Oascot Outreach Worker

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OASCOT Outreach Worker

Calgary is a complex city filled with incredible opportunities and dynamic challenges for those who call it home.

For over 110 years, Carya has worked diligently to meet the evolving needs of Calgarians by providing members of our
community with the tools they need to be stronger, more connected, and more resilient.

Today we offer over 40 programs for individuals and families at all stages of life. From providing mental health support to
fostering multi-generational wellness and strong families - Carya’s dedicated team of professionals plays an essential role
in ensuring a vibrant and healthy future for all Calgarians.

About the Role

Calgary, AB Full-Time (37.5 hrs / week) Salary: $49,500 - $60,500

The Older Adult Crisis Stabilization Outreach Team (OASCOT) Outreach Worker plays a crucial role in supporting
Calgary’s Crisis Response System by aiming to provide wrap around supports to Older Adults aged 55+ who have been
identified with an elevated level of risk and requiring supports to reduce involvement with Calgary Police Service or
mobile crisis teams. In partnership with Calgary Police Service, Alberta Health Services, and other community partners,
the OASCOT Outreach Worker’s primary role is to assist older adults in accessing services and resources to improve
their circumstances, economic self-sufficiency and increase the ability for them to age well in the community.

OASCOT Outreach Workers support older adults in many ways, including assessing needs, making supported referrals
to mental health and addiction supports, navigating resources and systems, and strengthening participant connections
in the community. The focus of the program is to assist older adults in connecting to non-medical supports and other
social determinants of health that contribute to well-being and healthy aging and to work collaboratively with other
systems such as health and justice to reduce police involvement and/or mobile crisis responses.

Who You Are
- A proactive self-starter who likes to get creative and support on diverse deliverables.
- An organized and critical thinker who can visualize organizational goals and progress towards them.
- A creative collaborator who values professional relationships, belonging, kindness and diverse perspectives.

What You’ll Do
- Perform advanced assessments in collaboration with the participant to determine participant needs, stabilization

priorities and goals.
- Develop a comprehensive and client centered service plan and engage with a variety of supports in the

community to achieve service goals.
- Prioritize and achieve short and longer-range goals with the participant.
- Advocate for the needs of the participant within complex resource systems
- Compassionately work with participants to navigate mental health and addiction complexities and connect to
- appropriate resources.- Implement program initiatives and changes to ensure that service delivery is effective and program outcomes are
- achieved.- With a focus on the social determinants of health, use a client centered approach and empower participants by
- connecting with community supports to meet their individual needs.- Attend appointments and other activities with the participant throughout Calgary and the participant’s
- community.- Complete regular visits with the client in homes, community settings and/or transitional units to support
- participants in performing the tasks required to stabilize needs and build resiliencies.- up as needed.- Collaborate with other professionals including health, justice and community services that are part of the

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- participant’s care team to assist participants in improving health, wellness, and recovery.- Conduct presentations as required to promote the program.
- Maintain accurate, and current, participant records and reporting as identified in program and agency guidelines,
- procedures, and policies.- Attend weekly Action Table Calgary meetings and support assigned cases as identified.
- Complete evaluation activities related to participant activities including all forms and surveys and enter the data as
- per guidelines.- Support program and funder reporting as assigned.
- Work collaboratively with project partners and represent Carya in a professional and competent manner.
- Participate in and complete all mandatory training and other professional development activities as assigned.
- Attend and participate in agency team meetings, communities of practice and other events as required.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures in relation to health and safety, working alone,

customer service, data protection and confidentiality.

This task list is not intended to be exhaustive, and other tasks may be identified from time to time as being required to
ensure Carya’s standards for case management are met.

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