Lead overdose prevention education and naloxone-informed support with Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre across Toronto's community settings.
This full-time coordinator role serves people who use drugs within shelters, respites, and sheltering hotels. Working within a harm reduction and trauma-informed framework, you will educate service users and social services staff. You will also connect clients with clinical, community care, and secure supply programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute harm reduction education for staff and service users
- Support embedded overdose prevention sites
- Provide crisis intervention, advocacy, and direct client support
- Build partnerships with shelter site operators
- Coordinate linkages to clinical and community resources
Requirements:
- Experience with overdose prevention and response
- Training or experience administering naloxone
- Knowledge of community services and resources
- Experience with marginalized and homeless populations
- Respect for diverse communities and individuals
Apply your health education, naloxone, and overdose prevention experience to client-centred programming with Toronto communities.
📌 Overdose Prevention Health Educator (Toronto)
🏢 Parkdale Queen West CHC
📍 Toronto
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