Care & Prevention Program Manager

Entre Hermanos is seeking an HIV Care & Prevention Services Program Manager to provide leadership for the programs of medical case management and prevention services. This position reports to the Deputy Executive Director and works closely with other departments to ensure a continuum of care through strong communication, collaboration and strong rapport building. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to EH’s mission and values of empowerment of and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ Latines and mono-lingual immigrants.

Entre Hermanos’ mission is to promote the health and well-being of the Latino/Latina/Latinx Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and questioning community in a culturally appropriate environment through disease prevention, education, support services, advocacy, and community building.

Job Description:
The HIV Care & Prevention Program Manager (Ryan White Part B) provides leadership and supervision for a variety of clinical and prevention services provided to clients. The Program Manager helps guide the work of the medical case management team and the prevention team, which includes two team leads. In addition, the Program Manager, HIV Services works with grant leadership to ensure that grant deliverables are met, program initiatives are successful, and all activities meet extensive state and federal funding requirements to ensure continued funding. The Program Manager works in collaboration with a wide variety of internal and external constituents, including (but not limited to) team members, physicians, and continuum of care collaborators, as well as clients, families, community members to navigate HIV health care systems. They serve as an active member on relevant program, department, and other committees across the organization.

Salary: $70,000 – $75,000/annual (Commensurate with experience)

Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
▪ Manage medical case management and prevention services teams, in accordance with policies and regulations. The position will assist the Deputy Director in managing all aspects of assigned program and department activities and staff.
▪ Provide input, oversight and monitoring to daily program activities, including development of collaborating agencies and sites for intervention/prevention activities
▪ Monitors and supports clinical competencies through accepted discipline supervision standards, including HIV and STI.
▪ Supervise daily activities and deliverables of assigned staff
▪ Assess, develop, locate and track training needs for program staff.
▪ Plans, prepares, and leads team meetings and staff 1:1s
▪ Monitors program productivity, outcomes and service delivery goals; including responsibility for annual Ryan White Service Report
▪ Assist in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of program procedures and standards
▪ Monitor, evaluate and implement program quality assurance, improvement and clinical integrity through chart reviews, surveys, program manual revision and other applicable means
▪ Attend and facilitate program meetings, staff meetings, and trainings as determined
▪ Maintains databases, data tracking systems and reports in accordance with agency and program, licensing and accreditation standards, as assigned
▪ Address and document client and provider concerns prior to the grievance procedure and Director involvement.
▪ Represent the agency at community forums and provider consortia
▪ Supports grant proposals for ongoing program sustainability
▪ Represents the organization in the community, on health partnerships and committees
▪ Demonstrates dedication to life-long learning of self and colleagues through engaging in one’s own professional development
▪ Contributes to organizational culture of safety, compliance, and regulatory readiness
▪ Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:
• Demonstrated ability to perform detailed work with accuracy and efficiency.
• Demonstrated commitment to our mission, justice, and equality for the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent lived experience that demonstrates management capability

  • Advanced knowledge of HIV disease, intervention and prevention.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Budgeting and basic knowledge and understanding of Excel.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, collaborating agencies and the public
  • Ability to demonstrate and model culturally competent behavior
  • Moderate to advanced computer skills required: Microsoft Office, Multiple Databases
  • Basic math skills required: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction
  • Ability to work under pressure and to assess changing priorities and competing deadlines is essential
  • Flexibility and ability to cope with several tasks simultaneously
  • Prior employment in health equity, health access, HIV prevention and care, outreach
  • Commitment to maintaining client confidentiality.
  • Ability to pass a background check.
  • Flexible schedule to accommodate predictable “busy times.”
  • Lived immigrant experience.
  • Bilingual Spanish/English.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
• Starting Range: $70,000.00 – 75,000.00 (Commensurate with experience)
• Paid Medical Insurance, 100% of premiums paid for Entre Hermanos employees.
• Paid Dental Insurance, 100% of premiums paid for Entre Hermanos employees.
• 403(b) retirement account with up to a 4% employer match.
• Generous paid leave.

