Drug User Health Surveyor
$41,600–$41,600 year
On-sitePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States or Kensington, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Conduct field-based outreach and participant recruitment at DUHS mobile sites and community locations throughout Philadelphia. Obtain verbal informed consent and administer eligibility screeners and structured surveys using REDCap, including qualitative interviews in English and/or Spanish. Provide harm reduction supplies, overdose prevention education, and referrals to social support services while maintaining accurate electronic data collection and confidentiality. Support mobile outreach site setup and monitor participant well-being to address safety concerns. Work two days a week from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with occasional evening or weekend activities, earning $20/hour. Local travel is required daily across Philadelphia.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, behavioral health, psychology, sociology, or related field
- High school diploma
- Commensurate lived or professional experience in harm reduction, outreach, or public health field work
- Knowledge of substance use terminology, overdose prevention, and harm reduction principles
- Experience engaging with people who use drugs, including individuals experiencing homelessness, in Philadelphia
- Ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with diverse populations in community settings
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism while working with sensitive information
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in fast-paced field environments
- Sensitivity to and experience working with racially, ethnically, culturally, and sexually diverse individuals and communities
- Skilled in Microsoft Office and basic computer applications
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills
- Ability to transport outreach materials and supplies and routinely move equipment or materials weighing up to 50 lbs
- Availability for occasional evening or weekend outreach activities
- Local travel to DUHS mobile sites, report to field sites across Philadelphia, community outreach locations, and meetings throughout Philadelphia, daily
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, behavioral health, psychology, sociology, or related field preferred
- Experience conducting surveys, interviews, outreach, or field-based public health activities preferred
- Experience with REDCap or other electronic survey/data collection platforms preferred
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