[Viva] Fwd: Please share - Peer Worker job description for Vancouver

[Tami Starlight]

oooo yea.

applied. so fits in with my lived experience and living philosophy.

hiy hiy/thank you for forwarding kath.

Hiy Hiy/Thank you/Merci
*Tami M. Starlight*
Unceded & occupied Coast Salish Territory
Vancouver, Canada
tamistarlight at gmail.com

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On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Kath Webster <kathwebster at shaw.ca> wrote:

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> Hello !
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> The Trans Priorities Project is looking for a part-time peer worker for
> Vancouver. This is a 5 week position. I am hoping you can share the
> information with your networks. We are seeking a trans woman for this role
> (please see below for more info).
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> The posting is below and the application form is attached.
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> Thanks very much,
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> Zack
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> Zack Marshall
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> *Vancouver Peer Worker Job Description*
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> The Trans Priorities Project: Cross Country Trans Women and HIV Research
> Priority Setting aims to bring together trans women affected by HIV across
> Canada to discuss issues important to ourselves and our communities and
> determine the priorities for future research and action.
>
> A Peer Worker will be hired in Vancouver to help recruit trans women* most
> affected by HIV to participate in research. The Peer Worker will also help
> out with logistics in terms of organizing and publicizing focus group. We
> welcome and encourage applicants who; have a history of current or former
> sex work; are Indigenous, Aboriginal, Métis, First Nations, are racialized,
> Black, African, Caribbean and/or members of migrant communities; have
> experienced poverty; are affected by HIV; live with any type of immigration
> status, including non status to apply. Compensation is $750, approximately
> 6 hours per week for 5 weeks at $25/hour. These hours are flexible and can
> be worked on evenings or weekends, as fits with applicants schedule. Worker
> can be paid by cash or cheque as preferred.
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> Position starts immediately and ends on May 9th, 2016.
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> *Qualifications include:*
> -community connections to trans women affected by HIV
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> -lived experience that directly relates to the research project
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> -communication skills
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> -regular access to phone and e-mail
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> -experience working with trans women affected by HIV
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> *Responsibilities include:*
> -recruiting 8 trans women most affected by HIV for participation in focus
> groups and interviews
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> -regular communication with Research Coordinator
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> -attendance at (not participation in) the focus groups
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> -communicating access needs of participants to Research Coordinator
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> -securing an appropriate space for the focus group
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> -helping with securing space for interviews
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> -help organizing food for focus groups
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> If interested please complete the included job application and e-mail it
> to transhivresearch at gmail.com with 'Peer Worker -Vancouver-' in the
> subject line by April 8th, 2016.
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> If you have questions or would like assistance with the job application,
> or you would like to complete this application over the phone, please don't
> hesitate to contact Kit Wilson-Yang at transhivresearch at gmail.com to set
> up a time.
>
> The Trans Priorities Project: Cross Country Trans Women and HIV Research
> Priority Setting, seeks to bring together trans women* to identify our
> priorities for research around HIV. We will be holding community-led
> consultations in five cities, bringing together local trans women most
> affected by HIV to discuss their experiences and research priorities. We
> are a team of trans people who are researchers and community leaders with
> experience in the field of HIV. Most of us are trans women, with experience
> as sex workers, front-line community workers, and HIV researchers. We are a
> mix of HIV positive and negative folks.
>
> For more information visit:
> www.reachprogramscience.ca/trans-priorities-project
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> * We recognize that trans women is a broad term. This project is open to
> Two Spirit people, transsexual women, transgender women, genderqueer people
> who may have been male assigned at birth, intersex people who may identify
> as trans women, and people who may be identified as trans women.
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