Health Outreach Worker

Job summary

The Mobile Health Outreach Worker provides harm reduction supplies, health information, and point-of-care testing to priority populations. They also facilitate connections to social and health services while promoting inclusive, culturally relevant health education.

Job details

Hollyburn Family Services, recognized as a Great Place to Work™ Canada, embodies a commitment to serve, nurture, honor, and lead. We are seeking compassionate and skilled Mobile Health Outreach Workers to join our team in providing health information and harm reduction supplies to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases. The Mobile Health Outreach team is responsible for providing care, connection, and linkage for individuals, peers, and agency partners located within Central Vancouver Island. Key Responsibilities * Providing harm reduction supplies, health information, and Point of Care Testing (POCT) for priority populations vulnerable to contracting or transmitting HIV/HCV * Health promotion and teaching endorsed harm reduction health practices * Promoting connection and link to social support, relevant health, income and social services. * Promoting safe spaces that are inclusive and provides culturally relevant health education around HIV/HCV prevention, harm reduction and treatment * Travelling to locations across Central Vancouver Island Required Qualifications * Social service diploma, health and human service or equivalent education with related experience * Knowledge and experience with harm reduction philosophy, substance use and health promotion * First Aid & CPR certification * Violence Prevention Training (We will provide this to those who need it) * BC Class 5 BC Driver's License and access to a vehicle an asset * Able to communicate and implement approved harm reduction strategies in meaningful ways * Professional, collaborative, and team-oriented * Ability to undertake physical lifting up to 10kg for periods at a stretch * Must be able to pass a CRRP Criminal Record Check What We Offer * A workplace recognized for its supportive environment and employee wellbeing * Robust opportunities for professional growth and training * Incentive rewards, team building events, and a friendly, collaborative culture

What you’ll do

The Mobile Health Outreach Worker provides harm reduction supplies, health information, and point-of-care testing to priority populations. They also facilitate connections to social and health services while promoting inclusive, culturally relevant health education.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a social service or health-related diploma and have experience with harm reduction and health promotion. A valid BC Class 5 driver's license, First Aid/CPR certification, and the ability to pass a criminal record check are required.

Benefits

• Supportive work environment
• Professional growth opportunities
• Training
• Incentive rewards
• Team building events

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• First Aid · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Harm reduction
• Health promotion
• Point of care testing
• HIV/HCV prevention
• Social support linkage
• First aid
• CPR
• Violence prevention
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Physical lifting
• Substance use knowledge
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Valid Driver's License
• Cultural Responsiveness
• Compassion
• Teaching
• Social Work
• Health Education
• Health Promotion
• Infectious Diseases
• Point-Of-Care Testing
• Team Building
• Team Oriented

Job areas

• Social Services
• Healthcare
• Community Health Outreach Worker
• Social / Human Services Assistant
• Social Work Associate Professionals
• Social and Human Service Assistants

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