Harm Reduction Navigator - Hamilton, Canada - Wesley

Wesley
Wesley
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Hamilton, Canada

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Harm Reduction Navigator - Special Care Unit

Posting #:3780
Posting Date:01/26/2024
Posting Closing: 02/02/2024 4:00 PM


Have you heard of us?
Wesley is a long-standing local non-profit and a certified Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) employer. We are passionate about assisting people struggling with poverty.

Our work is focused on children and family programs, housing & homelessness, and resettling newcomers to Canada in Hamilton, Halton, and Brantford.

We're committed to equity, diversity & inclusion, and, a healthy work-life balance. We would love for you to join our team


Are you the one we're looking for?


We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated
Harm Reduction Navigator who demonstrates our values of compassion, accountability, responsiveness, and empowerment; to our clients, families, and each other.


The
Harm Reduction Navigator is reporting to the Manager, Housing & Outreach, Hamilton, this position will assist in providing intake, case management, and navigation supports as well as carrying out day-to-day administrative services.

Within a multi-disciplinary team, you will actively provide support and therapeutic services to individuals experiencing homelessness and living with acute substance use and related health and mental health issues.

Services are based on a residential harm reduction approach to service delivery.

This position is a
unionized, full-time, temporary position. The contract is from
February 26, February 26, 2025. The rate of pay is
$28.15 per hour.

**Key Responsibilities: - Work with individuals in Wesley's Harm Reduction Housing Program to support stabilization in order to identify housing needs.

  • Manages a caseload of individuals that are using illicit opioids and safe supply.
  • Liaise with Community Partners to develop housing and treatment pathways.
  • Provides feedback on policy updates to ensure the program remains current and mitigates risk.
  • Create case plans to reflect housing goals, recovery pathways, life skills, education, employment planning, and after care as well as informal counselling and safety plans.
  • Assist with making connections in the community based on the resident's wants and needs.
  • Assist residents with their move into accommodations and provide neighborhood orientation to build social capital.
  • Provide support and referrals for appointments in the community.
  • Maintain regular, effective communication with administrators, community partners, and physicians, to ensure an integrated approach that will provide the best support possible for residents to maintain housing.
  • Conducts regular visits with residents to provide supports specific to life skills, daily living skills, conflict resolution, crisis intervention and prevention, budgeting assistance, financial literacy, community integration and community building, grocery shopping, cleaning, social rec, etc.
  • Maintain appropriate and accurate recordkeeping practice, as per expectations of Wesley.
  • Evaluate the program on an ongoing basis and recommend service delivery changes.
  • Support with oncall rotation coverage.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What you will bring:


  • Minimum of five years of relevant, practical experience with the target population and postsecondary degree from a recognized educational institution in Human Services, Social Work, or related field.
  • Must have experience working, and counselling, individuals with mental health and addictions issues and people experiencing homelessness and providing nonjudgmental supports to them.
  • Must be able to meet travel expectations of the position; a valid Driver's license and access to a vehicle is an asset.
Lived experience is an asset.


Invest in Yourself as we Invest in You Wesley offers

  • A positive work culture that prioritizes all staff having an opportunity to contribute


  • Monday

  • Friday (Some flex expected for housing purposes)
  • Daytime shift (Some flex expected for housing purposes)
  • A positive work culture that prioritizes all staff having an opportunity to contribute
  • A supportive team that will empower you to achieve great milestones
  • Fun and engaging organizational events such as our Staff Appreciation Event
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Program Available Immediately Employee Discounts
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