Community Health Worker
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a skilled Community Outreach Worker to join our team at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health. As a key member of our mental health and addiction services, 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 addiction services. 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.
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Social Work degree, be registered or eligible for registration with a professional regulatory body, and have at least one year of post-BSW clinical experience in mental health and addiction services. You will also need to have screening and risk assessment skills, including suicide risk assessment, and be able to implement an evidence-based plan of care.
We offer a competitive salary range of $33.27 - $42.01 hourly, as well as a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, we encourage you to apply.
About You- • Bachelor of Social Work
- • Must be registered or eligible for registration with professional regulatory body.
- • One year post BSW clinical experience in Mental Health and Addictions required
- • Screening and risk assessment skills, including suicide risk assessment
- • This role requires a high degree of independent practice, excellent assessment skills, and the 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
- Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
- Travel to various sites may be required
$33.27 - $42.01 hourly
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