Mental Health Social Worker

1 week ago

Calgary, Alberta, Canada The Alex Full time

About the Role:

The Alex is seeking a skilled Mental Health Social Worker to join our Pathways to Housing team. As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will work closely with participants who are experiencing significant substance use and mental health issues. Your primary responsibility will be to provide culturally sensitive services, adhering to the ACT Model, Harm Reduction, Housing First, and Trauma-Informed Care principles.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide assertive outreach to individuals with severe mental health and addiction issues
  • Support participants with acute mental health and substance use disorders
  • Connect participants to community services and assist with referrals
  • Teach and support daily living skills (e.g., cooking, budgeting)
  • Identify and mitigate eviction risks, assist with unit inspections
  • Provide transportation support and help with daily living activities
  • Advocate for participants' rights and assist with rent and arrears
  • Support medication management and demonstrate strong crisis support skills
  • Be flexible and innovative in service delivery
  • Assist with needs like housing, employment, and community integration

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Addictions Counselling, Community Rehabilitation, or related field
  • Eligible for Alberta professional registration (e.g., Alberta College of Social Workers)
  • Minimum two years' experience in a social service setting
  • Experience with vulnerable populations with mental health and substance use issues
  • Knowledge of local resources and Housing First, Harm Reduction models
  • Comfort with community-based individual meetings
  • Knowledge of evidence-based interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing, de-escalation)
  • Strong communication, organization, advocacy, and rapport-building skills
  • Class 5 non-GDL driver's license, personal vehicle, clean driving record, $2 million liability insurance
  • Standard First Aid – Level C CPR & AED within 30 days of hire, valid for at least 6 months
  • Satisfactory vulnerable sector criminal record clearance
  • Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

Work Environment and Hours:

  • Location: predominately outreach
  • Standard hours 8:30 – 4:30, Monday to Friday, some flexibility in schedule available
  • Mandatory On-Call Rotation
  • Continuous extended periods of sitting, standing, and walking (sometimes up or down stairwells)
  • Frequent driving as part of work duties
  • Occasional physical action requiring the ability to bend/crouch, reach above shoulder height, kneel/crawl, and carry objects (up to and over 20Ibs.) throughout shift
  • Frequent time outside in all weather conditions

Benefits:

The Alex offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • 3-weeks' vacation
  • Medical and Dental Coverage
  • Health / Wellness Spending Accounts
  • RRSP and/or Student Loan Repayment Program (up to 5% match)
  • Personal Days
  • Floating Holiday
  • Sick/Wellness Days
  • Employee Family Assistance Plan (EFAP)
  • Professional Development

About The Alex:

The Alex is a beacon of hope for Calgary's most vulnerable citizens, offering wrap-around health care, housing, social, and wellness programs. With a patient and client-centered approach, we envision a community where every individual is valued and empowered to thrive. Our mission is to improve quality of life through accessible and integrated health, housing, and social services. With five decades of experience, we have earned a reputation for tackling tough health and social issues, guiding individuals on their journey from crisis to wellness, and from challenge to change.

Program Overview:

Pathways to Housing is an evidence-based Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program guided by Housing First and Harm Reduction principles. Pathways to Housing supports participants with a primary psychotic illness (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and bipolar II disorder with psychotic features), a history of chronic homelessness, and a capacity for independent living in scattered site housing. Our interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, mental health therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, recreation therapists, housing, and administrative staff, collaborate to support program participants to achieve stable housing, pursue greater overall health and wellness, reintegrate into community, and to move towards recovery.

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