Sexual Health Workshop Facilitator (Peer Support Worker)

Summary

LetsStopAIDS is a Canadian youth-HIV charity that focuses on HIV prevention and knowledge exchange by engaging young people and fostering leadership. Since 2004, we have been creating a global network of youth-HIV leaders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the P2P team on delivering workshops and educational programmes.
• Support the P2P team with all supplies for the educational session (LetsStopAIDS' workshop materials, attendance list, pens, papers and others), organizing the room and guaranteeing that all material needed will be there and at the right place.
• Supply health information and information packs to youth and teachers/service providers related to HIV.
• Support in the development of new and/or tailored versions of the workshops.
• Work cooperatively as a member of a diverse team, attend regular P2P meetings and keep up to date with relevant information.
• Research organizations and groups to collaborate or facilitate with, and outreach to partnered organizations.

Qualifications

• Strong communications skills to encourage the youth to create leadership opportunities within their communities
• Passionate about sexual health, creating a judgement-free and safe space for youth to ask questions, and be driven to create new methods to better engage with other youth.
• Learn about HIV and STBBIs, and become champions to develop new content made for youth.
• Demonstrate an understanding and incorporate anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practices at all points of the programming.
• Understanding of intersecting identities and how this will guide youths' access to services.
• Able to collaborate with the P2P team in-person and/or online.
• Second language is an asset.

Dedication

LetsStopAIDS is dedicated to being representative of the communities in which we work and live. All interested individuals are encouraged to submit their applications.