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To lead the work to achieve health equity for diverse gender, sexual
and cultural communities.
JustUs Health is committed to these core values that guide its
decisions and direct behavior:
Equity. Advocating health equity, justice, fairness and the elimination of all social
barriers to quality mental and physical healthcare.
In the Fall of 2017, Minnesota AIDS Project and Rainbow Health Initiative announced they
were joining forces to create an organization that would lead the work to achieve health
equity for LGBTQ and HIV+ communities. In March of 2018, these organizations merged to
continue their work under a new mission and vision, and a new name: JustUs Health.
At JustUs Health, staff members seek to improve the lives of LGBTQIA people and those
living with HIV across the state of Minnesota. By combining the robust research, analytic
skill and education capability of Rainbow Health Initiative with the client-centered service
capacity and expertise of the Minnesota AIDS Project, JustUs Health has embarked on a
mission to immediately impact LGBTQIA communities and communities affected by HIV
and provide greatly expanded health and well-being benefits long into the future.
The new organization has a budget of more than $6 million, managing complex
government contracts. It envisions a Minnesota where people from diverse gender, sexual
and cultural communities experience health and wellness in powerfully inclusive
environments. JustUs Health is creating health spaces just for us: for people living with
HIV, for people disproportionately affected by HIV including women and communities of
color and for LGBTQ people who still experience discrimination in healthcare. As another
step towards creating inclusive spaces for JustUs, the organization has formally launched
JustUs Behavioral Health in St. Paul, Minnesota: a clinic with a focus on substance use
disorder and mental health for LGBTQIA and HIV+ communities.
Services provided …
Advocacy
Minnesota AIDSLine: Provides information about HIV and referrals to HIV-related services
in Minnesota through in-person, phone, text and web-based services. Available for
people with HIV, friends, partners, families, service providers and others wanting
information about HIV or resources. Telephone interpretation services available in many
languages.
Housing Systems Advocacy: Works within affordable housing systems to advocate for
policies that support access to affordable housing for people living with HIV. Educates
HIV providers about housing systems and alerts providers to affordable housing
opportunities to support client access of resources.
TEACH (Training, Education, Awareness and Capacity-building for HIV): Provides HIV
education and speakers for professionals and the community. Offers HIV Instructor
Training certification. Upon completion, individuals are eligible to be volunteer HIV
educators. Also offers a variety of other courses that highlight HIV-related topics of
interest to professionals and the general community. Continuing education units are
offered in most training sessions.
Public Policy: Advances policy priorities that help prevent new HIV infections, keep people
living with HIV healthy, and advance health equity for LGBTQ communities. The program
works in four main areas: community organizing, legislative advocacy, coalitions and
partnerships and media advocacy.
Research: Conducts and promotes research about the health of LGBTQ communities and
communities affected by HIV. Reports include Voices of Health, and annual reports on
the health of Minnesota’s LGBTQ communities; Invisible Youth: The Health of Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Adolescents in Minnesota and the Transgender Aging
Project.
Care
PrEP Navigation: Provides education about PrEP, a once a day pill that reduces risk of
HIV infection, to communities and individuals engaged in activities with higher risk of
HIV transmission. Navigation support includes referrals to medical providers and
assistance with insurance and medication.
Behavioral Health: Provides mental and chemical health services for LGBTQ people,
people living with HIV and people from communities that historically and currently face
barriers to behavioral health support. Provides individual, group, couple and family
therapy within trauma-informed, sex-positive, public health (harm reduction) models of
care. Provides chemical health assessments, referrals and continuing care.
Case Management: Provides long-term assistance to individuals living with HIV in accessing
programs and resources including health insurance, medical care and financial assistance
to maintain health and meet basic living needs. Case management is provided to eligible
residents of the Twin Cities area and Duluth.
Financial Assistance: Provides emergency financial assistance for rent, mortgage, security
deposits, utilities, medical care, health insurance premiums and food to eligible people
living with HIV.
Health Insurance and Benefits Counseling: Assists people living with HIV who are
income-eligible for public insurance programs with health insurance navigation; and
assists the public, with a specific focus on reaching people who identify as LGBTQ,
people living with HIV who are not eligible for public insurance programs and people
living in communities affected by HIV.
HERR Day Out: Fosters a community of female-identified individuals who are living with
HIV. Works to create and sustain a healthy community through social interaction and
health education. Provides educational and social events in safe and supportive
environments, linking folks to medical health, mental health and social services as
needed.
