Community Mental Health Worker

1 week ago

Vancouver, Canada Coast Mental Health Full time

Community Mental Health Worker (Ongoing Hiring)

Job Category: Front-Line Outreach & Mental Health Workers

Requisition Number: COMMU003452

- Posted: February 1, 2024
- Part-Time
- Rate: $31.56 CAD per hour

Locations

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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 programs including leisure activities, cooking, housekeeping, and maintenance tasks by engaging clients in daily life skills activities.
- Provides community-based Psycho social rehabilitation services by identifying and supporting clients in accessing and developing links into community programs and services.
- Teaches and models life skills and strategies necessary for self-care, independent living, and interaction with outside social agencies.
- Applies a range of 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 to identify and gain access to formal and informal community supports such as leisure, vocational, and educational services through active community integration; providing community services resources.
- 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, where appropriate, family, friends, and community resources.
- Ensures all requirements of the QWIK process and administrative tasks are completed within 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 or other qualifications determined to be reasonable and relevant to the level of work.
- 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.
- Covid-19 Vaccination Status (fully vaccinated).
- Medical clearance.

Knowledge and Abilities

- Knowledge of housing issues and local community resources.
- Firm understanding of harm reduction approach and its implementation in a community-based setting.
- Demonstrated ability in crisis de-escalation skills applied in a team setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work with individuals who are marginalized, underserved, and who may be at risk of homelessness or homeless.
- Demonstrated ability working with individuals living with substance misuse issues and/or an 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 work with clients living with mental illness.
- A good understanding of the issues related to meeting basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter.
- Ability to work effectively independently and in cooperation with others.
- 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 and operates a large array of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for people with a 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 wide 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 a 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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