Job Title: Harm Reduction Specialist
Classification: Full-time, Non-Exempt
Reports to: Director of Peer Programming
Location: Works across four sites based in Brooklyn and Manhattan (Euclid-Glenmore, Clover Hall, Huntersmoon Hall, and Stardom Hall)
Status & Hours: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Lantern staff may be asked to adjust their work schedule depending on the operational needs of the site and the agency.

Who We Are: Lantern Community Services helps New Yorkers impacted by homelessness move from surviving to thriving by pairing safe, supportive housing with wraparound services that build lasting stability and independence. If you believe a steady home can be the start of everything else, you'll fit right in with our mission-first team. Lantern was also recognized as a Top 2025 Workplace by City & State New York — a great place to do meaningful work with people who care!

About the Role: The Harm Reduction Specialist is a critical team member within Lantern's Integrated Services Programming, providing person-centered support to individuals experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance use challenges, and chronic medical conditions, including HIV/AIDS, within a supportive housing environment. This role focuses on promoting health, stability, and recovery through harm reduction strategies, substance use education, and linkage to services. The ideal candidate is compassionate, knowledgeable in harm reduction practices, able to support individuals in making informed decisions to improve their overall well-being, and invested in working collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary service team.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Individual Tenant Engagement:

Workshop and Group Development and Facilitation:

Community Partner Collaboration and Resource Tables:

Documentation, Administration, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration:

Required Education and Experience:

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Environment: This position operates in a supportive housing setting in New York City and works with individuals who may experience mental illness, substance use, disability, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic health conditions.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, climb stairs, and/or kneel. They must also use their hands to type, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

Other Duties: Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Lantern values the diversity of our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners. By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy, and just communities.