TRIP! Project - 1 Outreach Worker Position
12 Month Contract (June 2010 to June 30, 2011)
Average 24 hrs/month; $11.00/hr
Position Description
The TRIP! Project, a project of Central Toronto Community Health Centres (CTCHC), provides safer sex and safer drug use education, information, and supplies, as well as counseling and referrals, to Toronto’s diverse dance music communities. Working closely with the TRIP! Project Coordinator, this position will be supported to provide peer-based harm reduction education onsite at dance music events (parties), and will support project volunteers to provide accurate information on harm reduction, HIV prevention and safer drug use to the dance community. This position will work within a broader Harm Reduction team, and be responsible to the Program Director or designate.
Specific Responsibilities
· Provide an average of 24 hours/month of outreach services at dance music events in Toronto each month
· Provide appropriately tailored and accurate information on harm reduction, HIV prevention and safer drug use to the dance music community
· Conduct ‘Online Outreach’ on dance music community-based message forums
· Support TRIP! volunteers to provide appropriately tailored and accurate information on harm reduction, HIV prevention and safer drug use
· Attend monthly volunteer meetings, and meetings with the TRIP! Project Coordinator
· Work collaboratively with the TRIP! Project Coordinator and other TRIP! Outreach Workers, and participate in the Harm Reduction team and the broader CTCHC as required.
Qualifications
· An active participant of Toronto’s dance music community; strong knowledge of and comfort with party culture/raving, partygoers/ravers, and Toronto’s dance music communities
· Strong knowledge of HIV, drug use, and related issues, as well as risk and harm reduction strategies
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Excellent ability to take initiative and work independently, while also working closely with the TRIP! Project Coordinator and other TRIP! Outreach Workers
· Demonstrated ability to support peer volunteers in providing health promotional outreach services
· Positive attitude towards a diverse community
· Ability to work long night shifts on weekends
· Ability to express and invest creativity and positive energy into an incredible youth project
We are particularly seeking applications from qualified members of the groups traditionally under-represented in the workplace and the dance music community.
Please email cover letter and resume by Monday May 19th by noon to:
SUBJECT HEADING: Hiring Committee – Job #QW300,
EMAIL ADDRESS: hiring@ctchc.com
No phone calls please. We regret that only those we wish to interview will be contacted.
