Health Access Navigator

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice. GLIDE’s mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization

Position Summary:

GLIDE’s Health Access Programs are at the forefront of innovative and collaborative approaches in San Francisco. The program’s goals are to improve our community’s wellness through linkages to medical services, collaboration with community and city providers, advocacy for underserved and marginalized individuals and engagement in recovery and health improvement activities. The Health Access Navigator provides support to individuals with a history of substance use and co-occurring disorders who are in immediate need of harm reduction supplies, health services, and other support. The Health Access Navigator – provides supplies, information, and support to overcome barriers, provide early-interventions, and link to long-term services and care. Though trained cross-functionally across harm reduction navigation services, this position specifically supports on-site and outreach-based syringe access services (these services provide clients with sterile supplies and equipment for people who use drugs—PWUDs and other wrap around and integrated services).