Facilitator and Resource Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $56,531 - $60,000

Position : Facilitator and Resource Developer

Location : Sudbury

Reports To : Team Supervisor, Training and Resource Development

Term : Full-time, Permanent

Salary Range : $56,531-$60,000 annual + benefits

Anticipated Start Date : March 2026

Context

The Ontario Aboriginal HIV / AIDS Strategy (Oahas) is an Indigenous-led organization committed to promoting and supporting healthy, thriving Indigenous communities through providing culturally grounded education and access to harm reduction to reduce the transmission of HIV and other STBBIs in our communities. Oahas operates based on the principles of Greater Involvement of People living with HIV / AIDS (GIPA), Meaningful Engagement of People living with HIV / AIDS (MEPA), nothing about us without us, Indigenous harm reduction, and respect for our cultural knowledges and teachings. These foundational principles guide all aspects of our relationships and work.

Organizational Values

Oahas organizational values are Autonomy and self-determination, Accessibility, Innovation, Justice, Connection, Accountability, Hope and Advocacy. Based on our organizational values, we have developed agency-wide accountability behaviours that are shared with all Oahas staff and used as part of our performance evaluation tools. These include engaging in the work using direct communication, kindness, generosity of spirit, and respect.

Summary

The Facilitator and Resource Developer collaborates with the Training and Resource Development team to lead capacity-building workshops and professional development training sessions for external organizations, focusing mainly on the ASO and Indigenous health and social services sectors. They also create and implement educational resources and materials. The goals of these workshops, trainings and resources includes minimizing barriers to services, enhancing cultural competency in service delivery, reducing stigma in service delivery settings, and raising awareness and advocacy on the harmful effects of colonialism on Indigenous communities, particularly through the lens of blood-borne infections and pathogens, and the more contemporary and ongoing impacts of harmful drug policies.

This position is located in Sudbury, Ontario, and reports to the Team Supervisor, Training and Resource Development Team, with the following areas of key responsibilities : Community Development & Networking, Facilitation & Education Service Delivery, Resource Development, Distribution & Implementation, and Research & Program Evaluation.

Key Responsibilities

Community Development & Networking

• Attend provincially funded meetings for HIV educators (OAN, CATIE and other sector education networks).
• Develop contacts and networks to procure new clients for Oahas training services.
• Create marketing materials including print and social media content to promote workshops, training, courses, events or programs to potential clients.

Facilitation & Education Service Delivery

Resource Development, Distribution & Implementation

Research & Program Evaluation

Administrative & General Duties

Additional Expectations

Qualifications

Skills

Oahas is committed to equitable representation and access. We strive to build an inclusive workforce that reflects the rich diversity of the communities in which we live. To this end, we strongly encourage applications from Indigenous people, and people with living / lived experience with drug use, sex work, homelessness, street involvement; those living / diagnosed with HIV or HCV; members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and persons with (dis)abilities.