Harm Reduction Community Program Lead

PASAN; Toronto; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

PASN, a community-based Harm Reduction organization in Toronto, seeks a Coordinator for the Harm Reduction Community Care Program. This role supports day-to-day program delivery, community outreach, and collaboration with partner organizations to enhance safety and health in Downtown East Toronto.

The coordinator will facilitate trainings on overdose prevention and naloxone, manage data collection, and help develop reporting for funders while supporting staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience delivering community-based programs and services for people who use drugs, people experiencing homelessness, and/or individuals who are currently or formerly incarcerated.
• Demonstrated knowledge of harm reduction principles, overdose prevention, HIV, hepatitis C, and the health and social issues affecting people who use drugs.
• Understanding of structural, social, economic, and political factors shaping experiences of people incarcerated, including criminalization, systemic racism, poverty, and stigma.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed, survivor-centred, culturally safe, anti-oppressive, and equity-based approaches to service delivery.
• Experience building collaborative relationships with healthcare providers, community organizations, neighbourhood stakeholders, and people with lived and living experience.
• Experience coordinating or facilitating community outreach, education, health promotion, or capacity-building initiatives.
• Experience supporting program implementation, data collection, reporting, and continuous quality improvement is an asset.
• Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, email, and electronic data collection systems.
• Fluency in languages other than English is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated commitment to harm reduction, health equity, anti-racism, accessibility, and a healthy workplace.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the day-to-day implementation of the community cleanup program.
• Receive, triage, and respond to cleanup requests via email, voicemail, social media, and other channels.
• Coordinate schedules, routes, staffing assignments, and the distribution of supplies and equipment.
• Support the implementation of communication and outreach activities to promote the program and increase community awareness.
• Facilitate regular team meetings and contribute to ongoing program planning and problem-solving.
• Provide harm reduction information, brief support, and referrals to community services.
• Deliver or support training on overdose prevention, naloxone administration, and safe collection and disposal of harm reduction supplies.

Skills

Harm reduction

Overdose prevention

Community outreach

Data collection

Stakeholder collaboration

Trauma-informed

Time management

Multilingual

Job description

PASN, a community-based Harm Reduction organization in Toronto, seeks a Coordinator for the Harm Reduction Community Care Program. This role supports day-to-day program delivery, community outreach, and collaboration with partner organizations to enhance safety and health in Downtown East Toronto.

The coordinator will facilitate trainings on overdose prevention and naloxone, manage data collection, and help develop reporting for funders while supporting staff and volunteers.