Overdose Prevention Worker - Casual

• Independent Work - 0%, Task Memorization - 50%, Changing Priorities/Deadlines - 50%, Writing/Reading - 25%

Overdose Prevention Worker - Casual

Peace Point Overdose Prevention Services – Peace Arch Hospital

Casual Hours, ranging from:
Monday-Fri 4:45pm-11:39pm

The current wage is $25.95 per hour. Funding for wage increases, retroactive to April 2026, will adjust the starting wage to $27.53 per hour once implemented.

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SOURCES is a community-based non-profit organization providing support and hope to communities in the Lower Mainland, on Vancouver Island, and across Northern BC. Sources strives to create vibrant and resilient communities through support to adults, children, youth, and families facing challenges in life such as mental health, disability, poverty, substance use, and conflict. We support our communities through leadership, education, and volunteerism.

Sources is committed to learning about, celebrating and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our practices as we continue our work in truth and reconciliation. People of all races, cultures, ethnicities, 2

SLGBTQIA+, and abilities are welcomed to work with us. We value diversity, respect, and collaboration as we promote our mission: social wellness for our community.

We are looking for an Overdose Prevention Worker to join our Sources Peace Point Overdose Prevention team! This individual must be compassionate, empathetic, and flexible.

Program Manager of Overdose Prevention and Peer Support

• Provide an environment of acceptance, compassion and cultural safety to people who use substances.
• Set up and take down consumption stations at the beginning and end of each shift
• Being present while people use substances via injection and inhalation
• Provide overdose response, including the SAVE ME steps which may involve administering Naloxone
• Provide safer use and harm reduction supplies and resource information when desired by program participants
• Work with service partners and other external service providers to ensure the programs are coordinated and integrated with the larger continuums of care, including integration between the OPS and the Peer Support Network
• Promote the interest of substance users and the program with systems of care, external service partners, and community resources.
• Provide program utilization data

• Relationship building
• Ability to work efficiently and with minimal supervision
• Client-centred care that empowers and motivates the client
• Ability to work with a team
• Ability to network and interact with other service providers and allied colleagues
• Sensitivity in a culturally diverse environment
• Understanding and compassionate spirit in supporting people who use substances
• Destigmatizing language and practices
• Trauma and Resilience Informed Practice
• Cultural Safety and Humility awareness

• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing - 25%, Walking/Moving Around - 75%, Sitting - 25%, Time spent outside - 50%

• Independent Work - 0%, Task Memorization - 50%, Changing Priorities/Deadlines - 50%, Writing/Reading - 25%

• Many forms of education and experience are valued, including volunteering and lived experience of mental health challenges / substance use/ homelessness
• Preference will be given to those who have post-secondary education and training relevant to the social service field. Alternately, pursuit of certification in social work, counseling, criminal justice or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for this position.
• 1 year of related experience with emphasis on mental health, substance use,…