POST Project Manager - City of Pittsburgh

Project Summary

The Office of Community Health and Safety was established to address longstanding health, safety, and justice issues in the City of Pittsburgh. The office is tasked with redirecting city resources to better address community needs by housing social services, public health, and social work experts who can assist community members and first responders in situations that require longer-term support, harm reduction approaches, and other services. The Office of Community Health and Safety is developing programs that properly address individuals’ health and safety needs, guided by evidence-based practices and community input. This includes hiring social workers, outreach workers, and other professionals to connect residents with services that will provide long-term support and address the root causes of the challenges that they face.

The Post Overdose Support Team (POST) is a collaborative program involving local first-responders, certified peer recovery specialists, case managers, treatment providers, and social service providers designed to provide supports to individuals who have experienced an overdose and refused medical care. The POST initiative for the City of Pittsburgh will provide people experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring needs with person-centered social services and intense case management focused on harm reduction and compassion in lieu of criminalization and stigmatization. These individuals will be engaged in supportive services with the goal of reducing their likelihood of experiencing another overdose and improving quality of life. 

Job Summary

The Project Manager, POST will develop program expectations in the expansion of POST throughout the City of Pittsburgh. The ideal candidate will have experience working with people who use drugs and/or lived experience with drug use, familiarity with the criminal legal system, and a commitment to harm reduction. The candidate will frequently meet with community partners, attend community meetings, participate in in community events, and collaborate regarding existing and needed resources to develop and inform a continuum of support for people who use drugs. The Project Manager will connect with groups that are historically mistrustful of/harmed by systems resulting from racial and economic injustices and will incorporate their voices into the application of data to proposed/existing programs.

Department:  Office of Community Health & Safety

Posting Type: Announcement

Salary:  $72,627 per year. 

Union:  None, this is a non-union position.

Civil Service Classification: Exempt