Community Support Counselor
2 months ago
**Position Details**:
**Posting #**: 29324
**Department**:Young Adults - Addictions Stream
**Employee Type**:Temporary, Part Time
**If Temporary, Number of Weeks**:24
**Union**:OPSEU
**Openings Remaining**:1
**Schedule**:
**Work Days**: Monday to Sunday
**Time of Day**: Days
**Shift**: Various Rotating, 7.5 hour
**This position may be scheduled at any of the following sites**: West 5th Campus (Hamilton Mountain)
**Application Dates**:
**Opening Date**: 01/10/2024
**Closing Date**: 08/10/2024 Applications must be received online by 12:00 midnight on the Closing Date
**Position Description**:
***:
The Concurrent Disorders Outpatient Program provides care to persons aged 17 and older presenting with severe and persistent mental illness and active substance use/dependency.
An integrated care model ensures a seamless integration of psychiatric and substance abuse interventions. The Young Adults Substance Use Program (YASUP) is a new stream within the existing Concurrent Disorders Program, providing clinical intervention to individuals ages 17-25.
This position will involve work in both office and community
- based settings.
The Community Support Counselor - Peer Specialist participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, treatment, rehabilitation support, skills teaching and clinical management in clients’ environment of choice for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The Community Support Counselor - Peer Specialist also provides education, support, and consultation to families along with crisis intervention support. Additionally, the Peer Specialist acts as a role model, promoting hope and empowerment in clients’ recovery and enhances team engagement with clients. Individuals who have had significant personal experience with a serious and persistent mental illness and as a consumer of mental health services are strongly encouraged to apply.
**QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIRED**:
- Post-secondary education - Completion of 2 year college program in social services or related field
- Minimum 1 year related experience (volunteer or employed) providing peer support in a mental health and/or addiction setting
- Formal training in Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) an asset
- Personal/lived experience in recovery from substance use challenges
- Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team by sharing personal/practical experience, knowledge and first-hand insight benefiting the team and clients
- Collaborates with others to promote a team culture that works from a client-centered, harm reduction, trauma informed and anti-oppressive approach to service
- Provides peer counselling and client support from a strengths-based perspective, in order to promote health and wellness
- Provides expertise and consultation from an addictions recovery perspective including harm reduction and the provision of Naloxone
- Providing outreach in community settings
- Excellent assessment, crisis intervention, problem solving and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills and demonstrated ability to function effectively in a team
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible in work assignments
- Demonstrated competence in the facilitation of addictions/concurrent disorder treatment groups
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in providing formal and informal support to family members
- Current First Aid/CPR certification
- CPI-Crisis Prevention Training (or successful completion as part of clinical orientation) required
- Demonstrated commitment to personal professional development
- Knowledge of housing, social, financial, vocational and other community resources
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Valid driver’s license, adequate insurance and access to a car
**HOURS OF WORK**:
Monday to Friday; days with the possibility of extended hours.
This program will be co-located with the concurrent disorder out-patient program at the West 5th site but will require independent work in the community
**_ St. Joe’s fosters an environment where we celebrate diversity, where teams reflect the diversity of the community in which we serve, enhancing the connection to patients, clients, community, and each other._**
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all our programs, practices, facilities, and people. We foster a culture of patient and staff safety where all positions comply and work in conjunction with the _Mission, Vision, and Core Values_ of SJHH._
**We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. SJHH is committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process - please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process.
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