Employment opportunities

SUPHR is seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join the Grants Team. This position involves administrative and programmatic work within the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction (SUPHR) to assist in coordinating and monitoring grant program activities. SUPHR’s mission is aimed at reducing individual and collective drug-related harms through various programs including Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Surveillance and Outreach (NAS), Overdose Death Review (OD Stat), Bereavement Support, Communications, Environmental Services, Harm Reduction, Data Analysis & Epidemiology, and Community Engagement.

The person filling this position is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day pre- and post- award functions of the Division’s major foundation, state, and federal grants. This includes coordinating grant timelines, internal and external meetings to discuss progress/next steps and address issues, participating in grant-related conference calls and in-person meetings/conferences, and working with designated program staff to ensure completion and submission of grant-related reports and data in accordance with funding requirements. This individual may also be asked to assist in finding and applying for new grant opportunities as they arise. This will involve preparing, writing, and coordinating grant proposals and ensuring applications are formatted and processed in accordance with funding requirements. The Grants Program Assistant will also work with partner agencies involved in grant activities to assist with monitoring progress/implementation in line with project goals and expectations and ensure timely data collection and reporting of deliverables.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the Health Federation page here.

The Street Team will be tasked with increasing harm reduction resources and training in neighborhoods that have been most affected by overdose crisis, particularly North and Southwest Philadelphia. The people filling these positions will work in the field five days per week in zip codes 19121, 19132, 19141, 19144, 19140, 19139 and 19133 (subject to changed based on data) to distribute harm reduction resources and educational materials about the overdose crisis in the city.  Street Team staff will interact directly with people in active addiction, people who use substances recreationally, people who are unhoused, as well as people who may have a stigmatizing view of substance use. The Street Team Specialist is a core member of the Community Engagement Program within the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and will be expected to work collaboratively within and across programs.  People from the zip codes of focus, as well as people with lived experience and/or returning citizens are highly encouraged to apply.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the Health Federation page here.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH)’s Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction Division is hiring a Community Remediation Specialist to support the efforts to maintain clean, safe and healthy spaces while advancing harm reduction and public health goals. This position combines environmental cleanup with compassionate outreach to individuals who use drugs and/or are unhoused, promoting dignity, safety and wellness across communities in Philadelphia most impacted by substance use and environmental hazards.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the Health Federation page here.