BILINGUAL MEDICAL CASE MANAGER – SEATTLE OFFICE

ENTRE HERMANOS MISSION: to promote the health and well-being of the Latino Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and questioning community in a culturally appropriate environment through disease prevention, education, support services, advocacy and community building.

  • Title: HIV Prevention and Community Engagement Coordinator (English/Spanish)
  • Program: HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education for Latino MSM
  • Position type: Full time
  • Salary: $51.000,00 / $55,000.00 annually, depending on experience
  • Location: Seattle, Washington

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Bilingual Medical Case Manager assists primarily medium to high acuity individuals living with HIV in accessing and engaging in psychosocial, medical, homecare, and supportive services. This position conducts comprehensive assessments, develops, and updates service plans, and facilitates the acquisition of all appropriate services. This is a full-time, non-exempt, regular position.

Essential Duties:

  • Client Services: Develops, implements, and revises service plans on an ongoing basis. Links clients to, and serves as liaison to, public and private services. Assists clients with acquiring and maintaining continued coverage of public assistance, insurance, and other entitlements.
  • Program Responsibilities: Maintains and updates client records and notes, including client tracking; carries out required information reporting; prepares progress notes and other client documentation according to departmental standards. Collaborates with other community organizations, as well as mental health and chemical dependency programs. Develops knowledge of appropriate referrals for home care services, mental health services, chemical dependency, financial aid, housing, food, emotional support, etc.
  • Organizational Responsibilities: Builds awareness and understanding of HIV. Assists periodically with walk-in client needs, front desk coverage, and group facilitation. Works with staff and clients of diverse socio-economic, ethnic, lifestyle, and sexual orientation backgrounds while building relationships among internal departments. Maintains strict professional boundaries and confidentiality.

Core Competencies:

  • Familiarity with individuals who experience health disparities, including complex chronic health conditions, behavioral health barriers, chemical dependency, poverty, and stigma-induced isolation.
  • Comfort with working with individuals along the entire continuum of diversity, including but not limited to varying abilities, race, class, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
  • Proven comfort with Spanish language in order to optimally serve Spanish-speaking community members.
  • Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines in a time-sensitive environment.
  • Excellent detail orientation with a high level of accuracy.
  • Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability.
  • Proven clear understanding of professional boundaries.
  • Demonstrated skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications, including Excel and Word.
  • Experience working in electronic case noting within a data base and electronic document collection and storage.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in both verbal and written form.
  • Well-developed professional phone skills.
  • Proven ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
  • Ability to respond quickly to change.
  • Well-developed ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external providers and partner agencies.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively under stressful conditions, exercising crisis management and de-escalation skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field, Master’s degree in a social service field desirable.
  • At least ONE year of professional experience, including employment or practicum experience related to advocacy services, case management, or similar work with the public in a direct service setting.
  • Fluency in Spanish required.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Salary Range: $51,000.00 / $55,000.00 annually, depending on experience.
  • Note – Entre Hermanos maintains a competitive compensation package; within budget constraints, you will be eligible for performance-based raises on an annual basis.
  • Medical and Dental Insurance
  • 403b Retirement Account

Details:

  • Department: Care
  • Tax Class / FSLA Status: 40 hours per week, full benefits, non-exempt
  • Supervisor: Care and Prevention Program Manager
  • Supervisory Responsibilities: None
  • Regular Schedule: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Entre Hermano’s Seattle office: 1621 S Jackson St #202, Seattle, WA 98144

TO APPLY

Candidates please send an email with your resume and cover letter to: Jose.Vazquez@EntreHermanos.org

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 principle 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.

HIV / STI SPECIALIST I – YAKIMA OFFICE

ENTRE HERMANOS MISSION: to promote the health and well-being of the Latino Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and questioning community in a culturally appropriate environment through disease prevention, education, support services, advocacy and community building.

  • Title: HIV Prevention and Community Engagement Coordinator (English/Spanish)
  • Program: HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education for Latino MSM
  • Position type: Full time
  • Salary: $50.024,00 annually
  • Location: Yakima, Washington

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position supports our community-level intervention program targeting Latino Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. The program employs a variety of strategies to influence reduction of risky, unsafe sexual behaviors among Latino MSM.
The program includes community outreach, educational workshops and forums, and referrals to influence counseling and testing. Also, maintaining records of participants in our workshops. May also design and produce graphic materials to support outreach work on social media.

The main purpose of community outreach and peer education is to:

  • Encourage those at high risk to get tested and learn their HIV status
  • Perform HIV/ STI, HCV tests
  • Promote PrEP
  • Promote proper condom use
  • Promote prevention strategies as determined by Entre Hermanos and public Health
  • Promote participation in Entre Hermanos forums, support groups and workshops

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Fluent in Spanish and English (Written and verbal)
  • Experience working with the Latino community
  • Enjoy public speaking and have the ability to meet new people
  • Ability to be self-motivated and work independently
  • Weekday office time, along with evenings and weekend work
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
  • Ability to meet deadlines, schedule and keep appointments
  • High school education or equivalent
  • Ability to use social media platforms (i.e., Facebook and Twitter) to disseminate HIV prevention messages and promote services

Desirable:

  • Experience working the Latino LGBTQ community.
  • Experience in community outreach and/or peer education.
  • Familiar with the best places to contact the target population.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel.
  • Experience using Constant Contact and graphic design software.
  • Phlebotomy license (if not, we will provide the training and sponsor the license)

RESPONIBILITIES

  • Assist with group and community presentations as needed
  • Recruit participants for activities, presentations & workshops
  • Conduct education and prevention workshops
  • Maintain accurate records and data for program evaluation and reports
  • Attend staff meetings as requested
  • Assist in developing outreach tools and educational materials
  • Promote END HIV/AIDS Washington an national campaign on social media platforms to disseminate HIV prevention messages and promote services
  • Complete project reports as directed by the Executive Director

Nondiscrimination Policy

We strongly encourage individuals from traditionally underrepresented communities, especially the LGBTQ and Latino communities, to apply. Entre Hermanos does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior contact with the criminal justice system, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Candidates for employment at Entre Hermanos should be aware that this is a unique work environment in which topics of sexuality and sexual orientation are an integral part of our everyday prevention and care work and are often discussed openly. Individuals who are uncomfortable with such topics, discussions and occasional related graphic representations may choose not to work at Entre Hermanos.


TO APPLY

Candidates please send an email with your resume and cover letter to: Martha@entrehermanos.org

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