CENTRAL TORONTO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES
HIV/AIDS Harm Reduction Outreach Educator
1 FTE - Full Time, starting date March 2012
CTCHC is a non-profit, community-based health organization committed to improving the health
of community members, particularly those at risk for poverty and discrimination. Our multidisciplinary approach includes the provision of primary health/dental care, counselling, harm
reduction, community development, advocacy, and innovative partnerships with other
organizations. CTCHC is a leader in the development of inner-city health services and focuses
on the needs of homeless and street involved youth, adults, and families in the local area.
CTCHC is a pro-choice and gay positive organization committed to employment equity and antidiscrimination. Our site is fully accessible.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Implements and maintains strategies to reduce transmission of HIV/AIDS primarily
amongst homeless drug users, street involved youth and sex trade workers
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Recruits, hires, trains and supervises Peer Outreach Workers
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Provides Harm Reduction services and client support, including the distribution of
Needles and Safer Crack Kits, as well as information, informal counselling, referrals and
advocacy
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Provides educational workshops to service users and providers on HIV/AIDS and Harm
Reduction Issues
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Provide anonymous HIV screening, testing and counselling
QUALIFICATIONS
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Substantial knowledge and experience of drug use, harm reduction and HIV/AIDS
prevention
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Well developed skills in street outreach, counselling, advocacy and community work
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Experience in workshop design and facilitation
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Experience working with marginalized communities such as homeless/underhoused
people, street-involved youth, psychiatric consumer/survivors, sex trade workers, crack
and ID drug users
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Experience supervising Peers, volunteers, and students
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Experience with project coordination, funding proposals, budgeting and evaluation
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Excellent communication, conflict resolution skills and organizational skills
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Post-secondary education and/or equivalent experience and training
Salary range: $44,516 - $53,633
Please note that this is a UFCW Local 175 bargaining unit position.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to participate in CTCHC’s commitment
to becoming a discrimination-free health centre and an ability to work interdependently and
respectfully in a multi-disciplinary team. Languages other than English are an asset. To better
represent the communities we serve, applications from members of racial or cultural minority
groups, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities and people from LGBTQ communities are
encouraged to apply.
Please send letter of interest and resume by 12 noon Feb 23, 2012 to:
Email: hiring@ctchc.com Subject line: CTCHC #102. No phone calls please. We regret
that only those interviewed will be contacted.