Health Access Treatment Connections Navigator - Per Diem

About this role

At SFAF we show up for our community with expertise, empathy, and a commitment to creating space where everyone can show up fully. If you want to make a meaningful impact in an environment that’s as affirming as it is effective, we’d love to meet you.

Who are we?

San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) envisions a future where health justice is achieved for all people living with or at risk for HIV. 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. We need passionate advocates for social change that embody our five key values: Justice, Dignity, Courage, Leadership, and Excellence.

What is the position?

The newly created Health Access Treatment Connections Navigator (HATCN) role is a key tool in the front line effort to improve health outcomes for People Who Use Drugs. This role provides treatment connections, syringe access and disposal, overdose prevention education, naloxone distribution, and linkage to care and treatment for substance use disorder. HATCNs will build relationships with program participants at all sites to better provide client centered treatment connections grounded in a proactive relational counseling approach that utilizes motivational interviewing to connect individuals to the care they need. Collaboration with programs both internal to SFAF and externally across the city will be key to success.

What are the main responsibilities?

• Connecting participants to internal and external substance use and medical services.

• Ensuring connection and safe hand off to treatment and care.