About this role
Position Title: Outreach Worker - Hepatitis C Employment Status: Permanent Part-Time ? 0.6 FTE Job Posting Deadline for Internal Candidates: March 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM Position Status: This is a Bargaining Unit position. All terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement apply. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Hours of Work Schedule: 21 hours per week Annualized salary range: $30, 115.00 - $36,325.00, commensurate on skills and experience, plus participation in HOOPP Hiring Manager: Manager, Integrated Care & Experience Primary Location: Oshawa (with flexibility to transition to/work at other DCHC sites as required). Organization Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered, charitable organization that provides integrated, accessible, and equitable community-based primary care, wellness services, and health education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being. DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as Indigenous, Black, the 2SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients (i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive not only sick care, but preventive care as well. At DCHC, we are a team-based interprofessional group of staff including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors, dietitians, outreach workers, medical secretaries, and other administrative staff. We always place every client at the centre of our approach to care, based on their needs. We address these needs through integrated clinical and wellness care and health education. It's an exciting time to be joining DCHC, while we are embarking on an energizing path with a focus on making our biggest impact yet on local health care by diversifying, expanding, and leveraging our Strategic Plan, Theory of Change, Brand, Client Stories and Resources. DCHC?s 2023 ? 2026 Strategic Goals
• Drive Program and Service Integration and Client Experience Across All that DCHC Does • Evolve Program Offerings to Improve Health Equity and Meet the Needs of DCHC?s Priority Populations • Establish DCHC as a System Advocate and Champion for Equity • Enhance DCHC?s Brand and Awareness Across Durham Region • Become an Employer of Choice with a Focus on Recruitment, Retention, and Development Position Overview Working as a member of the HCV Team, the Outreach Worker will provide low threshold outreach to marginalized community members living with/at risk of acquiring hepatitis C. This position will coordinate, design and deliver education and training sessions, provide support services and promote referrals to testing and treatment. Additionally, the Outreach Worker will collaborate within an interdisciplinary team of health professionals across the community network that influence the health environment targeted to youth clients, as well as within the Agency?s team structure, in support of goals that align with and achieve the Agency?s strategy, Mission, Vision and Values. Key Responsibilities: Outreach and Support
• Active outreach in the region/community (including correctional facilities) that are frequented by at risk community members living with/at risk of acquiring HCV in order to bridge to program and treatment teams. • Deliver group and individual support and HCV treatment and prevention education. • Assist clients with needed paperwork such as applications for birth certificates, health cards or