Crisis Worker

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada St. Michael's Homes Full time

**Job Posting
Position: Crisis Worker - Crisis Outreach Service for Seniors

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours per Week: 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**: Case Coordinator C Pay Grid (including retention incentive): $55,010 - $60,152/annum plus

defined benefit pension plan and benefits
- Position Description:_ This position works on behalf of St. Michael’s Homes in an inter-agency, multi-disciplinary Crisis Outreach Service for Seniors with mental health and addiction issues. This service is offered through a partnership between Woodgreen, St. Michael’s Homes, South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Reconnect Community Health Services and LOFT Community Services with the goal of ensuring a continuum of care for seniors with mental health and substance use issues. The Crisis Worker performs a range of activities including providing crisis supports, visiting clients in their homes or other community locations with a partner, assessing client needs, developing and implementing service plans, providing short-term intensive case management to a caseload of seniors living with cognitive, mental health, and substance use issues, ongoing assessment, supportive counselling, service navigation, eviction prevention and other supports as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable seniors
- Knowledge of issues related to addiction, concurrent disorder, mental health, and other health issues.
- Knowledge and understanding of community housing, addiction and mental health services.
- Knowledge of the spectrum of approaches to substance use, with a focus on harm reduction.
- Demonstrated experience with eviction prevention/rehousing.
- Proven experience in providing crisis intervention, case management, and other social supports.
- Strong Assessment Skills.
- Proficiency in the use of Client Management Systems, as well as general computer proficiency.
- Extensive knowledge and skills in building rapport, assessment, supportive counseling, case management and brief-intervention.
- Knowledge of the social determinants of health.
- Knowledge, understanding and sensitivity to the complexity of issues arising for individuals who have experienced homelessness, addictions, poverty and/or mental illness.
- Ability to work collaboratively within and across interdisciplinary teams and community partners.
- Ability to work with clients presenting with a wide range of addiction and mental health issues.
- Demonstrated flexibility, sound judgment, initiative and creativity.
- Experience working within an anti-oppression and trauma informed framework.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

**Qualifications**:

- BSW OR equivalent education and related work experience required.
- Registered Social Worker or other equivalent registration required.
- Experience in addiction or mental health counseling an asset.
- Additional training in screening, assessment and treatment related to addictions an asset.
- Ability to work flexible hours including weekends and statutory holidays required.
- Ability to work in a language in addition to English is a definite asset.



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