Employment

Work at the Pride Center!

The Pride Center offers a colorful, nurturing and fun workplace.

Our staff and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness. We are committed to our employee’s professional development and engagement – ensuring we build our capabilities with people that have the right values, attitudes, skills and knowledge.

The Pride Center is an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, employing personnel without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental ability, veteran status, and/or military obligation.

Current Vacancies

COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORKER

The Community Outreach Worker is responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of outreach activities specifically targeted to young men who have sex with men (YMSM) ages 13-29. The Community Outreach Worker engages with members of the community online and in person for the purposes of sharing information on HIV prevention and education, resources, and program recruitment, and linkage to rapid HIV testing, primary care, STI screening, PrEP services and other wrap-around services. As part of the essential functions of this role, the Community Outreach Worker:

Assists with development of the annual outreach plan, which includes face-to-face and social media strategies, goals and objectives for reaching the target population.

Conducts outreach according to strategies identified in the annual plan, grant work plan and the enhanced outreach model.

Works with participants to link them to care coordination and HIV medical care; assists participants with appointment reminders if needed; accompanies participants to appointments if needed.

Documents all outreach and linkage activities on program forms and in AIRS according to program procedures and within required time frames; completes all required reports.

Tracks progress in accomplishing work plan goals; identifies barriers where goals are not being met and communicates them to the Director.

Develops and maintains relationships with other community organizations to increase opportunities to reach the target population

Qualified Candidate will have an Associate’s degree (Bachelor’s preferred) with commitment to and knowledge of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBTQ) communities. Candidate must be able to communicate clearly and professionally in writing and verbally, demonstrate familiarity with computers and MS Office software (Outlook, Word) and effective time management and organization skills. Sensitivity to people living with HIV/AIDS, addiction and LGBT issues essential. Candidate must have a valid NYS Driver’s License and an insured, dependable car.

Job Type: Full-time

Required Education: Associate’s

Additional requirement(s): Must have dependable, insured vehicle and NYS Driver’s License

Program assistant (p/t)

The Program Assistant is responsible for reception, secretarial, data entry, and clerical functions for the Pride Center. The Program Assistant provides programmatic support to staff, manages social media platforms, and assists clients and visitors with resources.

Job Type: Part Time

Required Education: Associate’s

Additional requirement(s): Must have dependable, insured vehicle and NYS Driver’s License

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The Pride Center of WNY is an affiliate of Evergeen Health. To apply for a position with Evergreen Health, The Pride Center or Community Access Services, please visit evergreenhs.org/careers to submit an application.