Men’s Health Promotion & Community Education Coordinator
(Permanent Full-time)
The Peel HIV/AIDS Network (PHAN) is committed to serving people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS and to limit the spread of the virus through support, education, advocacy and volunteerism. We are currently seeking a full-time Men’s Health Promotion & Community Education Coordinator.
The Position
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Coordinator provides direct health promotion and community education services on HIV/AIDS to men in the Region of Peel. With a focus on gay, bisexual, transgender men and other men who have sex with men, the coordinator will work to increase the knowledge regarding HIV transmission and related issues among the target population.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifying individual and collective needs of target populations in the Peel Region and conducting targeted outreach and intervention activities to at-risk populations.
- Developing and distributing resource materials, conducting educational training and presentation, and implementing and evaluating programs that address target population needs.
- Representing the agency at the Ontario Men’s Health Sexual Alliance (formerly provincial gay men strategy), other regional and local networks, and working in collaboration with community partners to develop and deliver program activities.
- Acting as a liaison, providing capacity building for and building collaborative partnerships with service providers, agencies and coalitions around HIV/AIDS in the Peel Region in advancing LGBT and HIV prevention initiatives.
- Working closely with other members of the agency’s Health Promotion Team.
- Providing increased knowledge, changes in attitudes, modified behavior, and build more supportive communities in response to HIV/AIDS in the Region.
Qualification and Skills:
- Post-secondary education, preferably related to education and social services.
- Demonstrated experience providing education to youth and adults in various settings.
- Demonstrated sound knowledge of HIV/AIDS, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender and related psycho-social issues as well as knowledge of community resources and government social service agencies.
- Demonstrated experience with program needs assessment, planning, development, implementation and evaluation.
- Experience with volunteer co-ordination, supervision and support.
- The ability to represent the agency and its service users effectively to the community and other service providers; and experience with both individual and systemic advocacy.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- The ability to work well both independently and in a team environment.
- The ability to work with diverse populations and issues.
- Basic office and computer skills, and experience of using internet and social networking tools.
- Valid Driver’s License and access to a vehicle
Salary: $40,000 to $42,000 per annum plus benefits
Posting Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Thursday, January 26th, 2012
After the probation period, we provide extended health benefits that include dental, drugs and EAP. Full time employees are entitled to three weeks vacation in the first year, and four weeks per year afterwards.
The Peel HIV/AIDS Network is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from persons living with HIV/AIDS; visible minorities and persons with culturally diverse backgrounds. If you are comfortable doing so please disclose your diversity in the covering letter.
Please note this is a re-posting of the same position posted in November 2011.
We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
No phone calls please.
Keith Wong
Executive Director
Peel HIV/AIDS Network
160 Traders Blvd, Unit 1
Mississauga, ON L4Z 3K7
Fax: (905) 361-1004
Email: jobs@phan.ca