Mental Health Worker

1 week ago

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Cape Breton Community Housing Association Full time

Durée de l'emploi:
Permanent

  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education:

  • College/CEGEP

Work site environment:

  • Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
  • Services for the homeless

Work setting:

  • Group home
  • Community agency
  • Various locations
  • Government department and/or agency
  • Shelter for the homeless
  • Associations and non profit organizations

Tasks:

  • Prepare reports or case histories
  • Supervise support staff
  • Administrative and office activities
  • Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
  • Develop specialized rehabilitation programs
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Implement life skills workshops
  • Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
  • Conduct followup assessments
  • Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
  • Provide suicide and crisis intervention
  • Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and halfway houses
  • Implement behaviour management programs
  • Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
  • Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
  • Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
  • Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
  • Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
  • Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
  • Manage events
  • Offer mentoring
  • May work in a team with shared supervisory responsibilities
  • Supervise staff or team

Supervision:

people

  • Committees
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Food Safety Certificate

Area of work experience:

  • Community service organization

Security and safety:

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information:

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fastpaced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

Weight handling:

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability:

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Values and ethics
  • Client focus
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Team player
  • Organized

Experience:

  • 2 years to less than 3 years

Health benefits:

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits:

  • Mileage paid
  • Pension plan

Long term benefits:

  • Longterm care insurance

Other benefits:

  • Wellness program

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