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Community Mental Health Worker, Peer Support
1 month ago
**Status: Regular Full-Time**
**Hours of Work: 35 hours/week**
**Application deadline: Until filled**
**POSITION TITLE: Community Mental Health Worker, Peer Support**
**PROGRAM**:Assertive Community Treatment Team
**REPORTS TO**: Assertive Community Treatment Team Manager
**Job Summary**
Under the general direction of the ACT Team Manager and as a member of the ACT Team, the Mental Health Worker provides advocacy and support services to clients and families affected by mental illness.
The Team works from a Psychiatric rehabilitation perspective, to provide client-centered treatment, rehabilitation and support to referred clients.
**Job Specific Responsibilities**
- Conduct comprehensive client assessments using a peer support lens (includes in vivo discipline specific and multi-disciplinary assessment instruments, client self-assessment, family assessment, reports by other service providers, etc.), in collaboration with other ACT Team members and the client, develop individualized client treatment/rehabilitation plans.
- Assume responsibility for the treatment, rehabilitation, and support of assigned clients within the context of the mini-team and the larger ACT team.
- Provide direct assistance with symptom management (includes medication delivery if needed, 24-hour crisis support, individual clinical relationship, etc.).
- Provide direct assistance with instrumental functioning - employment, social relations and/or activities of daily living (includes in vivo skill teaching, environmental modifications, side-by-side assistance, assistance with transportation, etc.)
- Facilitate an optimally supportive environment including assistance with meeting basic needs, a supportive social environment, and supportive family relationships.
- Enhance team understanding of psychiatric recovery theory.
- Advocate on behalf of clients and their families.
- Refer clients, and introduce them to, consumer initiatives within the community, identify opportunities for client empowerment
- Assist clients with social functioning including developing and facilitating groups with clear skill building and developmental objectives.
- Support with the design, implementation, and monitoring of recreation service activities including maintaining budget and statistics.
- Participate in daily ACT team meetings to review clients and organize daily assignments.
- Complete and maintain all necessary documentation as per ACT and professional standards (includes client assessments, treatment/rehab plans, progress reports, client Kardex/log, client contact schedule, etc.).
- Monitor, revise and enhance client progress and revise treatment/rehabilitation plans as indicated.
- Participate in the design, implementation, and evaluation of program services to meet the needs of the program.
- Complete all required non-clinical administrative documents (e.g., workload measurement, quality improvement, forms, etc.).
**Networking and Development Related Activities**
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with local employers, service providers, stakeholders, and families.
- Work collaboratively with other ACTT teams, local employers, service providers and community stakeholders in the provision of service to ACT clients.
- Provide consultative services to community agencies, Schedule 1 facilities and the public: act as resource/speaker on mental health issues.
- Ensure service provision is consistent with local/regional mental health system planning.
- Keep up to date, re: professional standards by reviewing current literature, attending workshops/seminars, networking with colleagues, etc.
- Maintain an up-to-date record of community resources/contacts.
**Team Related Activities**
- Work as a member of the team and participate in team and staff development opportunities.
- Participate in client recreational activities as scheduled.
- Participate in team, staff, Board and committee meetings, and other Centre activities as required.
**Common Responsibilities**
- Working in a manner that preserves confidentiality and seeks to minimize risk in keeping with Privacy and Confidentiality Policies and Procedures.
- Working in a manner that incorporates health promotion and recognizes the determinants of health.
- Incorporating and strengthening collaborative and interdisciplinary teamwork.
- Respecting and valuing the diversity of communities and individuals.
- Contributing to the Centre’s activities to collect, analyse and report on data and relevant information, and participate in research.
- Maintaining competence, and where applicable, a professional licence to practice
- Supporting the Centre’s student and volunteer placement programs.
- Promoting awareness of and participation in Centre activities.
- Contributing to the Centre’s work by participating in meetings and committees.
- Working during both regular and extended hours of operation in locations identified by the Centre.
- Contributing to the Centre’s practices o