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About the Role

The Overdose Prevention Educator is a member of CHASI’s Harm Reduction Services team, supporting individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance use through a harm reduction, trauma-informed, and participant-centered approach. This role expands access to lifesaving education and supplies, focusing on reaching individuals at elevated risk of overdose and their networks.

Responsibilities

Deliver overdose prevention education and naloxone administration training.
Schedule and facilitate train-the-trainer sessions.
Provide education on overdose risk reduction, signs of overdose, overdose response, rescue breathing, naloxone use, fentanyl and xylazine-related risks, and post-overdose support.
Provide individualized harm reduction education and counseling on safer substance use, safer injection practices, stimulant use risk reduction, wound care awareness, HIV/HCV/STI prevention, safer sex practices, and safer disposal of syringes and other supplies.
Support participants in developing personalized overdose prevention and safety plans.
Distribute naloxone, safer use supplies, syringe exchange supplies, fentanyl test strips, xylazine test strips when available, sharps containers, condoms, and other harm reduction and prevention supplies.
Conduct car-based and community-based service delivery, including outreach, education, harm reduction counseling, naloxone training, supply distribution, service linkage, and navigation support.
Engage individuals in high-risk areas, shelters, encampments, commercial establishments, community events, and other settings.
Collaborate with program leadership on updates to program policies, procedures, training materials, and service delivery workflows.
Strengthen partnerships with community organizations to provide overdose risk education, naloxone access, and harm reduction information.
Perform HIV/HCV testing, provide prevention education, and connect participants to confirmatory testing, treatment, PrEP/PEP, medical care, behavioral health services, medication for opioid use disorder, recovery supports, housing, benefits, and other supportive services.
Utilize peer volunteers and community ambassadors to support outreach, education, supply distribution, and connection to services.
Maintain current knowledge of emerging drug trends, overdose patterns, harm reduction best practices, local service resources, and public health guidance.
Ensure timely and accurate documentation, tracking, and submission of data for performance management, compliance, and reporting.
Identify participant needs, service gaps, outreach trends, and barriers to care, and communicate observations to program leadership.
Attend regular and mandatory team meetings, department meetings, trainings, supervision, and provider meetings.
Perform all functions in alignment with CHASI’s mission, vision, core values, policies, and commitment to equity, dignity, and nonjudgmental care.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

E-mail your resume to HRTeam@chasiny.org; include the job title in the subject line.

Skills

Harm reduction
Trauma-informed approach
Participant-centered approach
Overdose prevention education
Naloxone administration training
Harm reduction counseling
Community outreach
HIV/HCV testing
Service linkage
Navigation support
Safer substance use education
Safer injection practices
Stimulant use risk reduction
Wound care awareness
HIV/HCV/STI prevention
Safer sex practices
Syringe disposal
Documentation
Data tracking
Performance management
Regulatory compliance
Quality improvement

Location

56 Bay Street, Staten Island NY 10301

Work Type

Full-Time
Onsite

Salary/Compensations

$41,600.00 - $48,000.00 annually

Benefits

Generous paid time off benefits (4 weeks of vacation plus paid holidays, personal, sick time)
Medical, dental, and vision plan options
Employer provided basic life insurance
Employee assistance programs
Tuition reimbursement after 1 year of employment
Fitness reimbursement after 1 year of employment
Retirement plan that includes employer matching

About the Company

Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI) drives dramatic improvements in the health of New Yorkers by feeding people who are hungry, healing families broken apart by violence, and bridging the gaps between people and the compassionate health care they deserve.
CHASI serves the most vulnerable individuals, families, and communities with critical services and programs.
CHASI provides outreach, education, prevention, and direct support services for populations most affected by health disparities – the poor and working poor, low income people with chronic illnesses, persons with criminal justice involvement, substance users, domestic violence survivors, people of color, and the LGBTQ community.

Equal Opportunity

CHASI is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to hiring and supporting a diverse staff.
People of color, LGBTQ, women, and people with disabilities strongly encouraged to apply.
All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability or marital status.