DETAILS
• Department – Care & Prevention
• FSLA Status – exempt
• Supervisor – Deputy Director
• Supervisory Responsibilities – Program Management, Staff Management, Reporting

Location – 1621 S Jackson St #202, Seattle, WA 98144
All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check

TO APPLY
Please send a resume and cover letter highlighting how your qualifications align with this position to: hr@entrehermanos.org
Application review continuous until position is filled, the position will remain open until the ideal candidate is found.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants for this role will only be considered if they are able to legally work in the United States, where this position is located without visa sponsorship.
Entre Hermanos requires all employees be vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine. Employees are considered vaccinated two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine, with, if applicable, at least the minimum recommended interval between doses. All new employees must inform Entre Hermanos of their vaccination status within three days of hire date and must be fully vaccinated no later than 45 days after hire date.

BACKGROUND CHECK PROCEDURE:
Any offer of employment is contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
The employee must be able to operate a computer and other office equipment, speak and listen on the telephone, and accurately see and interpret columns of numbers.

This position description generally describes the principal functions of the position and the level of knowledge and skills typically required. It does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee, and it is subject to change as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.
Entre Hermanos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications are considered without regard to race, age, sex, color, creed, religion, disability, national origin, marital status, mental or physical handicap, sexual orientation (heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and gender expression of identity) or any other classification protected by law.

Seattle Symphony Highlights Entre Hermanos!

■ COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Entre Hermanos

Entre Hermanos staff at the organization’s annual Pride Picnic

Entre Hermanos is a community-based organization that offers Latine cultural and health services to
the LGBTQ+ community in a space that is affirming, safe and supportive. The organization’s founders
sought to respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis locally with programs deeply connected to Latine language
and cultural roots, surrounded by the warmth, love and care of their LGBTQ+ siblings. For over 33
years, Entre Hermanos has promoted the health and well-being of the Latine LGBTQ+ community
through disease prevention, HIV awareness and sexual health education, advocacy, community
building and cultural celebration.


Entre Hermanos also serves clients in areas surrounding King County, and in Central and Eastern
Washington who need critical health, housing and immigration services — services made available
by Entre Hermanos without cost, in Spanish and other languages, to sexually diverse Latines, and
without regard for immigration status. The organization reaches more than 7,000 annually, including
1,000 people who receive direct medical and non-medical higher-touch intervention through STD
testing, PrEP navigation and HIV medical case management; light-touch outreach and education via
radio and social media; and condom distribution to 6,000 individuals annually.


The organization’s inclusive social media and community education videos are produced in Spanish
and five Indigenous languages of Mexico and Central America. Entre Hermanos seeks ways to serve
those who are excluded from access to LGBTQ+ health services, knowing what it is like to navigate
complicated health systems with barriers such as language, sexuality, race, gender, and socioeconomic and educational attainment. Many of its clients are immigrants with dreams of a stable and
safe future, and its wrap-around services in housing, immigration law, and outreach and navigation
help its clients attain safety during the most critical period in their lives. Today, Entre Hermanos
continues to strive for progress and expand upon its support services.


Entre Hermanos is one of more than 70 partners in the Seattle Symphony’s Community Connections program,
which provides complimentary tickets to nonprofit organizations across the Puget Sound region.

ABOUT THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

Photo by: The Seattle Times

The Seattle Symphony is recognized as one of the “most vital American orchestras” (NPR) and is internationally acclaimed for its inventive programming,
community-minded initiatives and superb recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of
over 150 recordings, the orchestra has garnered five Grammy Awards, 27 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018
Orchestra of the Year. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle from September through July, reaching over 750,000
people annually through live performances and radio broadcasts, and through the Seattle Symphony+ streaming app, the orchestra’s concerts reach
audiences at home and around the world

Learn more at https://www.seattlesymphony.org/

Entre Hermanos 33 Years Into the Future

An article from WA Department of Health Newsletter

DOH 150-158 February 2024
HCS Newsletter

We want the community to learn about the wonderful work Entre Hermanos does for the LGBTQ+ Latino Community in Washington State. So we asked Entre Hermanos Executive Director, Edgar Longoria, to help us achieve this by answering a series of questions to clearly define the importance of this organizations role in providing community services.
Who is Entre Hermanos and for how long has it served the community?
We are an organization with roots in the community. Everything we do is community-based and we do it in ways that are culturally affirming, safe, and supportive. We were created to respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Washington State in the early 1990’s. Our founders wanted to support members of the LGBTQ+ Latino community regardless of their immigration status.

For over 33 years we have honored that legacy by promoting health and well-being for the Latinx LGBTQ+ community. The work we do is rooted in love, care, and support.


