Community Wellness Worker

4 weeks ago

Inuvik, Canada Government of Northwest Territories Full time

Job Information

The Community Wellness Worker is responsible for delivering relevant education, culturally appropriate counselling services, and health promotion and prevention activities to the community to ensure that the delivery of mental health and addictions services is done in a manner that is culturally safe and reflective of the values and practices of the community and region.

As the first point of contact for clients to access support services, the Community Wellness Worker provides individuals and families with supports in the areas of substance abuse/misuse, mental health/wellness, health families/family violence and cultural awareness within the scope of community-based service delivery and counselling.

The Community Wellness Worker ensures that mental health and Addictions services are provided in accordance with the cultural values of the community and Region, the Northwest Territories (NWT) Mental Health Act, Child and Family Services Act, Protection Against Family Violence Act, Mental Wellness and Addictions Recovery Action Plan, and the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority standards and protocols of the Community Counselling Program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of cultural values, customs and ideology of the Indigenous peoples of the Beaufort Delta Region. Knowledge of physical, psychological, and social effects of substance use/misuse, mental health/mental health disorders and healthy families. Knowledge of ability to refer clients to community supports, connections to culture, and health care resources within and outside the region to ensure supports for clients and their families (ie for individuals who require in-patient or alternative (such as psychiatric) assessment and care. Ability to perform health promotion activities in the area of mental health/wellness, substance use/misuse, and health families and have knowledge of its impact on physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

Diploma in the Social Sciences field with a minimum of one (1) year of experience in the delivery of mental health, addictions and wellness services, and awareness of cultural diversity, specifically, Northern Indigenous values and practices.

or

Lived experience in the Northwest Territories (NWT) for a minimum of three (3) years. Lived experience is defined as

direct knowledge and understanding of living in a community within the NWT preferably within the Beaufort Delta Region direct knowledge and understanding of wellness programs and services within a NWT community and/or within the Beaufort Delta Region through direct experience active in and supportive of community activities and events active in and supportive of cultural activities practicing a health lifestyle which is based on cultural understanding and practices Indigenous cultural knowledge and understanding of healing grounded in Indigenous values and practices Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

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