Housing Services: Assists individuals and families who are homeless or at risk for
homelessness to obtain and maintain safe, affordable housing. Provides help finding
housing, education on tenant's rights and responsibilities and short-term rental
assistance. Service access managed through a wait list which opens periodically.
Syringe Access: Provides access to unused syringes, disposal of used syringes, overdose
prevention, and awareness and use of pharmacies for purchase of clean syringes.
Connects individuals living with HIV to medical care and services and provides HIV and
Hepatitis C risk assessments and testing through the Mainline program.
Quick Connect: Provides short-term, face-to-face assistance to persons living with HIV.
Ideal for individuals who are newly diagnosed, new to Minnesota, or who are not currently
receiving care. Provides information on services available in the community and helps
people connect to HIV medical care and case management as well as other needed
programs.
Transportation Services: provides transportation to medical care for people living with
HIV in the Twin Cities Metro through taxi and/or bus passes. Includes rides to doctors,
medical clinics, speech and physical therapy, pharmacy, dental, HIV case management
and eyecare.
HIV Testing: Free rapid HIV testing is provided through JustUs Health programs and
during walk-in hours. Visit our website or contact the Minnesota AIDSLine to confirm our
testing hours or to find other free or low-cost testing sites throughout Minnesota.
Justice
Legal Services: Assists with HIV-related legal matters including public benefits denial,
estate planning, housing and employment discrimination, workplace accommodation,
debt and credit resolution, confidentiality and immigration. Program includes dedicated
staff who assist individuals in navigating the Social Security system. Advises and assists
transgender people navigating questions about health coverage for transition-related
services.
Pride
LGBTQ Equity and Inclusion Training: Provides training to health systems on the LGBTQ
Standards of Inclusion. Offers e-learning modules on the fundamentals of LGBTQ health
equity. The Opportunity Conference brings health providers, researchers and policy
makers together to address health disparities.
Positive Link: Fosters a community of queer, gay, bisexual men and other men who have
sex with men who are living with HIV. Works to create and sustain a healthy community
through social inter- action and health education through educational and social events
in safe and supportive environments and linkage to supportive services.
TigerAlive: Provides HIV risk assessment, testing and health education activities for
trans, queer and other gender expansive folks. Provides outreach within these
communities to offer risk-reduction education and supplies and support in linking to and
navigating health and social services as needed.
PrideAlive: Provides HIV risk assessment, testing and health education activities for
queer, gay, bisexual men and other men who have sex with men. Provides outreach
within these communities to offer risk-reduction education and supplies. Provides
support in linking to and navigating health and social services as needed.
ShiftMN: Fights for healthier LGBTQ communities by severing ties with corporate
tobacco through education, advocacy, social media, and policy. Offers leadership
development for LGBTQ youth and young adults.
THE POSITION …
Leadership Competencies
• leads strategically
• upholds equity and justice
• navigates change
• delivers operating results
• understands self
• celebrates achievement
• welcomes innovation
• works collaboratively
• lives the organization’s values
• exhibits the highest ethical standards
• honors each individual client
• values all staff members
JustUs Health is an equal opportunity employer and believes each individual is entitled
to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status,
religious beliefs or disability. The right of equal employment opportunity extends to
recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of
employment.
Job Summary:
JustUs Health seeks an experienced and seasoned Chief Executive Officer who is a
proven hands-on executive willing to tackle an organization in need of active
leadership and involvement on the part of the leader. The next CEO of JustUs Health
will focus on the fiscal well-being of the organization and be an experienced
fundraiser. The CEO will have lived experience with the issues and communities
served by JustUs Health.
The Chief Executive Officer works in partnership with the Board of
Directors, employees and other stakeholders to provide leadership and
vision to achieve JustUs Health's mission. Ultimately responsible for day-
to-day operations, financial performance and legal compliance, the Chief
Executive Officer builds strong relationships with community partners,
funders and donors. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer promotes
equity in a powerfully-inclusive environment and prioritizes staff
engagement and leadership development.
▪ Attract key talent with the skills of today and tomorrow; acting
with intention to utilize talents of the entire workforce not from
just one community.
▪ Promote career development opportunities in under-
represented populations within the agency and
community.
▪ Ensure JustUs Health reflects, understands and meets diverse
clients and funders' requirements and needs.
▪ Give voice to each employee's unique talents; building
an environment of innovation that comes through
diversity of thought and perspectives.
▪ Leadership is committed to enhancing career opportunities
for an increased diverse representation as well as creating
a sustained inclusive environment.
