Checkpoint Vaud, hosted at the Community and HIV-STI Competence Centre (CCO), aimed at men who have sex with men (MSM) and trans, non-binary people and their partners, is active in the field of sexual and psychosocial health.
We wish to recruit for Checkpoint Vaud in Lausanne on a permanent contract (CDI):
A Peer Leader Practitioner for the Chemsex Programme (20-30%)
Main missions:
Adopt a concerned peer stance, in a stable recovery process, to create a trusting relationship with users.
Participate in the establishment, facilitation and development of a Chemsex discussion group.
Welcome, guide and support people concerned by Chemsex, taking into account their needs, journey and situation.
Contribute to the development of the Chemsex project, in collaboration with professionals involved in the Chemsex consultation and the Checkpoint’s psychological unit.
Participate in community actions, prevention, awareness-raising and harm reduction, including outreach.
Facilitate the orientation of users towards appropriate resources in sexual health, mental health, substance use, harm reduction and psychosocial support.
Your profile Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification
Person concerned by Chemsex, in a stable recovery process.
Training as a peer practitioner in mental health, equivalent training in peer support, or willingness to train in this field.
Good knowledge of Chemsex realities, consumption practices, harm reduction and sexual and psychosocial health issues.
Skills in active listening, helping relationships, non-judgemental support and orientation towards appropriate resources.
Ability to professionally mobilise lived experience, contained and adapted to the institutional framework.
Experience or strong interest in group facilitation, community actions, outreach or fieldwork.
Knowledge of LGBTIQ+ realities and community, social, health or specialised networks in the field of addictions is an asset.
Proficiency in common IT tools (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
Languages: very good oral French. English, Spanish and Portuguese are an asset.
We offer you
A multidisciplinary and dynamic team environment.
Skills development through continuous training.
Working conditions according to the collective labour agreement of the Vaud parapublic health sector (CCT-San).
Applications from people from the communities with which Checkpoint works are particularly welcome.
Further information can be obtained from Rémi Bays, Nurse of the Chemsex programme
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