Community Health Worker

4 weeks ago

Antigonish County, Canada Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health Full time
About the Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled Community Outreach Worker to join our team at Nova Scotia Health. As a key member of our Mental Health and Addictions team, you will provide a range of clinical services to adults and their families affected by mental illness and/or substance use or gambling disorder.

The successful candidate will work in both clinic and community settings, providing screening, assessment, brief intervention, case management/navigation, individual and group treatment. You will play a key role in navigation, advocacy, and the coordination of resources and services within Mental Health and Addictions and the community.

We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in social work, preferably with experience in mental health and addictions. You will need to be knowledgeable about principles of harm reduction, community development, and psychosocial rehabilitation. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships.

About You

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Social Work
  • Registered or eligible for registration with a professional regulatory body
  • One year post BSW clinical experience in Mental Health and Addictions
  • Screening and risk assessment skills, including suicide risk assessment
  • Ability to implement an evidenced-based plan of care
  • Working knowledge of the DSM
  • Experience in offering brief, supportive intervention strategies focusing on harm reduction and recovery
  • Ability to navigate and de-escalate situations and offer crisis support
  • Group facilitation skills
  • Ability to use motivational interviewing skills and engage with clients/families
  • Demonstrated knowledge of community resources and program and community development methods
  • Demonstrated knowledge of recovery-oriented practice and client and family-centered care
  • Knowledge of social determinants of health/social context and its importance to decision formulation
  • Knowledge and experience with a trauma-informed care approach
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated ability to make sound and reliable clinical decisions
Hours
  • Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
  • Approximately 8 months
  • Dates approximate and subject to change
Compensation and Incentives

$33.27-$42.01 hourly

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