Mental Health Support Worker

4 days ago

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Coast Mental Health Full time
Job Summary

Coast Mental Health is seeking a skilled Community Mental Health Worker to join our team. As a Community Mental Health Worker, you will play a vital role in delivering housing and support services to individuals with mental illness, enabling them to maintain and exit supported, independent living.

Key Responsibilities
  • Implement programs, including leisure activities, cooking, housekeeping, and maintenance tasks, to engage clients in daily life skills activities.
  • Provide community-based psycho-social rehabilitation services by identifying and supporting clients in accessing community programs and services.
  • Teach and model life skills and strategies necessary for self-care, independent living, and interaction with outside social agencies.
  • Apply effective communication strategies, such as role modeling, to establish a collaborative rapport with clients.
  • Support clients in building self-esteem and decision-making skills through role modeling and other techniques.
  • Assist clients in accessing formal and informal community supports, such as leisure, vocational, and educational services.
  • Observe and record clients' physical and mental health status and take necessary action.
  • Advocate for clients to maintain their rights and dignity.
  • Work collaboratively with clients, peers, supervisors, other agencies, and relatives.
  • Develop individualized life skills programs with clients, involving family, friends, and community resources, as needed.
  • Ensure all requirements of the QWIK process and administrative tasks are completed within allocated timeframes.
  • Use formal and informal assessment practices to develop individual plans identifying clients' areas of interest and need.
  • Distribute medications safely in accordance with medication policies and procedures.
  • Ensure the implementation of program maintenance, housekeeping, and cooking tasks.
  • Report and address health and safety issues as they arise.
  • Perform administrative tasks, as assigned.
  • Maintain records as required.
Requirements
  • Diploma in Community Social Service or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Recent, related experience of two years.
  • Ability to provide/obtain required certifications, including First Aid + CPR, WHMIS, and FoodSafe, and Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Clearance, TB Clearance, and Immunization Records, including Covid-19 Vaccination Status.
About Coast Mental Health

Coast Mental Health is a leading mental health non-profit society in Canada, operating a wide range of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for individuals with mental illness. We foster a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth, and a return to society for individuals with mental illness.

We believe in the person, not the disease, and operate client-centered care under the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation. We strive to be the best that we can be and hold Exemplary Status accreditation through Accreditation Canada. We have won numerous awards for our innovative programming and care about our employees, living our values and culture throughout the organization.

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