Careers

  • "With open arms, we provide a safe, humanizing space, which benefits our people and the community. The community is asking for harm reduction, they just may not know that’s what it’s called.”

    Sam Rivera, Executive Director

  • "At OnPoint, people are received with love and without love, there is no harm reduction. If you’re not seeing someone as a full human being, you’re not practicing harm reduction. This is what sets us apart from other organizations and modalities."

    Juan, Holistic Services Manager

Join OUR TEAM

OnPoint NYC is currently hiring for entry-level, managerial, and specialist roles to join its diverse team.

Serving East Harlem, Washington Heights and the Bronx, OnPoint NYC is a well-regarded harm reduction organization in New York City. The non-profit is an award-winning, innovative organization dedicated to improving the health, safety, and well-being of marginalized people who use drugs or engage in sex work.

The wide range of mobile and building-based services are delivered by upwards of 100 staff, and includes the first Overdose Prevention Centers in the United States, mass spectrometry services, safer use supply access and education, hygiene, respite and nutrition services, care coordination, medical and mental health care, onsite MAT and linkage to other addiction treatment programs, holistic care, and advocacy services. The organization has a $14 million budget made up of mainly government grants.

We believe that people who use drugs are more than their drug use. We seek to combat stigma and invite people who use drugs to participate meaningfully in society, instead of pushing them to the margin.

The values that guide our work include:

Believing that people who use drugs or engage in sex work are equal and valued members of society

  • Accepting that drug use and sex work have always been part of our society and always will be
  • Understanding that drug use and sex work exist along a continuum, and choosing to minimize the harmful effects rather than simply ignoring or condemning them
  • Treating people who use drugs or engage in sex work with respect and dignity
  • Acknowledging that people who use drugs or engage in sex work are fully capable of making their own decisions
  • Working with people who use drugs or engage in sex work to reduce harm, empower themselves, and improve their own lives and communities
  • Appreciating the experiences of people who use drugs or engage in sex work as a valuable tool for helping each other
  • Including people who use drugs or engage in sex work in the creation of programs and services designed to serve them
  • Recognizing the realities of poverty, class, racism, and other social inequalities are all part of the stigmatization of people who use drugs or engage in sex work
  • Advocating against policies that disproportionately harm people who use drugs or engage in sex work, particularly low-income people and people of color
  • Being committed to social justice and basic human rights for people who use drugs or engage in sex work
  • People who use drugs are leaders of this work. We not only employ people who use drugs, but we also center their voices when developing policy and programming.

OnPoint delivers service without judgment recognizing that individuals have the right to:

  • be treated with dignity and respect
  • have access to health care
  • be given the space to work on their own goals.

OnPoint NYC is proud to offer a highly competitive benefits package. These include:

  • Holidays
  • Sick Leave
  • Annual Leave
  • Health Insurance – medical, dental & vision
  • 403B Retirement Savings Plan 
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Benefit
  • Employee Assistance Program

OnPoint NYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate relative to race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, medical status, or history of incarceration. Individuals who have personal experience with drug use, women, people of color, members of the LGBTQI+ community, disabled individuals, and the formerly incarcerated are strongly encouraged to apply.

Open roles

Explore open roles by browsing all positions or by clicking on specific departments below. 

OnPoint NYC is seeking a Mental Health Counselor/Social Worker: a critical component for the agency’s street and office-based Mental Health program, which includes low-threshold risk reduction education, general social work services, drug treatment placement, HIV and HCV counseling and testing, the provision of educational and support groups, and low-threshold mental health services.

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OnPoint NYC is seeking a Distribution Associate. This position is integral to the organization’s daily operations with the primary responsibility of storing, tracking, and distributing the necessary supplies needed for a wide array of organizational programs. As leaders in Harm Reduction Services, it is vital to manage orders, inventory, and stock locations for various departments.

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OnPoint NYC is looking for a full-time Building Coordinator who will be the first point of contact for participants, staff members, funders, local community members, and guests. They will work across departments and must have exceptional communication as well as customer service skills. The Building Coordinator will work closely with and report to the Director of Operations.

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The Executive Assistant (EA) will provide high-level administrative support to the Executive Director. This team-oriented professional has the administrative skills and background to help carry forward the organization’s mission. The Executive Assistant will provide critical assistance and support to the Executive Director and others as assigned.

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This position is responsible for driving our mobile health unit - Winnebago - while providing an array of street-based harm reduction services to people actively using drugs, including injection drug users (IDUs), sex workers, and people living with HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C. The Winnebago provides no barrier care to our most vulnerable participants including harm reduction supplies, bathrooms, respite, harm reduction education, case management, and motivational clinical care.

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The Harm Reduction Specialist works on the Winnebago, also known as a “Mobile Health Unit.” This position is NOT office based. This position works outdoors and on the Winnebago stationed in neighborhoods of high need or on foot. This position provides services to people who use drugs (PWUD) and engage in sex work, monitor public injection diversion bathrooms, intervene in overdoses, distribute harm reduction supplies, provide harm reduction education and counseling, and clean up hazardous waste.

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The Harm Reduction Mental Health Counselor is a critical component for OnPoint NYC’s street and office-based Mental Health program, which includes low-threshold risk reduction education, general social work services, drug treatment placement, HIV and HCV counseling and testing, the provision of educational and support groups, and low-threshold mental health services. OnPoint NYC’s service model is based on educating participants and facilitating empowerment so that individuals advocate for themselves and make self-identified changes in their lives.

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OnPoint NYC is looking for an individual to take on a support role within the organization. This person will be responsible for helping the Naloxone Manager with expanding the Overdose Intervention Program, providing training to staff and peers, forging and maintaining community partnerships, and keeping the programs and projects delivered by OnPoint NYC relevant and up-to-date to people who use drugs in Manhattan, the Bronx and expansion areas.

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The Harm Reduction Specialist on the Outreach and Public Safety Team (OPST) works outdoors to provide services to people who use drugs (PWUD) and clean up hazardous waste. This position is NOT office based. The position is in the field every day no matter the season or weather.

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