JOB OPENING #1: FULL TIME PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

 

The Chris Atwood Foundation (CAF) is a grassroots, community-based harm reduction and addiction
recovery organization in Northern Virginia. We are seeking a full time Peer Outreach Worker who will be
responsible for serving people at risk for, or affected by: opioid overdose, substance use disorder,
HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis in Northern Virginia. Applicants must live in, or be willing to relocate to this
area. This position will work with both individuals in active substance use and individuals in recovery and
must be comfortable with both.

 

This position will assist participants to reduce the harms caused by substance use, improve their quality
of life, and meet their own individualized positive-change goals. Candidate must be in recovery from
substance use disorder and understand how and where to network with people who use drugs and be
able to win their trust. This position is highly independent and responsible for finding and creating
innovative outreach strategies. Candidates must believe in harm reduction philosophy and be
comfortable providing our clients with sterile syringes and other safer use supplies.

 

The work requires travel throughout the Northern Virginia area with mileage reimbursed. Locations
may include homes, shelters, religious organizations, motels, parking lots, other businesses, and
community/government agencies. A valid driver’s license, personal vehicle, cell phone, and internet
access are required. Some evening and weekend availability is required. This is a field-based position.
The position pays approximately $38,000-$40,000 per year depending on experience.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Locate and connect with individuals who use drugs or are in recovery, winning their trust
through compassion and non-judgmental support.
- Work with participants to create individualized health goals and coach them on achieving those
goals, tracking progress continually.
- Provide overdose reversal training, Narcan, sterile syringes, and other safer use supplies to
individuals at-risk for overdose, HIV, and HCV.
- Conduct HIV and HCV testing in the field, training provided.
- Provide appropriate referrals for behavioral health care, basic health care, legal support and
other services as needed.
- Assist with general navigation of the health care system, including assisting participants to enroll
in Medicaid, and taking them to scheduled appointments.
- Provide supportive counseling and crisis intervention.
- Maintain regularly scheduled contact with participants via phone, text, video chat, or in-person
- Complete all necessary documentation and tracking for grant purposes
- Comply with agency policies and procedures and HIPAA regulations
- Other related duties as required

 

Requirements - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Reliable, disciplined, and self-starting. Must have the ability to manage one’s time effectively to
work independently and remotely
- Must be goal-oriented and able to meet the required number of individuals served as set by our
grant contracts.
- Experience with drug use and drug using communities.
- Current relationships with individuals in the drug-using community is preferred.
- Ability to work with challenging participants. Confidence in dealing with individuals under the
influence, in crisis, distress, and dealing with trauma.
- Ability to work with individuals of varying ethnicities, socio-economic levels, cultures, and sexual
orientations.
- Culturally competent and sensitive.
- High ethical standards and professionalism with a demonstrated ability to maintain
confidentiality.
- Ability to analyze and troubleshoot difficult problems.
- Demonstrated ability with computer programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office
products, google drive..
- Certification as a peer support specialist or willingness to complete training at the organization’s
expense.
- Knowledge of Harm Reduction and the needs of persons living with substance use disorder,
HIV/AIDS, or Hepatitis C.

 

TO APPLY PLEASE SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO SONYA@THECAF.ORG

 

The CAF is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, criminal
background, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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JOB OPENING #2: PART-TIME SENIOR ACCOUNTANT 

 

The Chris Atwood Foundation is seeking a part-time Senior Accountant to join our staff. This is a new position that has been created because the organization is growing and in need of accounting support in the office on a weekly basis. The CAF has revenues of $800k from grants and charitable contributions, and we need an experienced accountant to help manage the organization’s monthly accounting and grant reporting.

 

About us:

 

The Chris Atwood Foundation (CAF) is a community-based harm reduction and recovery support organization serving individuals with substance use disorder in Northern Virginia. Our mission is to save lives from opioid overdose and support recovery from substance use disorder. We do this through educating the public about the disease of addiction, training the public how to administer naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose and providing no cost overdose reversal kits, scholarships to local Recovery Residences, harm reduction education and supplies, and advocating for public policy changes that promote the health and wellbeing of the people we serve. We have recorded over 600 lives saved using our overdose reversal kits, and have passed 6 state laws to improve access to health services for Virginian’s with substance use disorder.

 

About the position:

 

This position is expected to take 8 hours (one day) per week and pays $25/hour. This position will be remote at first and potentially permanently remote if the situation is working. You will spend some time each week journalizing the activity in QuickBooks Online (QBO). There are on average 75-100 transactions per month, and they feed directly into QBO through the banking module. The organization has five bank accounts that you will need to reconcile each month, but 95% of the activity flows through the operating checking account. After you finish reconciling, you will need to generate budget-to-actual reports by grant for the Executive Director and the treasurer of the board. The chart of accounts was setup by the treasurer, a CPA with experience working with nonprofit entities. You will need to work with the ED and the treasurer, however, to do a little cleanup of the chart of accounts. A staff member has been doing the data entry for the treasurer to review, reconcile, and issue reports. You will be taking over the data entry, reconciling, and reporting functions. The framework for reporting has been created, but your first project will be to work with the ED and the treasurer to generate actionable grant reports.

 

About you:

 

1. You are an experienced accountant who is familiar with GAAP and has experience utilizing QuickBooks Online to prepare financial reports

 

2. You are familiar with the nuances of nonprofit accounting and reporting

 

3. You are comfortable tracking activity by class and by grant using the donor/customer function in QBO

 

4. You are self-directed and are comfortable booking journal entries and generating reports with minimal guidance

 

5. You are familiar with US GAAP and are comfortable with the distinction between cash basis accounting and
accrual basis accounting

 

The ideal candidate will:

 

1. Be passionate about working with a nonprofit on the front lines of the opioid epidemic

 

2. Be familiar with recent accounting pronouncements and how they affect the grant reporting
If you are interested in joining a growing organization that is making a difference in the world, we hope you will apply!

 

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to bobmcmurtry@gmail.com

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