Harm Reduction Community Liaison

Description

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• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in human services or related work.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in community advocacy, harm reduction, social justice, or human rights work.
• Understanding of and commitment to aggressive advocacy on HIV/AIDS and homelessness.
• Top-level organizing, writing, supervision and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to multi-level advocacy, including direct action and civil disobedience.
• Experience in writing, data collection, editing and electronic communications.
• Understanding of and commitment to harm reduction principles.
• Ability to carry out culturally appropriate and racially aware organizing work
• Ability to speak Spanish and/or other languages a plus.

Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU