Health Promotion Peer Educator

1 week ago

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada AVI Health & Community Services Full time

AVI HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES (AVI) is a multi-disciplinary community-based organization, providing HIV, hepatitis C and harm reduction services out of 5 locations across Vancouver Island. AVI provides services to more than 500 people living with HIV and hepatitis C and more than 3000 harm reduction clients. We work within a social justice and health promotion framework - ensuring equity and access to services for all - and from a harm reduction perspective, understanding that clients are the best sources of knowledge regarding the services and supports they need.


Join our supportive, dedicated and client-centred team in promoting the health, dignity and well-being of all people affected by HIV, HCV and substance use by delivering sex-positive and harm reduction-based education, prevention and/or support services.


Our
South Island Education Team provides education and support relating to: HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, STBBIs, substance use, harm reduction, overdose prevention and response, sexual and gender diversity, sexual decision-making, testing, treatment, and prevention strategies as a means of increasing community awareness and wellness, and reducing the further incidence of STBBIs.

We provide support to, and work in solidarity with, people who have lived/living experience of HIV or hepatitis C, membership in the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and using criminalized substances.

The South Island Education Team is located on the territories of the Ləkwəŋən peoples (Esquimalt and Songhees Nations), and we acknowledge the ways in which colonization is inextricably linked to the topics we discuss.

The disproportionate impact of criminalization, the war on people who use drugs, the overdose crisis, Hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS on Indigenous communities is a direct and _intentional _result of the _historical and ongoing_ impacts of colonization.


JOB SUMMARY:


The
Health Promotion Peer Educator provides programming, education, and support relating to: HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, STIs, substance use, harm reduction, overdose prevention and response, sexual and gender diversity, sexual decision-making, testing, treatment, and prevention strategies as a means of increasing community awareness and wellness, and reducing the further incidence of STBBIs.

This includes assisting with co-facilitation, education, outreach, and other health promotion/community development work as needed.


The South Island Education Team's work currently is focused on education for 5 groups: individuals who use criminalized substances, folks in the 2SLGBTQ+ community, older adults living in Westshore, folks incarcerated at VIRCC, and health & social service providers.


As the Prism Wellness Health Promotion Educator, this position will be mainly supporting our work with folks in the 2SLGBTQ+ community and service providers.



KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Works collaboratively with the Education Coordinator, other education team members, and program participants to facilitate the design, implementation, delivery and evaluation of educational workshops, projects, and events related to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, other STBBIs, substance use, harm reduction, overdose prevention and response, sexual and gender diversity, sexual health and sexual decisionmaking (inperson and online), including:
  • Recruitment and delivery of workshops and leadership training series
  • Community outreach
  • Testing initiatives
  • Development and involvement with events such as Pride, World AIDS Day, and World Hepatitis Day
  • Other miscellaneous educational outreach initiatives
  • Facilitates workshops and presentations for a diversity of communities (inperson or online)
  • Maintains uptodate and accurate knowledge of HIV, HCV and other SBBTIs including prevention, transmission, treatment, and emerging trends in relation to at risk groups such as 2SLGBTQ+ people, youth who use drugs, women, Indigenous people, and people who have been incarcerated
  • Assists with the design, production, and distribution of promotional materials outlining and advocating AVI Health and Community Services' educational services to the community
  • Liaises and collaborates with other community organizations
  • Attends regular oneonone and team checkin meetings
  • Where appropriate, provides training, mentorship, and supervision for other educators, volunteers and/or practicum students
  • Maintains files, statistics and records related to all areas of the program, electronic and paper, and reports on program work
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Being a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community
  • Have significant lived and/or living experience with criminalized substance use, an asset
  • Experience working within sexual health, harm reduction, OAT, HIV, hepatitis C, STI and/or overdose prevention and awareness
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops and/or education initiatives
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of HIV, hepatitis C, harm

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