Interview

Question 1

1) Why are you interested in this position?
2) What about your experience, skills, and strengths make you the best candidate for this position?

Tell us about yourself. Why do you think you will be the best candidate for this position?

Answer 1

Your answer to the “tell me about yourself” question should describe your current situation, your past job experience, the reason you’re a good fit for the role, and how you align with the company values. Tell the interviewer about your current position and a recent significant accomplishment or positive feedback you received.

Question 2

Tell me about yourself: from the Resume Summary - Part 1

Summary of Skills

Answer 2

I’m a diligent, skilled, and resourceful frontline worker. I have been working in this field for over two years.
—-year of experience working in a crowded supervised consumption service in Queen and Jervis, Toronto.

I’m compassionate in supporting diverse client populations. I offer genuine and professional service from a client-centered, harm-reduction, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive framework.

Question 3

For harm reduction job

Answer 3

The reasons I’m a good fit for this position:
I’m an experienced Overdose Prevention Support Worker. I share my passion for making a difference; I see this role as an opportunity for a successful career while contributing to a vision of inclusive communities and healthier lives.
Striving for excellence in client-centered care and education, I provide health information and support on safer injection and consumption and monitor clients for adverse reactions. I assess, respond to, and support overdose events. I assist in initiating emergency responses as necessary. As a member of the harm reduction prevention team, I also assist in educating team members in areas relating to overdose response, infection prevention, and safer drug consumption for purposes of increasing team capacity to support the needs of people who use drugs (PWUD).

Question 4

What is your understanding about the key principles of harm reduction?

How do you find these principles to your work as the SCS overdose support worker?

Answer 4

Check the answers

Question 5

Have you responded to overdoses?

What is your comfort level with opioid overdose and overlapping on a stimulant?

Discuss the steps you would take in responding to a suspected opioid overdose.

Answer 5

Yes
5 steps
Oximeter
Never remove oximeter because…. ???
Have oxygen tank
Nrb and …. ???

Question 6

15:30min:
So this is a scenario question we are in injection drug using client who does not seem to understand how to inject safely they say they have only ever smoked before walk us through the type of information you would share with him the steps he would need to prepare to inject for the first time what harm reduction information you feel is important he has

Answer 6

Ok
Safe injecting site > risk > dangerous sites
Vein care
Know the drug > go low start slow ???
Sterile supplies
Peer support > ask for help = a good practice
Have naloxone, know, teach
SCS

Question 7

2020min:
can you tell us about a time you had to enforce a rule or policy that conflicted with your personal values or opinions what was the role and why was it being asked every you or the team, and how did you resolve the situation

Answer 7

Ok
Bacterial Infection:
dry swabs, bandages, or band-aids
Covering the site with a dry swab after injecting.

Question 8

21:25min
some injection drug-using clients are uncomfortable using the SES due to trust issues and discomfort being supervised during their injection in your rule what approach would you use to engage clients to create a welcoming experience for new clients as well as develop a relationship with the distant and untrusting client

Answer 8

ok
Values of HR : google k c c
Know the facts

Question 9

28:50 min
we have another scenario so to use our service you have to enter through the health centre so a client comes into the health centre to use the SES but before they go into the SES they get into an argument with another client who’s not a service user who doesn’t use the SES he just a client of the health centre DFCS client gets end up getting punched in the face by the other client and after getting punched our client tries to defend himself and he punches him back there’s a lot of arguing and yelling of threats from both people the fight is broken up but some staff want to borrow our client wanna restrict our client from the FCS while others think he should be able to stay I want to try a more restorative justice approach what do you do and how do you fairly decide what steps should be taken next for this client while the team is in disagreement

Answer 9

ok
Wound care
Deescalation
Separated
Save their life
Team conversation
Service restrictions