Mental Health and Substance Use Worker | Youth Expansion
4 days ago
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
- Career Growth
- Employer paid training/education
- Employer paid vacation (per collective agreement)
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended Health & Dental coverage
- Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
- Balanced lifestyle
The ideal candidate must hold a valid Class 5 Driver’s License and will work with youth aged 12 to 24 who are at risk of or experiencing substance use challenges. These youth may face barriers to accessing care, such as homelessness, chronic health conditions, stigma, or fear of judgment.
We are looking for is a highly skilled and compassionate MHSU Worker as this role emphasizes meeting clients where they are, providing low-barrier support, and adhering to harm-reduction principles. The successful candidate will build trusting relationships, engage youth in care, and connect them with appropriate treatment and support services when needed.
What Will You Work On?
Youth Substance Use Outreach focuses on increasing youth engagement with healthcare services and facilitating access to other Youth Substance Use programs. This service is designed for youth who may not require intensive case management but still benefit from connection and support.
As part of Community-Based Services, this role involves reaching out to at-risk youth, identifying substance use concerns, and linking them to treatment and support systems. Outreach activities may include direct engagement in schools, institutions (in-reach), or on the streets, using a combination of face-to-face and telephone outreach.
The Substance Use Worker functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) health care team and as a member of a specific MHSU multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to ensure that persons experiencing substance use problems/disorders or concurrent substance use and mental health problems have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services.
The Substance Use Worker provides assessment, treatment, service coordination, and as required, urgent response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life. The Substance Use Worker functions as a primary clinician utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families.
Scheduling Information
Shift times are from 08:30 to 16:30 hours and days of work are Tuesday to Thursday.
How Will You Create Impact?
Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.
How Will We Help You Grow?
We provide you with an orientation customized to meet your needs, and immediate support and access from excellent colleagues. You will have access to work in an interdisciplinary environment where patients are at the centre of care.
An abundance of opportunity Grow your career with Interior Health and take advantage of the work life balance that living in the Interior of British Columbia provides.
Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you
We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills and a work environment that supports and promotes psychological health & safety for all. We offer the opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.
Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s top 100 employers Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Join our team today
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