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::

The Stonewall Project Counselor II Bilingual provides culturally conscious individual and group counseling using a harm reduction framework, and in support of participants who wish to explore their use of alcohol and/or other substances (including people who inject drugs). Ideal candidate has a deep understanding of harm reduction, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and other evidence-based behavioral, sexual, and mental health interventions. Must have a demonstrated commitment to race equity and health justice, and be able to articulate how these principles are woven into their practices and approach to serving SFAF’s prioritized communities including Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQI folks, people who use/inject drugs, people experiencing homelessness, and people living with or at risk of HIV and/or Hepatitis C.

Fluency and ability to provide counseling services in two or more languages required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities::

Individual Counseling: Provide individual integrated substance use and mental health counseling and treatment to walk-in and enrolled participants. Conduct intake, assessment, and treatment planning including substance use, mental health, HIV, HCV and other physical health concerns. Provide provisional DSM diagnosis, crisis intervention and case management as needed.

Group Counseling:: Facilitate counseling, education, social, and process groups, including groups that offer low-threshold walk-in services to participants who may be actively using. Develop, maintain and/or write group curriculums. Maintain group materials including those used for outreach. Coordinate & conduct recruitment & retention of target populations.

Race Equity and Health Justice:: In accordance with organization strategic plan and programmatic objectives, work to center prioritized communities, with an emphasis on race equity and health justice in all aspects of service provision and staff capacity building. Will be expected to demonstrate ongoing commitment to these principles in our work to reduce barriers and create and maintain access points to care for prioritized communities, including program development, capacity building, and professional development.

Trainings:: Develop, maintain, and conduct trainings on the use of harm reduction interventions ranging from substance use management, partial abstinence, to full abstinence. Audiences range from target populations to providers in health care and/or other substance use treatment settings.

Workshops / Events:: Coordinate, plan, develop, facilitate social events, workshops and/or time limited groups or special projects as assigned.

Outreach:: Collaborate with internal and external providers (counselors, case managers and medical providers, etc.) to achieve common goals of our mission statement and purpose through meetings, trainings and other events. Write outreach materials and assist in the development of social marketing materials designed to provide education and information, reduce stigma and shame, and assist with access to treatment and/or support.

Administrative:: Maintain all records and paperwork in a timely manner and in compliance with guidelines established by the program and all funding and licensing bodies.

Clinical Supervision and/or Consultation:: Provide clinical supervision/consultation for 1-3 clinical interns and/or counseling staff.

Other duties as assigned:: group room setup and tear down, light beverage and snack service, etc.

Essential Qualifications::

Strong knowledge of the harm reduction model, motivational interviewing, drug and alcohol counseling, safer injection techniques and practice, overdose prevention, and other therapeutic models and interventions

Ability to work comfortably with diverse populations of drug and/or alcohol users – including injection & non-injection drug users.

Awareness around intersectional identities, and how racial discrimination and white supremacy create inequities in health outcomes, allocation of resources, and access to care.

Fluency in issues concerning substance use, injection drug use, disability, HIV/HCV infection and transmission, trauma, alcohol use, homelessness, queer night life, party and play scenes, sex and sexuality.

Understanding of HIV treatment, prevention and transmission risk factors and opportunities including the use of biomedical interventions (I.e. PREP).

Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Ability to use considerable judgment and initiative in the course of executing responsibilities.

Supervision:: N/A
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 require de-escalation of challenging individual and/or group participant situations, events, or clinical presentations.
Education and Experience: :

Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy preferred or Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor required.

California state licensure as a Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist, or Professional Counselor required.

2 to 4 years of counseling experience required preferably with SFAF Priority communities– including Gay/MSM who use methamphetamine and/or other party and play drugs or alcohol. Significant experience with substance use, mental health, injection drug use, and/or HIV/HCV counseling preferred.

Must have experience with or be interested in providing services to active injection, non-injection and/or alcohol users in a model of care that accepts participant goals ranging from managed use to targeted abstinence to full abstinence.

Experience working in low threshold walk-in centers or milieu-based community mental health settings strongly preferred.

Must have excellent computer skills and be proficient in all standard Microsoft programs including Outlook.

Experience facilitating skills-based groups i.e. DBT, Seeking Safety, Relapse Prevention, Anger Management, preferred.

Training and/or experience with Avatar and Welligent electronic health record platforms preferred.

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 located primarily at either our 1035 Market Street location or at our 470 Castro Street location as assigned, but will also work as needed at 117 6th Street. This position includes working standard program evening hours, which are 7:30 – 8 pm., &/or occasionally later as required by the program. The position may require traveling to other office locations and/or off-site meetings or trainings. This position will include working weekend hours.
Work Hours:: This position may be required to work a Tuesday through Saturday schedule.
Work includes weekends, holidays and evenings, as assigned. Must be willing and able to work M-F evenings and Saturday daytime hours.
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:
24 days of combined Paid Time Off/Sick Time Off for the first two years of employment
29 days of Paid Time Off/Sick Time Off after two years of employment
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 Insurance)
Employee Sponsored Care:
Plume - Gender Affirming Care
Care.com – Family care benefits
Maven – Family Forming benefits
Life Insurance Disability Family Leave:
Life Insurance and AD&D insurance – Employer Paid: 100% of salary, up to $100K (MetLife)
Long term disability insurance (MetLife)
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/
POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED:
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