JRI Inc is hiring: Social Media Specialist in Jamaica Plain

Who We Are Looking For: Are you passionate about social justice and ready to make an impact through social media? If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you! We are looking for a Social Media Specialist to join our team and use your creativity with our social media and online platforms to promote social justice at Boston GLASS.Boston GLASS is a program of JRI Health that provides a drop-in center for LGBTQ+ youth in Jamaica Plain. Our services include community building, free and confidential screening for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), and viral Hepatitis, educational programs on HIV, STIs, viral Hepatitis, harm reduction, and more. We believe that all people -of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, education levels, ages, languages, religions, and geographic locations - should have the opportunity to live healthy lives.This position is Full-time, 40 hours per week in person at the office with one work from home day.What You'll Do:A culturally responsive, self-motivated professional who will oversee the management of our social media handles, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Discord. The use of social media management software is strongly preferred and will be provided to the social media specialist.The Social Media specialist will keep a detailed calendar of scheduled social media posts, hashtag holidays, planed social media campaigns and collaborations with other service providers.The Social Media specialist will support in content creation for social media handles, as well as utilize peer leaders, interns and work collaboratively with fulltime staff to create and manage content.The Social Media specialist will support in the training of peer leaders, and work collaboratively with the Outreach Coordinator to help organize and operationalize outreach strategies and initiatives.The Social Media specialist will support the Outreach Coordinator in the collection of aggregate data for contract reporting.The Social Media specialist help supervise the drop in space, communicate needs for the space to the Outreach Coordinator and help welcome new and returning clients.Why JRI? Be who you are! JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve.We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English!Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups (including multicultural affinity groups, LGBTQ+ advocacy, employee engagement groups, etc.), self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!Requirements: Must be 21 years or older.Bachelor's degree in a related field or combination of education and experience that demonstrates capability to succeed in this position.Training/knowledge of positive youth development, trauma-informed practice, and harm reduction approach.Training/knowledge of substance use disorders, HIV/STI, and related public health/social service topics.Training/knowledge of social media and social marketing strategies.Cultural sensitivity and knowledge of diverse youth populations, including Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ youth cultures.Excellent written and oral communication skills.Ability to connect with youth through outreach, education, support, and counseling.Ability to supervise others to meet contractual objectives.Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work well on a team.Commitment to social justice mission and principles of cultural responsiveness.Available to work evenings, holidays, weekend shifts as necessary. Able to work alone in an unsupervised and/or virtual environment.Candidates with diverse background and bilingual capacity strongly encouraged to apply (Spanish-speaking preferred).Background and driving record checks will be performed.JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQIA+ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. JRI is an equal opportunity employer. #IND123