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Requirements |
| - Past lived experience of substance use is an asset - A strong working knowledge of learning styles and group dynamics related to people who use drugs - Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment - Demonstrated ability to plan work independently and adhere to planning and timelines - Understanding the intricacies and nuances related to working alongside people who use substance - Passion for group facilitation and learning together with people who experience persistent and multiple barriers to inclusion - Possession of or desire to learn critical debrief skills for people who use substances - Ability to consistently upgrade knowledge and learn from VCH educators to facilitate healthy and respectful group dynamics and discussion - Demonstrated ability to recognize and overcome barriers specific to rural and remote settings - Relationship building with community partners is essential - Strong working knowledge of harm reduction, OAT therapies, naloxone intervention and recovery models that are inclusive - Proven ability to work in pressurized environments and in a multi-disciplinary environment - Specialized knowledge relating to Opioid Agonist Therapy pathways, Toxic Drug Supply Public Health Emergency, Overdose response - Ability to work with people who experience grief and loss - Experience with Motivational Interviewing training is an asset - Ability to design promotional materials and feedback surveys - Communications skills such as writing and reporting - Ability to coach and build capacity in persons who experience marginalization - Ability to respond appropriately to crisis and problem solve in moments of pressure - Experience with and/or a desire to work alongside people with lived and living experience of substance use - A strong working knowledge of support work related to people who use drugs - Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment - Experience and/or a desire to working alongside people with lived and living experience of substance use - A satisfactory criminal record check, including a vulnerable sector check, is mandatory at time of job offer. |
Duties and Responsibilities |
| - Creation and implementation of a 12-month rotational education schedule for peers in qathet - Delivers effective courses, including advanced overdose response training per VCH guidelines - Facilitation of co-lead training for Street Degree leaders - Direct co-facilitation of Street Degree Classes - Facilitation of Peer Led Trauma Education intake, evaluation and cohort management - Delivers information that is strictly evidence-based and adapted to rural substance use context - Meets bi-weekly with SUSTAIN and Peers at the OPS to ensure needs and gaps in knowledge are being filled through Street Degree - Development of new and emerging knowledge modules based on real-time feedback of qathet substance using community |
Additional Details |
| In response to ongoing toxic drug supply injury and deaths, Vancouver Coastal Health, in partnership with Lift Community Services, are offering a Peer Led Trauma Education and Street Degree program to assist people who use drugs in the region to access peer supports, strengths-based knowledge sharing opportunities, career training and overdose response practice and debriefing. The Education Coordinator – Peer Education is a seasoned support worker with supervisory experience who will work alongside people with lived experience of daily substance use to build a network of skilled and confident peer education facilitators through VCH Clinical Nurse Education cohorts. |
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