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Blood Ties Four Directions Centre is looking for a full-time Team Lead at the Supervised Consumption Site.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the daily operations of the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS)
• Supervise Blood Ties Four Directions Centre (Blood Ties) employees
• Collaborate with Yukon Government health care roviders on services
• Ensure compliance with operational procedures of the Health Canada exemption
• Collaborate with the Blood Ties management team on planning, delivery, and evaluation of services of the site
• Work with Blood Ties and Yukon Government staff to develop work standards, policies, and protocols and ensure they are up to date
• Build partnerships and collaborate with other health care facilities, service providers, and organizations
• Coordinate staff recruitment, training, orientation and on-going professional development for the Blood Ties supervised consumption site team
• Oversee day-to-day staffing and scheduling
• Maintain positive relationships between the site and the community, SCS management team and clients
• Provide harm reduction training and support to Blood Ties and Yukon Government staff
• Manage program operating budgets and resource expenditures
• Oversee supply inventory, stocking and ordering for SCS
• Maintain a quiet, relaxed, hygienic, safe environment
• Greet clients, conduct intakes and ascertain eligibility criteria as per the site protocols for clients wanting to access the facility
• Supervise safety of clients and intervene if needed
• Intervene during any instance of overdose, including but not limited to injecting naloxone, administering oxygen, conducting CPR, and using an artificial defibrillator
• Provide education and counselling on safe consumption techniques and substance use and sexual health
• Respectfully remind individuals accessing the SCS of the Code of Conduct and assist in de-escalation clients as required according to established protocols
• Support clients and respond to their needs
• Build a sense of ownership and shared responsibility in the facility among clients
• Lead team debriefs following incidents at the site, including overdoses
• Perform other related duties, as required

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of systemic issues such as poverty and stigma
• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability and confidence to interact effectively with diverse and marginalized populations
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Competent computer skills including data management
• Knowledge of systemic issues encountered by Indigenous people in using health care services, and of health care systems providing care to Indigenous people
• First Aid and CPR
• Experience in delivering case management & support to complex populations
• Experience in lay counselling in the areas of substance use and trauma
• Experience in delivering harm reduction programs or working in a harm reduction environment
• Experience providing guidance and supervision to staff, students or volunteers
• Experience managing a budget
• Experience writing funding applications
• Experience developing financial reports and program reports
• Demonstrated ability to advocate on behalf of marginalized populations with complex health challenges
• A valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Applied Suicide Intervention Training (ASIST)
• Naloxone Training
• NVCI (non-violent crisis intervention)