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We are seeking a skilled Community Outreach Worker to join our team at Nova Scotia Health. As a Community Outreach Worker, you will provide a range of clinical services to adults and their families affected by mental illness and/or substance use or gambling disorder.
You will work in both clinic and community settings, providing screening, assessment, brief intervention, case management/navigation, individual and group treatment. This role requires a high degree of independent practice, excellent assessment skills, and the ability to implement an evidence-based plan of care.
The successful candidate will serve as a resource to colleagues, clients, and family members, creating and enriching linkages with organizations and agencies within the community.
About YouWe are looking for a candidate with a Bachelor of Social Work degree, registered or eligible for registration with a professional regulatory body. You must have one year of post-BSW clinical experience in Mental Health and Addictions.
You will need to possess screening and risk assessment skills, including suicide risk assessment, and have experience in offering brief, supportive intervention strategies focusing on harm reduction and recovery.
Additionally, you will require the ability to navigate and de-escalate situations, offer crisis support, and have group facilitation skills. You must also be able to use motivational interviewing skills and engage with clients/families.
We value a trauma-informed care approach and require knowledge of social determinants of health/social context and its importance to decision formulation. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships.
Hours- Full-time Long Assignment; 75 hours biweekly
- Approximately 1 year term. Dates are subject to change
$33.27 - $42.01 hourly
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