"The Transgender Health Educator provides outreach, individual counseling, group facilitation, referrals and peer-based HIV prevention services to the Transgender community. The TG Health Educator will support as well day-to-day activities of the TRANS: THRIVE Project, a wrap-around drop-in service center offering psycho educational workshops, case management and social programs, to support transgender clients to improve their health and well-being, reduce risk for HIV and substance abuse and provide seamless referrals and linkages to substance abuse treatment programs. The specific target group of transgender individuals include: African Americans, Latinos, Asians & Pacific Islanders and Native Americans.
This work requires interaction with Transgender people who are at high risk for HIV/STDs, experience multiple barriers to services, need employment counseling and need multiple linkages to care, and who require extensive individual risk reduction to prevent HIV/STDs infection. This position requires some evening and weekend hours."
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Posted by Jade Walker at September 23, 2007 2:08 AM