Casual Harm Reduction Support Worker

3 days ago

Victoria, Canada AVI Health & Community Services Society 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.

**JOB SUMMARY - HOPS**:
The Housing Overdose Prevention Worker provides a broad range of low barrier, harm reduction supports, overdose prevention/response, crisis intervention, supply distribution, and evidenced based harm reduction education, all done within an “in-reach” context. This position relies heavily on the abilities of the workers being able connect and develop relationships of trust with residents. This will be formed thru consistent staff interactions based in the principles of harm reduction and a solid understanding of the impacts of colonization, systemic inequities, with a lens of violence and trauma informed practice. This position requires a high level of self-awareness, empathy, ability to provide non-judgmental support, with a solid understanding of personal and community boundaries.

Confidence in an overdose response situation, and the ability to provide leadership, education and support to the “peer resident workers” in overdose response is essential to this position. This includes the administration of naloxone, oxygen and/or rescue breaths to residents and their guests, in various settings within housing sites. This could include common spaces, indoors/outdoors, or private resident rooms. This position relies on flexibility and self motivation, and the ability to identify and respond to resident needs.

**KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - HOPS**:

- Provides leadership in the development of a supportive resident community within the buildings, through building trust and mentoring harm reduction principles of relational care, empathy and support.
- Provides overdose prevention education, including education on overdose response, and supporting residents with the development of individual safety plans.
- Witness and support people who are using substances in a variety of settings. Assess for overdose symptoms and respond with rescue breathing, oxygen and naloxone when necessary.
- In-reach supply distribution while providing information and access to in-house and external resources. Follow up with resources and support in making initial contacts.
- Use brief assessment, active listening, and crisis response skills as needed in situations with residents.
- Works in collaboration with partner agencies within the buildings to provide a continuum of support and care to ensure the success of HOPPS
- Provides education and support regarding safer drug use and safer sex, HIV, hepatitis C, and STIs
- Ensures all necessary safety precautions are taken to minimize risk for staff and residents we interact with by following protocols related to violence prevention and critical incidents (such as overdose prevention and response, needle stick injury protocols). This includes the ability to use communication devices (cell phone/2-way radio) to ensure regular check-ins.
- Facilitates OD prevention workshops and community meetings related to increasing sense of community, health and wellness within the building(s).
- Maintains both paper and electronic confidential client files as required. Fills out critical incident, and overdose response forms as needed within timely manner.
- Engages in planning, evaluation, and program development as directed
- Performs other duties as assigned

**JOB SUMMARY - Harm Reduction Response Support Worker**:
The Harm Reduction Response Support Worker will be part of a temporary outreach team which provides a broad range of low barrier, harm reduction supports to individuals accessing harm reduction programming and services through AVI.

The Harm Reduction Response Support Worker will provide evidence-based educational and harm reduction interventions to individuals and priority populations to increase knowledge of overdose prevention and response strategies. This positions will also provide accurate information regarding HIV, HCV and other blood-borne disease transmission and prevention strategies.

This position will provide support & overdose response, including the administration of oxygen and Naloxone, to people using illicit substances in a variety of community settings.

**KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Harm Reduction Response Supp

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