Mental Health Support Worker
6 months ago
Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:
- Corrections
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Volunteer coordination
- Crime prevention
- Services for the homeless
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
**Work setting**:
- Social service or charity agency
- Correctional facility
**Tasks**:
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Implement life skills workshops
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Assist offenders in pre-release and release planning
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Establish registry of special needs support workers
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
**Target audience**:
- Aboriginal groups
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Street population
- Young offenders
**Security and safety**:
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
**Weight handling**:
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
- Interpersonal awareness
- Values and ethics
**Screening questions**:
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
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