Harm Reduction Outreach Worker

Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC); Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Harm Reduction Worker position involves supporting individuals facing health challenges, advocating for their needs, and connecting them to services. This role is part of a multi-disciplinary team focused on harm reduction strategies.

Responsibilities

• Engaging, supporting, educating, and advocating for individuals with health and substance use issues.
• Referring individuals to internal and external services.
• Supporting harm reduction strategies.

Job description

The Position

The Harm Reduction Worker is responsible for engaging, supporting, educating, advocating, and referring adult individuals with various mental and health problems, substance use disorders, addictions, communicable diseases, and stressors such as grief, loss, poverty, and homelessness to internal and external services. As part of a multi-disciplinary team and utilizing a variety of outreach and educational approaches, the Harm Reduction Worker will support individuals in remaining engaged in addressing their own health through connection to a continuum of care. This position also supports and advances various harm reduction strategies.

Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) offers a competitive compensation package.

No telephone calls, please. We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applicants are required to state how they meet the eligibility requirements in their cover letter.

* Community Postings are STC member First Nation employment opportunities – open for application by the general public.