Health Promoter, Women's Harm Reduction - Toronto, Canada - South Riverdale Community Health Centre

South Riverdale Community Health Centre

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

South Riverdale Community Health Centre is a non-profit, multi-service organization that provides primary healthcare, social and community outreach services with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention primarily to people of East Toronto.

Our mission is to improve the lives of people that face barriers to physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being.

We do so by meaningfully engaging our clients and communities, ensuring equitable access to primary health care and delivering quality care through a range of evidence informed programs, services and approaches.

As a leader in community health, our locally and internationally recognized community services include cutting-edge primary health services, health promotion, harm reduction, environmental health, community food centre and population-based community programs for marginalized peoples.

We value health equity and inclusion and respect in our work and in the delivery of our services.

The Health Promoter Women's Harm Reduction position works as part of the multi-disciplinary SRCHC Harm Reduction Program.

This position will work collaboratively with other team members, service providers, clients and community in the identification and resolution of community health issues and integration of services, particularly as it relates to female-identifying community members.

This position is expected to work onsite.

Responsibilities:

Provides comprehensive harm reduction services within a socialdeterminants of health and human rights focus, utilizing health promotion, community engagement, community development, social justice, traumainformed and antiracist/antioppressive (ARAO) strategies
Provides information and referrals to health and social service supports to service users
Assesses, responds to and manages overdose events when required
Responsible for Harm Reduction stocking and ordering, in communication with other staff positions
Participates in training and knowledge transfer activities for the Harm Reduction Program, including workshops and training materials
Follows and supports the maintenance of established protocols across the SU&MH team, ensuring clear, accurate and timely written documentation in accordance with established procedures and policies set by our funders and SRCHC
Prepares statistical data, funding reports and other documentation as required
Collaborates with team members in the ongoing development of effective organizational processes related to SRCHC women's harm reduction programs
Works in partnership with other organizations and services as a collaborative team

member as requested

Collaborates with own team and other teams across the organization to identify and provide health education to target groups
All other duties as required

Qualifications:

Postgraduate degree from a recognized university in social work, or a related discipline, or a combination of undergraduate degree and significant experience
35 years health promotion and/or harm reduction experience in a community setting, working with homeless and marginalized populations including people who inject illicit drugs
Significant experience working with harm reduction program delivery, values and strategies and coordinating programming within traumainformed, gender transformative, low barrier, harm reduction, social justice and ARAO frameworks
Demonstrated respect for diversity, equity, antiracism and accessibility with the ability to work collaboratively and positively with others
Demonstrated display of sensitivity to others
Experience with mentorship and support of peer teams and delivering training
Advanced skill and experience in crisis response and deescalation
Ability to appropriately handle conflict
Excellent knowledge of community services and resources
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to actively and accurately listen
Open to feedback
Experience in program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation considered an asset
Respects and values the diversity of communities and individuals
Police clearance documentation will be required for employment
Proof of triple COVID19 vaccination status will be required for employment

The deadline for applicants is Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
Please mail in your cover letter and resume in confidence to:
The Hiring Committee - Health Promoter, Women's Harm Reduction
South Riverdale Community Health Centre
955 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON M4M 3P3

No faxes, phone calls, or requests to meet please.
This is a bargaining unit position with CUPE Local 5399.
SRCHC encourages a scent-free environment. Employees, students, volunteers, and visitors are asked to refrain from wearing fragrances and other scented personal care products (i.e. perfumes, deodorants, lotions, hairspray, etc.) while at the Centre.