Outreach Worker - 0.9 FTE (33.75 hours/week)

BLOOM - HIV HEPC Part Time Brampton, ON $28.03 - $33.09 CAD per hour

VACANCY STATUS: Please note that this posting is for an existing 0.9 FTE (33.75 hours/week), Permanent position

APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 3, 2026

ABOUT WELLFORT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

WellFort Community Health Services is a non-profit, values-based organization committed to providing inclusive, accessible, and sustainable health care services to diverse communities across Peel Region. Through a comprehensive range of primary care, health promotion, chronic disease management, and community development initiatives, WellFort works collaboratively with clients, families, and community partners to improve health outcomes and strengthen community capacity.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Outreach Worker (OW) is a member of a mobile and interdisciplinary team delivering itinerant services throughouttheRegion of Peel to people living with or at risk foracquiringHepatitis C (HCV) and/or HIV/AIDS.

The OW will improve access to direct support, education,counsellingand referrals through low threshold outreach to those living with or at risk ofacquiringHCV. The OW will coordinate,designand deliver education and training sessions in consultation with other staff, provide support services, includingfacilitatingthe peer program and promote referrals to testing and treatment.

The OWis responsible forrecruiting,trainingand supporting members of the community as Peer Support Workers.

The OWparticipatesin client conferences to provide a forum for discussion ofpossible resolutionsto client care issues.

The OW supports the development, implementation,



and evaluation of HIV/AIDS and HCV initiatives withinRegionof Peel and links with the broader system to mobilize resources and promote overall system improvements.

ACCOUNTABILITY

TheOutreachWorkerreports to theManager of Population and Urban Health.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Outreach and Referrals

- Engage instreet basedcommunity outreach,educationand harm reduction distribution across Peel Region
- Build solid and authentic relationships with community members who are experiencing homelessness, people who use drugs, people who are incarcerated or otherwise involved in the criminal justice system, and Indigenous community members
- Design and deliver HCV, HIV and Harm Reduction education workshops to community members belonging to the populations served by Bloom Clinic, community serviceproviders,specialistsandcorrectional facilities
- Provide point of care HIV and HCV testing (inclusive of pre and post-test counselling) both on and offsite
- Provide information and referrals to internal and external resources asrequiredandfacilitatethe referral of priority populations toWellFortstaff,servicesand programs as needed andappropriate
- Participate in events that educate the community on issues related to HIV and HCV




- Participate in the development and support of public policies and strategies that have a positive influence on the determinants of health for people living with HIV and HCV
- Develops annual communications and outreach plansidentifyingstakeholders and stakeholder groups, key communications messages and outreach goals,objectives,activitiesand timelines
- Develop communications tools, promotional and outreach materials
- Conduct outreach activities throughout Region of Peel with a diverse range of stakeholder groups including the priority populations, families, community service providers, primary care providers, specialists, correctional facilities and ethno-specific organizations to raise awareness regarding HIV and HCV, promote the Bloom Program, connect with the priority populations and facilitate referrals to treatment and treatment supports
- Design and deliver HIV/HCV education workshops to a diverse range of stakeholder groups including the priority populations, families, community service providers, primary care providers, specialists, correctional facilities and ethno-specific organizations relevant community agencies stakeholder groups in addition to those living with HIV and /or HCV to increase awareness and knowledge regarding HIV/HCV prevention and treatment
- Develop andmaintainexcellent relationships with adiverse range of stakeholder groups community service providers, primary care providers, specialists,correctional facilitiesand ethno-specific organizations
- Provide information and referrals on internal and external resources asrequiredandfacilitatethe referral of prioritypopulations toWellFortstaff,servicesand programs as needed andappropriate
- Participate in community events that educate the community on issues related to HIVand/or HCV

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