Peer Harm Reduction Worker

3 weeks ago

London, Canada Regional HIV AIDS Connection Full time

**Who You Are**
- Are you a culturally sensitive social services professional committed to building trust-filled relationships centered on respecting the dignity of each individual served?
- Are you dedicated to a client-centred and non-judgmental approach to your work?
- Do you use your humility and compassion to connect and build rapport with the individuals you serve?
- Are you passionate about overcoming the stigma and discrimination of HIV/AIDS by promoting understanding and inclusion in your community?
- Are you ready to provide harm reduction support to people impacted by the opioid crisis within a hospital setting?

If so, we may have an opportunity for you

**What You Will Do**
- As a Peer Harm Reduction Worker, you will enhance the quality of life for individuals and diverse communities living with, at-risk for or affected by the challenges associated with HIV/AIDS and HCV within London Health Science Centre (LHSC).
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide hospital inpatients with in-the-moment, client-centered, trauma informed, harm reduction support and assist with connections to community-based services to support patient care in collaboration with various inter-professional teams across the LHSC organization and community.
- You will relate on an experiential level to promote harm reduction peer support to patients and to provide education on harm reduction peer support to patients and staff including on harm reduction best practices and health promotion, including safer injection and overdose prevention.

**What You Will Bring**
- A strong ability to build rapport with participants/professionals and engage with and relate to culturally, linguistically, ethnically, spiritually, racially, and geographically diverse communities.
- A strong knowledge of community resources and social service agencies in London with the ability to identify and understand intersectional factors that impact the health and wellbeing of diverse communities of people.
- A strong knowledge of hospital systems including systems navigation, local hospital services and policies or procedures related to healthcare in the province of Ontario.
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills and strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to deliver effective conflict resolution and crisis intervention techniques.
- Access to reliable transportation
- First Aid & CPR, BLS, CPI training considered an asset.
- A satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC).

**What We Offer**
- A supportive and inspiring workplace that has **the courage to do what is right**.
- A comprehensive group benefits package, including health, dental, vision, EAP, etc. as well as retirement benefits.
- Three weeks of paid vacation annually.
- Fifteen wellness days annually.
- A starting salary of $43,500.00.

**Who We Are**

RHAC is committed to and adheres to the principles of the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Employment Standards, the Pay Equity Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and all other applicable legislation. We are committed to integration and to removing barriers to accessibility in the workplace. Additionally, we support and encourage applicants on the basis of any of the protected grounds under the Human Rights Code including but not limited to age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation. RHAC acknowledges that equitable access to employment is an agent in social change.

**Applications Instructions**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $43,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-05-21

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