Community Health & Harm Reduction Supervisor

Mission Statement: Homes First Society develops and provides affordable, stable housing and support services to break the cycle of homelessness for people with the fewest housing options.

Position type: Full time, Permanent

Location: Etobicoke near Kipling Ave and Albion Rd

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 10am – 6pm; with one late day per week

Reports to: Site Manager

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: $67,500 annually

Submit Resume to: ramya.rengaraman@homesfirst.on.ca

Applicants must quote “HRS-24”

The Community Heath and Harm Reduction Supervisor will focus on coordinating, planning, and evaluating harm reduction initiatives. They will integrate meaningful participation for clients and develop complex case plans to prove overall comprehensive support, referrals, and crisis interventions while fostering community partnerships and ensuring the effective use of resources.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct Harm Reduction needs assessments and provide coordination, planning, implementation and evaluation of data collected from multiple sources.
• Educate and train staff around Harm Reduction guidelines, procedures, and standards to promote consistent service and to ensure effective use of resources.
• Supervise staff on a team.
• Educate staff on effective practices and referrals for clients surrounding health and harm reduction supports, resources, and techniques.
• Develop and monitor Harm Reduction supplies and inventory management systems at Homes First sites.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of Harm Reduction and health partnerships.
• Development and implementation of new harm reduction and health programming.
• Serve as a central point of contact for Harm Reduction and health questions and concerns within Homes First.
• Support peer worker involvement in planning, implementation, and evaluation of harm reduction initiatives.
• Provide meaningful participation of clients who use drugs in the creation of programming that serves them.
• Develop and assist staff in execution of complex case plans for clients with mental health, addictions and physical health needs with a particular focus on those in crisis, including if necessary, interventions involving the Mental Health Act, MCIT, and Form 2s.
• Liaise with hospitals while clients are admitted including collaborating in discharge planning.
• Provide referrals, programming, support services, rehabilitation opportunities, education, and addictions treatment.
• Support and direct the ICM Team and other staff with making follow-up phone calls to clients.
• Utilize knowledge of issues about health care, mental health, addictions, homelessness, employment, education, internal policies and procedures to develop program materials and partnerships.
• Develop case plans, utilize case management tools, crisis prevention and harm reduction interventions, report case notes, and develop a strategy for clients within caseload, providing case management, care coordination, and episodic/crisis/referral across the Greater Toronto Area.
• Collaborate and support interventions, safety plans, safe exits, and access to emergency services for program participants.
• Ascertain and provide participants with referral services within the community and/or social services resources.
• Assist Management in establishing meaningful connections with community partners, support and participate in stakeholder evaluations and focus groups, attend offsite meetings with stakeholders as required including sitting as active members on community committees.
• Other responsibilities, as required.

Qualifications:

• Related Diploma or Certificate; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• At least one year experience in a supervisory role in a unionized environment.
• At least three years of significant experience with people who are/have experienced homelessness, use drugs, racialized populations, Indigenous Peoples, people who engage in sex work, have mental health issues, and have had involvement with the court/jail/prison systems.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, conflict resolution and organization skills.
• Ability to understand and maintain clientele/worker boundaries.
• Certificates in First Aid, CPR, Crisis Prevention and Intervention an asset.
• The successful candidate will be required to work where smoking is present.
• Certificate of Completion of Homelessness Learning Hub’s Harm Reduction for the Homeless Sector considered an asset.

Working in an environment where there may be smoke is required.

The successful applicant must provide a criminal record check that is satisfactory to Homes First Society.

Homes First Society is an equal opportunity employer

Please no phone calls, only those people selected for interviews will be contacted.

Accommodation

Homes First is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Covid-19 Vaccination Policy

Please note, all candidates offered a position with Homes First from September 8, 2021 onward must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status as a condition of employment. Please note Homes First will comply with its human rights obligations and accommodate employees who are legally entitled to accommodation.