Overdose Prevention Outreach Worker – Relief

Parkdale Queen West CHC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre is seeking experienced Overdose Prevention Support Workers for the LAUNCH team to deliver health information and safer injection guidance, monitor clients, and respond to overdoses in sheltering sites across Toronto. You will educate staff on overdose response and infection prevention while maintaining client records in our system.

The role requires 2-4 years in overdose response and 3-5 years in community settings, with strong communication, advocacy

Qualifications

• Undergraduate in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience.
• 2-4 years in overdose response with PWUD and vulnerable groups.
• 3-5 years in community settings with knowledge of resources, harm reduction and counselling.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advocacy, crisis intervention, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to travel across the City of Toronto.
• Ability to develop and implement harm reduction risk analyses and overdose prevention protocols.
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with overdose prevention and overdose emergencies.
• Knowledge of another language or lived experience with drugs/homelessness are assets.

Responsibilities

• Provide health information and safer injection/consumption guidance.
• Monitor clients for adverse reactions and respond to overdoses.
• Assist in initiating emergency responses as needed.
• Educate LAUNCH team on overdose response, infection prevention and safer consumption.
• Document client encounters in agency systems.

Skills

Overdose response

Harm reduction

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Local travel

Risk assessment

Advocacy

Overdose education

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre is seeking experienced Overdose Prevention Support Workers for the LAUNCH team to deliver health information and safer injection guidance, monitor clients, and respond to overdoses in sheltering sites across Toronto. You will educate staff on overdose response and infection prevention while maintaining client records in our system.

The role requires 2-4 years in overdose response and 3-5 years in community settings, with strong communication, advocacy