Employment: HIV/Aids Community Case Manager - Vancouver

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING

The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre is seeking a

Temporary Full-Time HIV/Aids Community Case Manager

The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre is a Drop-in Centre and Emergency Night Shelter offering a wide variety of services to a diverse community of women and children living in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

Reporting directly to the Associate Director, the Community Case Manager is responsible to provide case management services within the integrated HIV system of care for women from the dtes who are living with HIV. She will promote and maintain connection with women to positively enhance their overall wellbeing and physical health. She will work from a feminist perspective and within an anti-oppression framework.

Primary Responsibilities:

Case Management: Ensuring low barrier access, the Community Case Manger will engage with women as needs or issues arise that require care coordination or advocacy, providing case management services within an integrated HIV system of care. She will assess women’s needs to address health status, financial issues, legal issues, housing status, transportation, social supports, nutritional health and/or mental health/addictions

Her responsibilities include supporting women through a referral process to internal and external services such as food security, income assistance, transportation, or immigration ensuring a successful transfer of service. She will refer women who have significant barriers in engaging or adhering to their care plan to the Clinical Case Management Team (STOP Team).

Education and Programming: The Community Case Manager will maintain a knowledge of eligibility criteria, application processes and appeal procedures for government and community programs/services; she must possess current knowledge of resources and services including access criteria; submitting articles and information to DEWC newsletter regarding the HIV/Aids Community Case Management program and relevant HIV/Aids issues including harm reduction

Administration: Undertakes necessary documentation for women’s files as well as ensures reports accurately reflect contract requirement using documentation tools provided.

Required Qualifications:

· Minimum 5 years related experience working with low-income women, at least 2 years in a women serving or inner city drop-in environment
· Must have a strong working knowledge and analysis of the issues impacting women in the dtes, including violence against women, HIV/Aids, mental health, homelessness, and addictions
· Candidate must work from strong feminist analysis and within an anti-oppression framework
· Knowledge of HIV/Aids, STIs including the related social, political and care issues and the impact on the community
· Direct experience and knowledge of harm reduction
· Understanding of and practices a trauma informed care response when working with women
· Efficient organizational skills including record keeping, scheduling, and problem-solving abilities
· Demonstrated administrative skills, including report writing
· Demonstrated computer and IT aptitude
· Experience providing outreach, accompaniment and advocacy
· Skilled in program facilitation and development as well as working in partnerships with allied service providers
· Strong conflict resolution skills and practice
· Demonstrated crises intervention training and experience
· Experience providing assisted referral as well as familiarity with support services, agencies and community resources in the Downtown Eastside
· Excellent communication skills required, including the ability to work in a respectful and cooperative manner with co-workers, and centre members
· Ability to work within a chaotic environment and with a diverse community of women
· A First Aid certificate is required
· Candidate must undergo a criminal record check
· Women with addiction issues need to be at least 2 years clean and sober

Aboriginal Women and Women of Colour are Strongly Encouraged to Apply

Position Details: Temporary Full time Union (BCGEU) position at 35 hrs a week

Submit resume & cover letter via mail, fax or email to

Quote: HIV/Aids Community Case Manager Hiring Committee

302 Columbia Street, Vancouver BC, V6A 4J1

Fax: 604-681-8470 hr@dewc.ca

Closing: February 5^th, 2016

We thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted