Harm Reduction Outreach Worker

**Job Posting
**Position Title: Harm Reduction Outreach Worker**
**Employment Status: Permanent Full-time**
**Hours of Work/Schedule**:35 Hours per week (may require one evening shift per week)
**Position Reports To**:Senior Manager, ICE
**Location: Will be required to provide services in the community, across Durham Region; Primary Office**
location: 115 Grassmere Ave., Oshawa.
**Salary Range**:Annualized salary range $49,206 - $59,355, commensurate on skills and experience, plus
participation in HOOPP.

**Organization**
**Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered, charitable organization that provides**
integrated, accessible, and equitable community-based primary care, wellness services, and health
education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being.

DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as
Indigenous, Black, the 2SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients
(i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive
not only sick care, but preventive care as well.

At DCHC, we are a team-based interprofessional group of staff including physicians, nurse practitioners,
nurses, counselors, dietitians, outreach workers, medical secretaries, and other administrative staff. We
always place every client at the centre of our approach to care, based on their needs. We address these
needs through integrated clinical and wellness care and health education.

It's an exciting time to be joining DCHC, while we are embarking on an energizing path with a focus on
making our biggest impact yet on local health care by diversifying, expanding, and leveraging our Strategic
Plan, Theory of Change, Brand, Client Stories and Resources.

**DCHC’s 2023 - 2026 Strategic Goals**
- Drive Program and Service Integration and Client Experience Across All that DCHC Does
- Evolve Program Offerings to Improve Health Equity and Meet the Needs of DCHC’s Priority

Populations
- Establish DCHC as a System Advocate and Champion for Equity
- Enhance DCHC’s Brand and Awareness Across Durham Region
- Become an Employer of Choice with a Focus on Recruitment, Retention, and Development

**Position Overview**

As a part of the Ontario response to the opioid crisis, this position was developed to provide connections
to addictions care and support for clients in the Durham Region who have recently experienced opioid
overdose and/or are at high risk for opioid overdose. Working as a member of the Harm Reduction Team
the Outreach Worker will provide low threshold outreach to the program/service’s target client

**Oshawa Location Child, Youth & Family Clinic Pickering Location**
115 Grassmere Ave 1320 Airport Blvd 17-1450 Kingston Road **1-877-227-3217**
Oshawa, ON L1H 3X7 Oshawa, ON L1J 0C6 Pickering, ON L1V 1C1

population, which may be at-risk, marginalized and/or vulnerable sector community members. This
position will coordinate, design, and deliver health promotion, harm reduction, education, and training
sessions, provide support services and promote referrals to health care support services and treatment.
The Outreach Worker is required to travel regularly within Durham Region. The Outreach Worker will
collaborate within an inter-professional team of health professionals across the community network that
influence the health environment targeted to clients, as well as within the Agency’s team structure, in
support of goals that align with and achieve the Agency’s strategy, Mission, Vision and Values.

Services Include:

- Navigation to appropriate services
- Support in accessing Naloxone therapy
- Overdose prevention education

Note: The Harm Reduction Outreach Worker does not provide long-term case management services,
however, they will support clients in accessing the long-term supports as needed
**Key Responsibilities**:
**Outreach and Support
- Active outreach in the region/community that may be frequented by at-risk community members

living with/at risk of health issues and determinants in order to bridge to program and treatment
teams.
- Deliver group and individual support, relevant treatment/service referrals,

promotion/prevention, and harm reduction education.
- Accompany clients to medical appointments may be required, to provide emotional support.
- Assist clients to develop their capacities around health promotion/treatment/medical scheduling

and health management planning, taking into consideration the reality of the relevant social
determinants of health for each individual.
- Support the expansion of health promotion and relevant prevention programs including relevant

harm reduction programs.
- May provide first contact support for other health conditions (e.g., substance use/addictions,

infectious diseases, etc.) offering testing options at Outreach locations, through primary care
teams and health network partners.

**Peer Support Pr