Overdose Prevention Worker

4 months ago

Squamish, Canada Squamish Helping Hands Society Full time

Job Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as an Overdose Prevention Site Worker. All O.P.S. Workers at Squamish Helping Hands form a core team that provides support, information, crisis intervention, and ensures the safety of program participants at Under One Roof.

O.P.S. Workers employ best practices to reduce harm associated with substance use and engage with individuals to inform, refer, and support. O.P.S. Workers use a non-judgmental trauma-informed approach to enhance the knowledge, skills, resources and supports for individuals to be safer and healthier. All O.P.S. Workers work in accordance with the mission, values, and philosophy of the Squamish Helping Hands Society. Ultimately, we want to end homelessness and hunger in our community, and we feel we can only do that by meeting people where they are and helping them to create capacity building plans for themselves leading them to where they want to go. We are a community where we believe that everyone has something to contribute, and that consequences help inform our choices. O.P.S. Workers help people to create an environment of choice toward improving health and wellness outcomes.

**Duties**:

- Build trusting and safe relationships with vulnerable community members through compassionate understanding and honesty.
- Provide tools, programs, opportunities, mentorships which support a capacity building approach where participants can be the drivers of their individual service plan and choices.
- Safely support people in crisis without judgement or personal bias.
- Provide Harm Reduction education and support.
- Provide emergency response when needed.
- Meet folks where they are through authentic curiosity and understanding.
- Encourage folks to become active Peer Mentors and Witnesses.
- Provide information, referrals, support services, crisis intervention when needed.
- Maintain healthy boundaries while always taking a ‘how can I help?’ approach.

**Skills**:Knowledge of substance abuse issues, harm reduction principles, and overdose prevention strategies.
Ability to establish rapport with individuals struggling with substance abuse and provide non-judgmental support.
Effective communication skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders including healthcare professionals and community organizations.
Empathy, compassion, and a commitment to promoting health and well-being.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From $29.17 per hour

Expected hours: 12 per week

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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