Substance Use Coordinator

Agency Description 
San Francisco Community Health Center (formerly known as API Wellness) is a federally qualified health center that provides culturally competent, high quality medical care, health services, education, and outreach. We transform lives by advancing health, wellness and equality. We strengthen the well-being of and lead underserved communities—of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and immigration statuses— toward justice and health. Founded in 1987 as an all-volunteer, community-based response to the AIDS crisis in communities of color, we are an anchor-organization for San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, and we also lead regional, statewide, and national programming. We believe that everyone deserves to be healthy and needs access to the highest quality health care.

Position Description: 
O.U.T.cast Youth Project (OcYP) is a substance use, HIV and viral hepatitis prevention program for at risk, racial and ethnic minority youth ages 18-24 living in San Francisco. The Substance Use Coordinator works directly with the Project Director, stakeholders and technical experts to conduct and implement all aspects of the project. 

Essential Functions:
• Work closely with the Project Director to ensure program deliverables are being met
• Coordinate and implement all aspects of the program activities and interventions
• Develop and conduct participant recruitment plans
• Provide ongoing support to all program participants
• Implement all project interventions including Community PROMISE and Lead & Seed interventions, ongoing support of youth participants, and all project management coordination to ensure all OcYP activities are completed
• Work directly with the evaluator to collect and analyze data
• Ensure compliance with all outreach, promotion, and recruitment policies and procedures and overall quality of HIV and substance abuse prevention services
• Regularly participate in necessary conference calls, webinars, and trainings 
• Work with collaborating partners and agencies to ensure strong partnerships are maintained
• Assists with other administrative duties as needed

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in health or related field 
• Master’s Degree in Public Health preferred
• Experience working in a substance use program or equivalent 
• Must be familiar with program evaluation particularly outcome, process and formative evaluation
• Must be familiar with data collection processes and procedures associated with these type of evaluation activities
• Experience with implementing change within health care systems
• Familiarity with issues faced by the transgender community
• Experience implementing new programs 
• Ability to travel locally across the region
• At least two years’ experience supervising and leading teams
• Significant experience managing collaborative relationships and partnerships
• Demonstrated experience community organizing and mobilizing communities for action
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organization skills 
• Self-directed, motivated and flexible with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in health or related field
• Bilingual and bicultural 

Location: 
San Francisco, CA 

TO APPLY: Only applications through our online database will be considered. Please include both you cover letter and resume when prompted to insert your resume in the database here: 
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=0d7a9498-ec90-4c89-a893-0f83148358fc&jobId=265928&lang=en_US&source=CC3&ccId=19000101_000001

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes: medical, dental and vision insurance, generous vacation, sick leave and holidays, one-month sabbatical, 403(b) with employer match, flexible work schedule, flex spending account, life insurance, long-term disability, professional development opportunities and more! (Benefits guidelines and eligibility vary based on tenure, employment status and FTE, among other factors.)

San Francisco Community Health Center (SFCHC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. SFCHC does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, disability status, gender identity, HIV status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.