Project Coord. Harm Reduction/doula

**GENERAL**

**Description**:

- Project Coord. Harm Reduction/Doula**Competition #**:

- IERHA 605/23**Posting Date**:

- 05/23/2023**Status**:

- Active**Type**:

- External**DESCRIPTION**

**The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority**
Our Vision
- We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.
- Our Mission
- We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.
- Our Values
- Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other
- **Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service**

**Harm Reduction Fund Project Coordinator**
**ProjectCoord IndDoulatemp_01**

**Closing Date**:

- 05/30/2023

**Facility / Site**:

- To Be Determined

**Posting Type**:

- Indefinite Term (Subject to a minimum notice of 24 hours)

**Position Type**:

- Part-Time

**Hours of Work**:

- Days Evenings Weekends

**Term Dates**:
**FTE**:

- 0.5

**Union Group**:

- Non-Union**Wage / Salary**:

- To commensurate with experience & qualifications**Position Summary**:The Harm Reduction Fund Project Coordinator (HRFPC) is accountable for the overall coordination of the Harm Reduction - Indigenous Doulas Caring for People who Use Substances project. The HRFPC works collaboratively with project staff, steering committee, regional leadership representatives, Indigenous community and First Nations partners and other key project stakeholders to deliver the outcomes identified within the project mandate.

The position of the Harm Reduction Fund Project Coordinator works in a manner consistent with and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health and within the principles outlined in the Harm Reduction Fund provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

**Qualifications**:

- Undergraduate degree in Community Development, Community Health or Social Services combined with a minimum of (2) two years related experience;
OR; a combination of education and experience in demonstrating leadership and coordination of community projects with developing and implementing community mobilization.- Harm Reduction training preferred.
- Trauma Informed and Motivational Interviewing training preferred.
- Awareness of historical and social factors that have influenced Indigenous people.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required.
- Minimum one (1) year project management and coordination experience.
- Experience working with people who use substances and have lived experience through a harm reduction lens.
- Experience in collaboration and partnership with Indigenous communities.
- Experience with financial reporting and accountability.
- Experience with developing progress reports on project deliverables.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and evaluation methodology.
- Event planning experience.
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with mínimal supervision and when required work effectively within a team environment.
- Valid Manitoba drivers license.
- Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the position.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset.
- Pursuant to the Regional Health Authority Act, Interlake-Eastern RHA is designated bilingual (English/ French). Accordingly, all employees accept the responsibility to support clients in their official language of choice.
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.- Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security check.
- Satisfactory employment record.

**As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.**

Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Natio