs, furniture and fixture needs to the SAS Program Management. Assists with participant de-escalation and incident response and reporting support, Co facilitates incident debriefs

Essential Qualifications : : :

• Communication Skills:: Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge:: Possesses technical knowledge required to do the job
• Judgment:: Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; can clearly explain reasoning for decisions includes appropriate people in decision-making process; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles
• Adaptability: :Adapts to changes in work duties and organizational structure
• Problem Solving:: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; works with others to solve complex problems
• Customer Service:: Ability to work comfortably with diverse populations in harm reduction and street aettings, with sensitivity to issues concerning HIV and all disabilities. Responds efficiently and cordially to requests for service and assistance
• Professionalism:: Reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration; follows through on commitments
• Dependability:: Completes tasks on time; takes responsibility for own actions; reliable
• Computer Skills:: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
• Professional Expectations:: Demonstrated ability to fulfill the Foundation’s professional expectations of accountability, active collaboration, commitment, communication, diversity and professionalism

Supervision : : : N/A

All SAS Team Member schedules may include providing shift coverage for direct services and logistics/inventory activities to cover vacations, sick days, and special events. : While we have scheduled hours and assigned tasks and roles in our department- sometimes duty calls when volunteer power is short, a co-worker calls in sick or is on vacation, a SAS staff member needs a hand with an aspect of their job, or a participant is in crisis. All department positions require staff to offer flexibility to meet the needs of the team and handle unexpected changes in their workday or workweek.

Physical Requirements and Work Environments : : :

Skill in operating equipment such as a personal computer, copy machine and telephone system. Ability to perform routine bending, stooping, twisting, and reaching. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position may have exposure to blood borne pathogens and other infectious agents

Education and Experience : : :
Knowledge of substance use and health concerns of injection drug users. Knowledge of health and social services throughout the city of San Francisco. Awareness and sensitivity to diverse and marginalized populations. Ability to speak candidly and knowledgeably about drug use and sexual risk. Ability to implement de-escalation techniques, follow safely protocols, and use sound judgment in making independent decisions. Ability to work in a fast-paced and sometimes chaotic environment with people who can be high, low or crashing and/ or who may have untreated mental and/or physical health challenges.

• Minimum, two years’ experience working with people who use drugs, people experiencing homelessness, and highly marginalized populations required.
• Experience using motivational interviewing and strong understanding of harm reduction practices and principles, experience doing health education preferred. Preferred
• Demonstrated skill using the Microsoft and Google suite of programs including; Google sheets, Google docs, excel, PowerPoint, publisher.
• Proof of valid California driver’s license with excellent driving record required
• Understanding of HIV/HCV disease prevention and treatment.

This position will have access to protected health information (PHI) and may only access, use or disclose the minimum information necessary to perform their designated role on behalf of San Francisco AIDS Foundation, regardless of the extent of access provided.

Work Environment : : :

This position is primarily located at 117 6th street, and at field-based locations and van-based services, and 1035 Market Street, however may require traveling to other office locations or off-site meetings as required by the job.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for personnel so classified.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: :

SFAF is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time employees. These include:

Vacation + Leave:
20 days of combined Paid Time Off/Sick Time Off for the first two years of employment
25 days of Paid Time Off/Sick Time Off after two years of employment
Pro-Rated Health & Wellness Hours (subject to change yearly)
14 paid holidays per year

Retirement:
403(b) Plan – SFAF matches employee contributions (1 to 1) up to 3% of salary

Health Coverage:
Flexible Spending Account to set aside employee pre-tax dollars for unreimbursed medical and dependent expenses.
Medical insurance - premium fully/partially paid by SFAF for employee (Kaiser Permanente HMO, Sutter Health Plus HMO)
Vision insurance – premium fully paid by SFAF for employee (MetLife)
Dental insurance – premiums fully/partially paid by SFAF for the employee (MetLife)

Employee Sponsored Care:
Plume - Gender Affirming Care
Care.com – Family care benefits
Maven - Family Planning

Life Insurance + Disability + Family Leave:
Life Insurance and AD&D insurance – Employer Paid: 100% of salary, up to $100K (Guardian)
Long term disability insurance (Guardian)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and California Family Rights Act (CFRA), Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave (PDL), as applicable

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement : : :

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation is an Equal Opportunity employer. We actively seek applications from people living with HIV/AIDS, people with disabilities, women, LGBTQ individuals and people of color.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.



Application Process : : :

Please visit our careers page at:
http://www.sfaf.org/about-us/careers/

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