Harm Reduction Response Coordinator - West St Paul, Canada - Southeast Resource Development Council Corp.

Southeast Resource Development Council Corp.

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West St Paul, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

SERDC Health is accredited by the Canadian Accreditation Council to provide exceptional 2nd level services to eight or more First Nations communities in Manitoba.

The Harm Reduction Coordinator will carry out the duties and activities in partnership with the Mental Wellness Team from a culturally strength-based approach.

The elements of care include project service planning, coordination, liaison, and community engagement; they will also provide ongoing project monitoring, assessments of needs.

The Response Coordinator will provide direction to the program team (Tribal Health Educator/s in Harm Reduction) in and out of community, while engaging and encouraging participation and growth of Harm Reduction practices, education/awareness, prevention and intervention.

Must be passionate about harm reduction and overdose prevention.

Responsibilities:

Guides and ensures effective and appropriate daily activities/services in the provision of all Harm Reduction program and services.
Provides coordination support to the Tribal Health Educator
Harm Reduction, in daily operations, new program development, and partnership engagement.
Assures service quality to provide safe and effective service to clients and meet appropriate levels of client experience.
Effectively motivates people to ensure high performance, teamwork, and collaborative relationships within an interdisciplinary framework.
Manages harm reduction operations within available budget, resources and provides variance reporting accordingly.
Participating in the development and implementation of a responsive health human resources strategy to meet client needs.
Developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies and Harm Reduction projects to meet client needs and meet obligations of applicable funders.
Ensures development projects are based on client need, fit within available resources, and are planned collaboratively with other internal partners.
Implements and revises operational plans to achieve objectives.
Liaises and works effectively with a wide variety of external stakeholders including funders, community agencies, associations, and other community health centres.

Qualifications:

Graduate university degree in a relevant discipline or undergraduate university degree with recognized equivalent work experience.
Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive coordination/management experience in program/project coordination. Capacity, preferably in a harmreduction based, community setting.
Advanced knowledge and appreciation of the social, economic, environmental, and cultural issues impacting on access to services in diverse communities.
Commitment to antioppression, cultural awareness, and responsiveness in working across diverse populations.
Demonstrated excellent leadership capabilities.
Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
Welldeveloped analytical and evaluative or research abilities
Demonstrated experience in crisis response, deescalation, emergency response and first aid/CPR.
Highly flexible, consistently positive, and teamoriented outlook

This position is in our West St Paul office. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

*****Deadline: Open until filled.