Health Care Worker, Community Mental Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $31.56 - $33.28 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We are looking for a **Casual**Health Care Worker, Community Mental Health** to join our team in **Chilliwack, B.C.**

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

Detailed Overview: The Health Care Worker works closely with Case Managers to maintain clients' tenure in the community and supports the mental health residential facilities regarding their programs and works directly with clients regarding vocational, educational, social, recreational and rehabilitative goals. The Health Care Worker works collaboratively with other related professions with a focus on the social functioning of the client, progress towards care plan goals and appropriate linkage(s) with follow-up agencies and services. The Health Care Worker works independently but under supervision, and when necessary relates to the Coordinator for direction and to service providers as directed by the client's care plan. Responsibilities:

- Assists Case Managers in the case management of clients in the community or residential facilities by providing input into the clients' care plan.
- Implements therapeutic interventions to individual clients as defined by the clinical team and the care plan such as: facilitating the clients' attendance at rehabilitation, social and vocational training programs; supporting clients at interviews with human resources, commercial sources and community colleges; enabling clients to find therapeutic volunteer placements and by facilitating clients attendance at community recreational activities.
- Assists clients to access appropriate accommodations and take an active role to help resolve any landlord/tenancy disputes.
- Maintains regular contact with clients to ensure ongoing progress towards meeting the care plan goals, assists clients in developing life skills and functioning as independently as possible.
- Assists with the monitoring of clients' progress in the community by participating in community outreach (such as visiting club house, workplace and home) and report on client's progress or health status to the Case Manager or Coordinator.
- Provides input into the clinical record and assists in the maintenance of the clinical record.
- Assists the Case Manager and/or Clinical Coordinator in the administration and coordination of the Community Residential Program by monitoring the mental health residential facilities' compliance with the CRP manual standards, Psychosocial Rehabilitative (PSR) approach and reporting findings.
- Works with the mental health residential facilities staff to ensure programs in the homes are meeting clients' needs; works with mental health residential facilities staff to ensure they are promoting the development of life skills with individuals.
- Maintains regular contact with community and rehabilitation services providers as required, to assist them with the needs of the clients.
- Maintains regular contact with local resources and reports relevant information to the clinical team.
- Assists the Clinical Coordinator and Case Managers to process administrative forms, statistical reports, quarterly reports and other related materials.
- Participates as part of the Mental Health Centre's multidisciplinary team in staff meetings and residential meetings as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications**:Education and Experience**
Grade twelve (12) plus a Social Services Worker Diploma plus two (2) years' recent related experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Valid Class V BC Driver's Licence and access to a personal vehicle for business related purposes..

**Skills and Abilities**
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability within the defined treatment plan to monitor and assess client functioning.
- Ability to liaise with various mental health professionals and service providers and form relationships with mental health clients that will facilitate the achievement of the defined treatment plan, and successfully terminate the relationship when appropriate and implement defined service coordination strategies.
- Ability to operate related equipment.