Blood Ties Four Directions Centre is seeking qualified applicants for two postings:
Housing Support Worker
The Housing Support Worker will work closely with the program team to develop a supportive relationship through which clients of Blood Ties can identify their goals in terms of future housing and independence, and work with clients to achieve these goals where appropriate / possible.
The Housing Support Worker:
-Provides advocacy and support to vulnerable individuals in finding and maintaining safe affordable housing;
-Provides case management, housing loss prevention and support to clients in housing;
-Delivers housing education programs;
-Works with landlords, the building community, governments and not-for-profit partners to develop housing solutions for vulnerable populations;
-Provides other support programs through work within the agency and on the Outreach Van
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Health Educator
Focusing on community & sexual health programs with an emphasis in HIV/AIDS, HepC, Harm Reduction, and sexual health education you will:
-Design, develop and deliver prevention education workshops and events to targeted at
risk populations in Whitehorse, including: youth, street-involved youth, persons living
with addictions, persons involved with the criminal justice system, First Nations, and
those highly vulnerable to infection as a result of injection use;
-Design, coordinate and deliver awareness events: World AIDS Day, Scotiabank AIDS
Walk for Life, World Hepatitis Day;
-Coordinate, monitor and engage program volunteers;
-Design and deliver condom awareness programs;
-Deliver front line advocacy, support and harm reduction programs
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