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Community Mental Health Worker
4 weeks ago
Job Category: Front-Line Outreach & Mental Health Workers
Requisition Number: COMMU003750
Posted: October 24, 2024
Full-Time
Rate: $31.56 CAD per hour
Locations
Showing 1 location
Salary Range: 31.56 - $33.28
Schedule: 3pm to 11pm - Tuesday to Saturday
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Department Manager, the Community Mental Health Worker is responsible for the delivery of housing and support services, enabling clients to enter, maintain, and exit (where appropriate) supported, independent living.
Typical Duties:
- Ensures the implementation of the programs including leisure activities, cooking, housekeeping, and maintenance tasks by engaging the clients in daily life skills activities.
- Provides community-based psychosocial rehabilitation services by identifying and supporting clients in accessing and developing links to community programs and services.
- Teaches and models life skills and strategies necessary for self-care, independent living, and interaction with outside social agencies.
- Applies effective communication strategies such as role modeling to establish a collaborative rapport with clients.
- Provides the support and information necessary to help clients build self-esteem and develop decision-making skills through role modeling and other techniques.
- Assists clients in identifying and gaining access to formal and informal community supports such as leisure, vocational, and educational services through active community integration.
- Observes and records the physical and mental health status of clients and takes necessary action.
- Advocates for and with clients to encourage them to maintain their rights and dignity.
- Works with clients, peers, supervisors, other agencies, and relatives in a cooperative and professional manner.
- Develops individualized life skills programs with clients involving family, friends, and community resources where appropriate.
- Ensures all requirements of the QWIK process and administrative tasks are completed within the allocated timeframes.
- Uses formal and informal assessment practices such as interviews to develop individual plans identifying the client's areas of interest and need.
- Distributes medications safely in accordance with medication policies and procedures.
- Reports and addresses health and safety issues/concerns as they arise.
- Performs administrative tasks as assigned.
- Maintains records as required.
- Fulfills any other functions/duties that may develop in conjunction with the above.
- May be asked to direct students and volunteers.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Diploma in Community Social Service or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Recent, related experience of two years.
- Ability to provide/obtain the following upon hire:
- Certificates in First Aid + CPR, WHMIS, and FoodSafe
- Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Clearance
- TB Clearance
- Immunization Records
- Medical clearance
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge of housing issues and local community resources.
- Firm understanding of harm reduction approaches and their implementation in a community-based setting.
- Demonstrated ability in crisis de-escalation skills applied in a team setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work with marginalized and underserved individuals who may be at risk of homelessness or are homeless.
- Demonstrated ability to work with individuals living with substance misuse issues and/or untreated mental illness.
- Understanding of a trauma-informed approach.
- Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation practices.
- Knowledge of program policies and procedures.
- Knowledge and proficiency in relevant software.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups.
- Some knowledge of the criminal justice system.
About Coast
Coast Mental Health (Coast) is one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada, operating a wide array of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for people with mental illness living in and around Vancouver. Coast operates in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, providing approximately 1000 people with supportive housing and 4000 clients living in the community with a variety of programs and services.
Coast fosters a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth, and a return to society for individuals with mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services.
Why Coast
- We believe in the person, not the disease.
- We operate client-centered care under the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.
- There is a variety of work within a particular position and within the organization.
- We strive to be the best that we can be.
- We hold Exemplary Status accreditation through Accreditation Canada.
- We have won numerous awards for our innovative programming.
- We care about our employees and believe in living our values and culture throughout the organization.
***Employees of Coast must apply within seven days of the posting date with their internal account (Coast email address registered) to be considered as an internal applicant. Current Coast employees who apply to this posting using external accounts or after the 7-day deadline will be considered as external candidates. Seniority will not apply.***
Coast Mental Health is committed to creating a culture of diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability.
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