Harm Reduction Housing Worker

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada North End Community Health Centre Full time

**Join Us at NECHC**:
**At North End Community Health Centre, inclusivity is at the core of who we are. We collaborate closely with our community to build a team that truly reflects the varied identities and lives of the people we support. We welcome applicants from all walks of life, embracing differences in race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, economic background, cognitive abilities, and intersectional identities.**:
**Harm Reduction Housing Worker - Casual**:

- **Location**:The Overlook
- **Hourly Pay**: $23.25
- **Work Term**: Casual
- **Hours**: Flexible Schedule
- **Application Deadline: Open Until Filled**
- Harm Reduction Housing Workers are accountable for delivering harm reduction programs and services to tenants/participants to support their health and well-being as well as their tenancies as residents of the Overlook, including:
- Delivering ‘on-demand’ harm reduction supports and programs following a ‘housing first’ philosophy as part of a collaborative team.
- Following prescribed policies and procedures associated with the housing program
- Supporting participants through a person-centered approach
- Attending to overdoses and administering naloxone
- Harm Reduction Housing Workers work with an interdisciplinary team to support participants of the Overlook -a place-based harm reduction, peer supported housing program. Tenants at the Overlook experience social and physical harm associated with chronic alcohol use, problematic drug use, chronic health conditions and lengthy homelessness. The team provides ‘on-demand’ 24/7 harm reduction to tenants, as well as various housing supports around life skills and social inclusion to ensure participants effectively manage their tenancy.**Qualifications**:

- Two (2) years’ experience working in a community setting with marginalized community members.
- Formal education in social or health fields, addictions or community work, or Human Services Diploma are an asset but not a requirement.
- Demonstrated experience working with populations impacted by substance use and mental health challenges, homelessness and/or barriers to stable housing.

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