Summary of the Position:
Grid Level: 21, $21.48/hour
Work Location: AVI Victoria, 713 Johnson Street
Hours of Work: 15 hours per week, specific days and times to be determine with successful candidate
Start Date: ASAP
To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@avi.org by 5pm on Sunday, January 5, 2020
Job Summary:
Under the direct supervision of the Health Promotion Coordinator, Health Promotion Educator, or designate, the Peer Educator assists in implementing the Engage, Educate, Connect Project, including assisting with co-facilitation, education, outreach, and other health promotion/community development work as needed.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Helps develop and implement the Engage, Educate, Connect Project to meet pre-established goals and objectives, including determining best practices within the program and project evaluation.
- As directed, assists fellow educators within the Agency with the planning, co-facilitation and evaluation of AVI education initiatives, including:
- Community outreach
- Testing initiatives
- Recruitment and delivery of peer education workshops
- Recruitment and delivery of AVI’s Hepatitis C Leadership Training series
- Development and involvement with events such as Pride, World AIDS Day, and World Hepatitis Awareness Day
- Other miscellaneous educational outreach initiatives
- Attends outreach commitments outside of the office.
- Offers peer support using active listening skills, maintaining a non-judgmental attitude and keeping professional boundaries.
- Keeps records and statistics and makes reports about services provided as requested.
- Attends education team meetings and individual supervision meetings as requested.
- Co-facilitates and/or facilitates Support Groups.
- Assists to recruit new peer educators from those who have completed peer education trainings such as the Leadership Training Series.
- Ensures up to date educational materials are being distributed.
- Participates in ongoing job training at AVI Health & Community Services and in the community.
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Have lived experience with Hepatitis C.
- Good knowledge of current hepatitis C treatments, resources, and issues concerning those who have lived experience of Hepatitis C.
- Completion of Street College courses and Street College HCV Leadership Curriculum, and familiarity with course content.
- Experience in delivering peer education and/or health related workshops/trainings.
- Demonstrated commitment to working in a team environment.
- Comfortable approaching and initiating conversation with others and ability to build good rapport.
- Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Good working knowledge of local health and social services.
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to harm reduction principles and practices.
- Experience working with people from a diversity of backgrounds including people who use illicit substances, GBMSM, women, youth at risk, gender diverse individuals and communities, and Indigenous people.
Skills and Abilities:
- Clear criminal record check for working with vulnerable populations
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends when needed
- Good communications skills.
- Ability to follow direction, provide/receive feedback, and engage in proactive problem solving.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Ability to communicate effectively and apply conflict resolution skills
- Ability to follow direction, provide/receive feedback, and engage in proactive problem solving
- Ability to keep a ‘cool head’ and to apply conflict resolution and de-escalation skills when tense situations arise.
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with volunteers, co-workers and community partners.
We encourage applications from, but not limited to, Indigenous Persons, persons of colour, persons living with disabilities, persons who use/d illicit drugs, persons with experience of sex work, and persons representing diverse genders and sexualities.