Streetworks Mobile Outreach Worker

Streetworks Mobile Outreach Worker

0 Hour On Call Position

To provide direct support services within the framework of the StreetWorks program. The needle exchange program aims to reduce the transmission of HIV and other blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs. To engage clients and support them into testing and treatment services. Provide individuals with harm reduction education and supplies.

Responsibilities:

• To adhere to the Mission Statement and Policy and Procedures of Positive Living Niagara.
• To represent Positive Living Niagara in a professional manner
• To promote teamwork both within Positive Living Niagara and when working with partnering Community Support Service Organizations.
• To enhance, augment, expedite and support the positive flow of communications.
• To deliver the StreetWorks Program in accordance with established policies, protocols and procedures.
• To assist with the coordination and delivery of all Positive Living Niagara Programs when necessary.
• Participate in staff and professional development events as required.
• Provide counseling or group support around addiction issues and mental health issues
• Support the peer program within the agency

Duties:

• Conduct evening Mobile Outreach throughout Niagara Region during evening hours
• Distribute harm reduction materials and information, including syringes, as per public health regulations and protocol
• Help people who use substances navigate the social services system
• Provide case management support to clients as necessary
• Provide warm transfer of clients into a variety of treatment and support services
• Offer training on the use of Naloxone
• Ensure proper maintenance and operation of the StreetWorks Van including mileage records, upkeep and inventory control
• Provide verbal and written messages on HIV / AIDS, HCV and STBBI risk reduction

Qualifications

A college or university degree in social or health services with experience in addictions and mental health in the community social services sector, ideally within a harm reduction environment. The incumbent will hold a valid driver’s license with a clear driving record a have access to a reliable vehicle. Experience living with or supporting someone who uses substances and/or HIV/AIDS an asset.

Required Skills

• Experience and or training in addictions and mental health support and treatment
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Ability to show initiative
• Written/oral and computer skills
• Scheduling experience
• Accurate documenting, reporting and recording
• French language skills an asset

Forward Resume and Cover Letter to Vanessa Fyfe by December 15, 2023

No telephone calls please

Positive Living Niagara strives to build an inclusive workforce that reflects the rich diversity of the community in which we live. We prioritize equity and inclusion and challenge structural forms of oppression like racism, colonialism, and white supremacy that sustain unjust social and racial hierarchies. The agency is committed to the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV and/or Hepatitis C; persons with living/lived experience who use drugs; members of 2S-LGBTQIA+ communities; individuals from Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, Black, Brown, Asian and members of ethno cultural communities, and persons with disabilities and strongly encourages the above-mentioned individuals to apply for this position. Each new hire is an opportunity to embrace new perspectives, and the team is excited to expand the agency further.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted

Job Types: Part-time, Casual

Salary: $24.72-$29.10 per hour

Schedule:

• On call

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-12-15