Trip Harm Reduction Outreach Worker

7 days ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre Full time

JOB POSTING

Peers Contract

Queen West site

Harm Reduction Outreach (Peer)

6 months contract (with a possibility of extension), 2 positions at the Queen West site

Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre (Parkdale Queen West CHC) is a dynamic, community-based health
care organization serving mid-west downtown Toronto. Offering a broad range of services, including primary health care,
dental care, harm reduction, health promotion, counselling, and community development programming, we are also
committed to serving people who face barriers to health care, and we strive to reduce these barriers. PQWCHC is a multi
- sited organization.

Program overview:
The Trip Project supports diverse youth who use drugs and provides harm reduction and overdose

prevention education and supplies to youth (aged in Toronto and helps link youth to services. PQWCHC's Trip

Project team needs compassionate and motivated people committed to offering respectful community building, harm

reduction and overdose prevention services from an anti-racist and social justice perspective.

The
Trip Project Peer identifies with the above, bringing their expertise and lived experience to support both the program

and agency to better meet the needs youth who party in various scenes, use substances, are street-involved, or who do sex

work in Toronto. All Trip Project Peers will have the support of PQWCHC staff and ongoing training to build individual, team,

agency, and community strengths.

Do you have:

  • Personal experience, and/or knowledge, of drugs and drug use
  • Previous harm reductionrelated, and/or peersupport, experience, education, or training
  • Ability to work 4to8hour outreach shifts including evenings/weekends (including Thursday evenings for
- meetings/trainings and Friday night, Saturday night & Sunday afternoon/evenings)

  • Familiarity with Toronto, youth community members, and drugusing networks
  • A drug user positive and sexpositive attitude with antiracist, harm reduction outlook
  • Good communication skills and strong listening skills
  • Writing skills (for blog posts & social media)
  • Ability to work independently, as well as on a team
  • Computer skills, & ability to connect with the team online (zoom, Google docs/calendar, Discord, etc.). Social media
- (Instagram/reels, TikTok, Facebook, etc.) and graphic design skills for social media posts, flyers, etc.

  • Ability & willingness to do inperson and online work yearround in Toronto on a regular basis
  • Ability to accept feedback, take initiative, and work independently in a culturally diverse environment
  • The ability to meet commitments around work schedules and community needs

Wage rate:
$16.36/hour + 4% vacation pay (approx. 10 hours per week/40 hours per month, schedule TBD by coordinator)

or social media post that you made, and contact information to the following mailing address:

Hiring Committee - Harm Reduction Outreach Worker (Peers)

PARKDALE QUEEN WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE - QUEEN WEST SITE

168 Bathurst Street
**Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2R4

Application Deadline:
Tues April 25th, 2023

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

  • PQWCHC is committed to the principles of access and equity. PQWCHC is committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities it serves and we _
- of the Ontario Human Rights Code and does not discriminate on the ground of records of offenses. People with experience using drugs, working in _
- incarceration and institutionalization, people who have experienced trauma, and people who have experienced homelessness or street involvement _
- will be given special consideration._

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