Assignment :
Reception, support and accompaniment of psychotropic drug users, their environment and the general population of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district and the surrounding areas in the context of the prevention of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Job description :
The employee provides all services under the responsibility of clinical coordination. Using a harm reduction approach, it aims to prevent sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) in people who use drugs by injection and inhalation and in people who engage in sex work.
Tasks :
- build and maintain trusting relationships;
- Offer a one-off intervention adapted to the person's needs (assessment, support, accompaniment, personalized references, etc.), respecting their pace and promoting their autonomy.
- Distribute prevention materials on safe drinking and sex.
- Intervening in the appropriate use of prevention devices and reducing risky practices;
- Appropriate intervention regarding the risks of drug interactions, safe injection techniques, the risks associated with different injection sites and the risks of overdose;
- Promoting and ensuring the safe recovery of consumer devices;
- Updating, popularizing and disseminating prevention messages for HIV, hepatitis and other STBBIs, adapted to people's realities.
- promoting supervised injection site services;
- In collaboration with the work team, identify risk factors related to health status and degree of intoxication.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of a post-injection complication and take action.
- Ensuring monitoring of the Services according to established protocols;
Skills wanted:
Good capacity:
– socialize and make meaningful connections;
– to publicize and transmit prevention messages;
– apply pedagogical techniques;
– deal with crisis situations;
– Customization and integration;
– Judgment and clinical maturity;
– Initiative and professional autonomy;
– Team spirit and collaboration.
Job Requirements:
- You have extensive personal experience related to the use of psychoactive substances, the sex work industry, mental health recovery or the street environment and have the ability to share these experiences and/or have academic training in an area related to social intervention or have relevant experience;
- Academic training in a field related to social intervention or extensive experience that has enabled you to develop the knowledge and skills required for social intervention;
- Strong interest in the area of drug addiction, the harm reduction approach, the prevention of STBBIs and the social environment;
- Good knowledge of sexually transmitted disease transmission prevention materials and risk practices;
- Good knowledge of spoken and written French. Functional Spoken English;
- Basic knowledge and skills in using computer tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.);
- Work experience of at least one year.
Hours per week:
Variables: Day center (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and/or evening site (7:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.).
Salary :
Base hourly rate: $23.89 with the possibility of recognition of experience in accordance with human resources policy.
Evening and weekend bonuses.
Type of position:
Replacement on demand
How to apply:
please send Your CV and a cover letter at [email protected].