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Harm Reduction Volunteer - Jobs in Vancouver, BC

Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Job LocationVancouver, BC
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Job TypeFull Time

Job Description

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Harm Reduction Volunteer Competition #69-22About this RoleDirections Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV), which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children, families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouver’s youth who are at-risk, homeless, and street-involved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counselling for trauma, mental health or substance issues. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing challenges of street life, substance use, mental health concerns, and disconnection from their communities. Directions inclusive programs of shelter and drop-in, safe houses and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering low-barrier spaces where all youth are welcome.Directions is busy and bustling centre, looking for a person to help us build Harm Reduction Kits for our Outreach team and centre staff to distribute. Volunteers who graciously take the time to help us make these kits allow our workers more time to connect and support our vulnerable youth.What we offer you:Benefits of volunteering with us:Flexible schedulingA volunteer culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrityVolunteer Hours: 1-2 per week (3 hours/ week)Location: Directions Youth Services Centre, 1138 Burrard Street, Vancouver BCPosting Start Date: ASAP, OngoingWhat you bring:Knowledge, Abilities and Responsibilities

  • Comfort spending time among our client group and maintaining a culture of ‘People helping people help themselves’
Assembling a variety of harm reduction kits to distribute to our youth and to the broader community of people who use substances, this includes:
  • Safer Injecting Kits
  • Safer Smoking Kits
  • Safe Meth Kits
  • Safer Crack Kits
Requirements
  • Adhere to all program and agency policies, procedures and safety standards; including but not limited to confidentiality policy.
  • Applicants with personal experience with addiction or street involvement require a minimum of two years clean/sober and away from services.
Additional Requirements
  • Successful completion of criminal record check
  • Successfully complete a course on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA)
  • Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required
How to apply:If this describes you, please submit your application by filling out or Volunteer Application Form — Directions Youth Services or contact Sylvia Elliott at selliott@fsgv.ca .Thank you for your interest!We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the communities we so proudly serve, while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, people of all gender expressions and sexual orientations including queer, trans, and two-spirit people. In our words and actions, we recognize the challenges for those facing inequalities, while acknowledging our privilege, as we continuously strive to remove bias and reduce barriers that individuals may experience in the hiring and job-seeking process. We invite feedback from all applicants who apply for roles with the Agency.If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact Sylvia Elliott, Kitchen Coordinator, outlining your interest and relevant experience to your contact information to selliott@fsgv.ca for follow-up.Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.Quick Apply
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