Who are your clients?
We serve sexually diverse Latinx people, including transgender immigrants. Most of our clients reside or work in King County and surrounding areas, but we also see clients from Central or Eastern Washington. Clients that come from afar are drawn by a need for our integrated services in health, housing, and immigration.

What services does Entre Hermanos provide?
We provide testing services for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. We also provide HIV medical case management and help remove barriers to transportation and other essential needs. We offer preventive services such as PrEP navigation and condom distribution. We do light-touch outreach and education
via radio and social media. We have
wrap-around services in housing and immigration law. Every year we reach over 7,000 people in our community. Our services are free of charge in Spanish and indigenous languages from Central America. Our staff speak the same language as our clients. This helps decrease communication barriers and provides a sense of safety to clients.
Our cultural experience helps us understand clients’ holistic and intersecting needs.

Joel Aguirre interviews a community member on an episode of an Entre Hermanos podcast
Joel Aguirre interviews a community member on an episode of an Entre Hermanos podcast

What makes you proud of the work
Entre Hermanos does?

I am proud of our collective intersectionality experience. It makes us look for ways to serve those who are excluded in other contexts. We know from our own experience what it is like to be pushed aside due to our languages, sexualities, races, and genders.
Our collective intersectionality experience helps us understand client’s holistic and intersecting needs.
And we can meet these needs through case management related to medical care, housing assistance, support groups, and more.
I am also proud of the way we cultivate a transformative and gracious space where people can live their most authentic and empowering selves.

Is there anything else you would like to share?
Yes. Very soon Entre Hermanos will expand our reach to the community. We are excited to announce that are opening an office in rural Yakima. This was possible thanks to a Congressional Direct Spending project from Senator Patty Murray. We hope to be ready to roll this out by next year. This office will help us expand our holistic programs on HIV care and prevention, legal representation, prevention education outreach via radio, and more. Rural areas in Eastern Washington are home to many Hispanic/Latinx individuals.Members of the LGBTQ+ community in those areas have little access to culturally and linguistically sensitive services that are LGBTQ+ affirming.Our presence hopes to change that. We want to continue marching into the future, on the road to justice, striving for progress, and expanding our services to sexually diverse Latinx individuals in Washington.

Pictured above, (from left to right):
Cameron, Mario Gil Samaniego, Eloy Armendariz, Audencio, Rafael Sodi, Emmanuel Arjona, Jazmin, Amerique Marquez

We are blessed with a supportive community, talented and committed staff, and the support of health champions, like you. Thank you for taking the time to learn about Entre Hermanos. We look forward to future opportunities to advance the health and wellbeing of all LGBTQ+ people in Washington State.
Thank you for your support!


Contributor: Edgar Longoria
Executive Director, Entre Hermanos

Entre Hermanos Statement: June 4 Executive Order Restricting Access to Asylum

NEW RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Seattle, Washington

June 5th, 2024

Contact: Robert Foss

Title: Director of Legal Services

Email: robert@entrehermanos.org

The executive order of June 4 restricting entry and suspending access to asylum has serious ramifications for the Latinx LGBTQ+ community.  It is disappointing that at the very beginning of our community’s celebration of pride, we are faced with new barriers to justice.


So many members of our community have suffered persecution, violence, and assassination simply because of who they are and who they love.  These new restrictions on asylum will directly increase the number of deaths for LGBTQ refugees, both in their home countries and in the border regions.  Transwomen in particular are subjected to astonishingly vicious levels of hate and violence, demonstrated by the ongoing death toll in many of our neighboring countries.  The executive order does not reflect the most basic of human rights—the right to live and love.  The members of our community deserve safety, refuge, and respect as they seek to simply be who they are. 
We urge the Biden Administration to implement policy which is in line with the human rights of our Latinx siblings and with the humanitarian values which should inform our immigration policies.  We call for an asylum system consistent with both justice and our international obligations which recognizes the plight of all refugees, especially in the LGBTQ+ community.  We must process many more cases of refugee status for our community through our embassies and consular offices worldwide.  We must simplify and uphold due process for all asylum seekers both at the border and in our immigration courts.  In the end, we must approve many more cases.


Entre Hermanos has firsthand knowledge of the suffering of asylum seekers.  We also know the richness, beauty, and joy which they bring to us.  We stand with the newly arrived in this month of pride, knowing that our own struggle for justice is far from complete.  

Robert Foss 
Entre Hermanos Director of Legal Services