Mental Health and Addictions Support Worker, Red Fish Salmonberry Unit

4 weeks ago

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada PHSA Full time

Mental Health and Addictions Support Work



This role is with BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS), part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). Our team cares for people with complex mental health and substance use challenges.



Responsibilities




  • Monitor clients in accordance with treatment objectives; observe behaviors and symptoms and document observations in accordance with standard procedures. Recognize anticipated/unanticipated client responses to the recovery process; provide verbal reports on changes in client's appearance, behavior, and/or health.
  • Participate in the admission, case planning, and discharge process for clients by conducting interviews with clients and family members to identify client needs, gather relevant history and documentation, and attend client case meetings. Develop individual care plans by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
  • Establish rapport with clients based on respect; provide emotional support and supportive counseling, assist clients with problem-solving daily matters/issues of living, managing behaviors and self-care/personal hygiene, etc. Recommend/discuss changes to treatment goals with Counsellors.
  • Assist clients with daily living activities, including time management, organization, and interpersonal communication. Escort clients to medical, dental, and social appointments, acting as a role model to facilitate appropriate social behaviors. Participate in activities to support skill development and addictions recovery.
  • Participate in case planning; interview clients to identify problems/needs, assist with collecting relevant records, document client's progress. Coordinate services with medical professionals and use of community services/resources; act as an advocate for clients, provide information on community services.


Requirements




  • Diploma from a recognized Social Services Support Worker educational program.
  • Two (2) years' recent, related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Valid driver's license. Local area travel requires the use of a personal vehicle.


Knowledge and Skills




  • Knowledge of the principles of recovery in mental illness.
  • Knowledge of community, social, and health resources.
  • Knowledge of substance misuse and of problems encountered by chemically dependent individuals; basic understanding of behavior management.
  • Knowledge of mental health issues and treatment.
  • Ability to demonstrate and assist clients with development of health life skills.
  • Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients.
  • Ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.
  • Commitment to upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents – including Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study – and how they intersect across the health care system.
  • Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
  • Knowledge of social, economic, political, and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism, and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

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