San Francisco, CA20 days ago
By recognizing the dignity and humanity of all participants, HR360 aspires: To reduce barriers for people who use drugs to access a non-judgmental and participant-centered SOMA RISE Program opportunity to support clients addressing the inter-related harms of homelessness, substance use, and trauma; To provide radical hospitality and support to marginalized populations in a welcoming, optimally safe, compassionate, trauma-informed, culturally attuned, and user-responsive space that focuses on the principles of harm reduction;To help address and reduce the harmful impacts of substance-related harms in the immediate and surrounding neighborhood, by providing an appropriate space for individuals who are experiencing substance use related crisis/disfunction, including reducing deaths due to overdose and promoting restorative approaches to conflict; To create a stigma-free zone for SOMA RISE services that will elicit and incorporate the needs and preferences of persons who use drugs in San Francisco into the program's mission, policies, practices, and development; To continuously monitor the successes and challenges of the Program so as to learn how to improve the service delivery of this community-based model; And to collaborate with the community partners, including community-based harm reduction, treatment, and wellness resources to create more sustainable links to resources for individuals during and after their SOMA RISE stay. conflict) and overdose with crisis de-escalation interventions and Narcan; Attend to SOMA RISE program milieu to help maintain safe space for participants; Verbally de-escalates tense, high pressure, and emotionally charged situations;Provide health education and support in accordance with harm reduction principles;Work as active team members, other health workers, janitors, safety monitors, and supervisors to maintain safety, calm tone, and cleanliness of program;Complete SOMA RISE program intakes by welcoming people, informing them of program norms/parameters/resources, and documenting their participation; Monitor SOMA RISE safety adherence and general well-being of all participants, and call 911 when needed; If necessary, to provide proactive 'warm-handoff' referral and linkages for participants to hospital care, substance use treatment, health, and social services; Chaperone "fresh air" breaks, "smoking Breaks", on-site food delivery service, and other onsite services.