▪ Support the senior management team and ensure the internal functions
are fulfilled.
▪ Foster a culture of cooperation and mutual respect, focusing on
meeting the needs of the clients and their communities. Ensure
the smooth and efficient operation of the organization by
selecting and developing qualified effective people.
▪ Effectively orient new hires to insure a positive and
productive employee engagement experience.
▪ Ensure structure and hiring plans (within budget) are
appropriate for performance and productivity levels
required.
▪ Align individuals' talents to overall performance objectives.
Provide meaningful ongoing performance feedback. Identify
and take appropriate action for non-performance.
▪ Ensure each employee has a clear and thorough
understanding of their role and responsibilities. Keep job
descriptions current for each position.
▪ Mentor, guide and coach direct reports in order to expand their capabilities
and performance.
General Responsibilities:
hen the Twin Cities hosted the very distinct seasons, none of which will
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Held on a 320-acre parcel located between Minnesota’s Somali community is one of
St. Paul and Minneapolis, it is a self- the largest in the United States. St. Paul is
supported organization and has been held the heart of Minnesota’s Hmong
on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds every community as well, and is home to the
year since 1885. largest urban concentration of Hmong
residents in the country. It is by design
As summer turns to fall, the region puts that we’ve embraced such ethnic
on a breathtaking autumn show that uniqueness. Our multi-cultural
draws visitors from miles around. While communities present us with diversity in
fall is a fleeting spectacle, the active the workplace, a strong workforce and an
lifestyle of Minnesotans doesn't go added bonus of getting to know the
dormant during the winter either. world, and coming to understand
Being hardy in every way, we take different cultures on a more intimate
advantage the miles of cross-country scale right here at home.
skiing trails, downhill ski areas, ice skating,
snowmobiling, sledding, and ice fishing. One of the best places to get a taste of
our many blended cultures is Midtown
In recent years Minneapolis and St. Paul Global Market on Lake Street in
have become two of the most diverse Minneapolis. Midtown Global Market is a
cities in America. Almost six percent of welcoming indoor market and meeting
the population identifies as LGBTQ, with place featuring an abundance of ethnic
many Twin Cities’ organizations in arts,
politics, culture, advocacy and religious
sectors serving the community.
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dishes, gifts and groceries, from Mexican Since the early 1960s, the Guthrie Theater
and Middle Eastern to Vietnamese, Indian, has staged outstanding shows from the
Swedish and Italian. classical to the modern. Popular national
shows and performers also tour through
Many Hmong and Vietnamese restaurants the Twin Cities year-round at stages in
and shops are located in the Frogtown both Minneapolis and Saint Paul, and at
neighborhood as well, on and around the University of Minnesota.
University and Lexington avenues.
Hmongtown Marketplace on Como If you are a theatre-goer in the Twin Cities
Avenue and Hmong Village on Johnson you’ll never have a dull moment.
Parkway on St. Paul’s East Side feature a According to the Western States Arts
wide variety of traditional foods, clothing, Federation, Minneapolis ranks as the fifth-
fabrics and crafts, as well as farmers most “creatively vital” city in the country,
markets. right after D.C., LA, NYC and Boston.
There are countless arts and culture We boast more than 40 venues with a
offerings in the Twin Cities. The Grammy variety that even the most seasoned
Award-winning Minnesota Orchestra has a thespian would notice.
reputation as one of the top orchestras in
the world. The Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra is also regarded as one of the
finest chamber orchestras in the world.
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There are the magnificent musicals that performing arts centers, and is home to a
play on the State, Orpheum, and Pantages wide variety of performances throughout
stages and lots of local talent making a the year providing the finest in musical
statement on stages such as the Southern theater, music, dance, and vocal artists in
Theater, New Century, and Illusion. Cats, its Music Theater and Concert Hall. In
The Lion King, and Chorus Line are a few addition, each year the Ordway presents
examples of productions that have played its Flint Hills Family Festival, serving more
here. Theater is also a large component of than 50,000 children and adults through
life in Saint Paul. The gorgeous 1000-seat its Ordway Education programs.
Fitzgerald Theatre acts as MPR’s largest
broadcast studio. Staged productions And while we’re on the subject of
commission authors, artists and radio philanthropy, the Twin Cities is proud to
hosts to create programming for the call itself home to hundreds of nonprofits
public radio community. The Fitzgerald doing good work for the residents of our
Theater is St. Paul’s oldest theater and community, giving us an even richer
celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010. connection to each other.
Co-Founder/Principal Co-Founder/Principal
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