Community Development Worker
4 months ago
**Job Description**:
**Community Development Worker, Harm Reduction**
**Health Services - Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention**
**Contract Full-Time position, 13 months**
**Salary Range**:$71,698 - $89,624 per year**
**Work mode: Onsite* **_see below for more details about this work mode._**
**Location: You will be working in the Community and reporting into 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga**
**Hours of Work: 35 Hours per week**
**Monday to Friday with potential for occasional Saturdays**
**Days and evening availability required: 8:30am-4:30pm and 3:30pm-11:30pm**
**Who we are**:
The Harm Reduction team within the Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Division requires a self-directed, enthusiastic individual to work within a collaborative team environment of Harm Reduction Community Development Workers to provide outreach and harm reduction services to residents and build community capacity.
**What you will do in this role**:
- Deliver harm reduction services including education, support, referrals, and equipment including safer injection supplies, safer inhalation supplies, safer piercing supplies, overdose prevention and response training and naloxone distribution through the Peel Works Harm Reduction Program mobile van service on both day and evening shifts
- Build and support partnerships with community organizations to provide optimal harm reduction services throughout the Region of Peel
- Mobilize the community to respond to their health issues by acting as a best practice advisor and supporter
- Target and access ‘hard to reach’ communities and vulnerable individuals and populations through outreach in the community
- Travel to various locations across the Region of Peel to provide service users with Harm Reduction resources and supports, via the Peel Works Harm Reduction mobile vans
- Work collaboratively with all team members to stock and organize the vans with equipment and supplies to meet the needs of service users in the community
- Provide education and information to community groups on harm reduction, overdose prevention and response, naloxone administration and on stigma related to substance use
**What the role requires**:
- Post-secondary education in a health or social services field, with a strong emphasis on community outreach and engagement
- Minimum one-year experience working as a harm reduction support worker/community development worker (or similar) with recent experience in Public Health preferred
- An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered
- Certification or experience with nonviolent crisis intervention techniques
- A valid driver’s license and the ability to drive the Peel Works Harm Reduction mobile vans to serve clients throughout the Region of Peel
- Valid CPR certification
**Skills/Abilities**:
- Computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, NEO database
- Knowledge of the principles and best practices of harm reduction as it relates to substance use
- Experience working with diverse groups including people who use drugs
- Knowledge of Peel’s diverse population and an awareness of trends and issues which impact health
- Strong assessment and organizational skills
- Effective oral communication skills
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis up to 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to tuition reimbursement (where applicable) and learning and development resources
**Work Mode & Job Location**:You will be working in the Community and reporting into 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga
**Interview**: Our recruitment process will include video conference technology
About Us:
Peel Region consists of the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon. Peel Region delivers essential services to more than 1.5 million residents and approximately 175,000 businesses.
We’re working to create a community that is safe, inclusive, and accessible. A place where everyone feels they belong and can access the services they need to thrive throughout each stage of life.
Our workforce is 6,700 strong and since 1974, we’ve been delivering a wide range of resident focused services. Our services include paramedic services, health programs, long-term care and services for seniors, child care support, garbage collection and recycling, waste water and water treatment, road maintenance, financial assistance, and housing support.
Recognized by Canada's Healthy Workplace Month® with the **_Great Employer Award_** presented by Excellence Canada, Peel Region is a place where eve
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