Community Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Brampton, Canada Canadian Mental Health Association- Peel Branch Full time

**Support your community. Advance your career. Fulfill your purpose**

Joining the Canadian Mental Health Association - Peel Dufferin Branch means you’ll be part of something meaningful. For starters, we’re honored to have received the Canadian Non-Profit Employer of Choice Award for our efforts to help people live better. Providing support and services to those who live with mental illness and addictions, we’re committed to increasing awareness and addressing the stigma surrounding mental health. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to create a diverse organization that represents the communities we serve - and the people we help.

**What We Offer**

As a community-based agency, we’re dedicated to the mental, physical, and social health of everyone - including our team members. That’s why we’re proud to offer a total rewards package that helps our team members balance their professional and home life. You’ll also be empowered to keep learning new skills and reaching your goals - from developing a career growth plan to participating in training sessions.
- In addition to EAP, we offer our team members some perks that really stand out:_
- 4 weeks accrued vacation (to start)
- Up to 18 paid personal days accrued per year, plus 2 flexible days each year
- HOOPP Pension Plan
- Ongoing professional development plus $250 annual funding for continuing education and certifications
- $250 annual allowance to invest in achieving your personal wellness goals
- Mileage reimbursement and car detailing for work-related travel
- Participation in the organizational pay for performance incentive program

**Salary Range: $53,808.52 - $64,421.64**

**We are currently seeking a permanent full-time Community Support Worker - HASP/Justice Housing to join our team**

The Community Support Worker - HASP (Housing and Support Peel)/Justice Housing will link with and assist persons with serious mental illness who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who are eligible for referral to Phase II funded units from Supportive Housing in the Province (SHIP); once the client is housed, the worker will provide the necessary community support in order to maintain housing. Additionally, they will provide discharge planning services and assist in the reintegration/integration of recently released offenders into their home community or community of choice.

As part of the Outreach Team, this role provides services to the homeless population in Peel Region. The program operates under a 24/7 model with rotating shifts. The team work to identify people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and engage them in services that support their challenges with mental illness or mental health and substance use.

**What you will do**
- Provide case management services to a case load of clients.
- Assess the client’s need for supportive housing, and their eligibility for access to units provided within the Justice Housing and Support Peel Program.
- Facilitate the client’s move into their supportive housing unit, as needed.
- Provide crisis intervention, when necessary.
- Refer and link clients to appropriate programs.
- Provide ongoing supportive counseling and case management, when appropriate.
- Provide support specific to life skills, daily living skills, conflict resolution, crisis intervention and prevention, budgeting assistance, community integration and community building.
- Educate community agencies and institutions regarding mental health discharge planning services.
- In collaboration with institutional staff, develop relevant policies and procedures for the discharge planning services.
- Conduct case conferences/consultation with treatment providers, including physicians, other community organizations and other significant persons, as deemed appropriate.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with Institutional Social Workers, Probation Officers, Consulting Psychiatrists, Institutional Personnel, community agencies and schedule 1 hospitals.
- Respectfully advocate on behalf of clients.

**What you need to join our team**
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in relevant discipline (e.g., BSW, MSW, OT, RN)
- Being a registered and / or regulated health professional is an asset.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant case management experience is required in a community mental health setting.
- Some experience required working with clients in the Criminal Justice System.
- Working knowledge of the Forensic Mental Health System in Ontario, Criminal Justice System, and Recovery principles.
- Demonstrated ability to perform risk, need and psychosocial assessments.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a multi-task environment and to prioritize tasks in a manner that meets client needs and program objectives.
- Ability to communicate in both verbal and written form with professionals from a variety of disciplines (i.e. medical, legal)
- Knowledge of CRMS and OCAN is an asset.
- Training in ASIST, Non-Violent Cr

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