Harm Reduction Outreach Worker - Casual (External)

Job Purpose:

The NECHC’s Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) is a medical harm-reduction program that serves a caseload of individuals with severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the community. MAP aims to mitigate the health and social harms associated with AUD through alcohol prescription and scheduled delivery in the context of ongoing assessment and medical oversight, with attention to the social determinants of health.

The Map Support Worker will work with an interdisciplinary team to support community members enrolled in MAP who are experiencing social and physical harms associated with chronic alcohol use disorder and homelessness. Our team provides daily outreach services seven days a week, 365 days a year to MAP participants including individuals who are marginally housed and street involved. This service involves meeting clients where they are located, including in their homes, in housing support programs, on the street, in hotels and drop-in spaces. It also involves collaborating with existing community service providers, such as Shelter Nova Scotia, and other housing case managers across our community.

Education and Experience:

• 1-2 years’ experience working in a community setting with community members who use substances.
• Formal education in social or health fields, addictions or community work, or Human Services Diploma is an asset but not a requirement.
• Strong understanding of harm reduction principles and approaches, and social justice.
• Strong skills related to adaptability, time management, problem solving, judgement, communication, interpersonal relations, and healthy boundaries.
• Values diversity with commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to balance making ethical decisions in the moment, including the ability to relate this decision making to the program policies and procedures, and being collaborative in the team.
• Compassionate, non-judgmental approach to supporting clients whose needs and goals may be different than your own, creative thinking, ability to navigate a crisis situation, de-escalate, and/or pull in more support.

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