Lpn (Casual)

4 days ago

Red Deer, Canada Safe Harbour Society Full time

**Full-Time & Casual LPN for Social Diversion Team**

**Job Purpose**:
As part of the Social Diversion Team, workers will respond to calls to assist individuals, many of whom are homeless or marginally housed, who are in a crisis, often related to intoxication or mental health concerns. Workers must assess situations, identify required needs, and transport individuals to appropriate services.

The key function of this position is to provide support to clients referred by the public or emergency services to the Social Diversion Team. Workers will assist through interventions to divert inappropriate use of medical and police services and support individuals to make appropriate service connections.

The Safe Harbour Social Diversion Team will be part of a partnership involving Red Deer Non Emergency, AHS Street Connect, partnering agencies and will work closely with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Police services. Collaboration is a key component of this position.

**KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Individuals must have the ability to function in high-pressure situations and respond quickly to individuals in crisis
- Conduct risk and needs assessments and safety planning to reduce potential threats and retaliation
- Provide on call crisis intervention by minimizing the harm to the individual and others, and assisting the individual to connect to appropriate supports
- Make appropriate supported referrals to housing, health and community services and provide advocacy support services with individuals
- Operate the Social Diversion Van to provide safe and timely transportation for individuals that may be experiencing crisis
- Follow up and coordinate with other service providers to ensure clients are referred to appropriate supports
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with program partners and other community agencies

**Qualifications**:
**Education: LPN**Degree or Diploma.

**Skills, Abilities and Attitudes**:

- Able to solve problems for clients quickly, creatively and ethically
- Able to work in a respectful and client-centered manner
- Understand how to employ de-escalation techniques
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Works with initiative, commitment and enthusiasm; physically fit
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint)
- Familiar with entering data into databases, such as the Efforts to Outcomes system
- Able to plan and make decisions in a timely, organized and appropriate manner

**Experience and other requirements**:

- At least two years’ experience delivering community-based services
- Knowledge of evidence-based practices, motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques
- Experience networking with a range of partners and stakeholders
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of poverty-related issues, trends and services, particularly within, but not limited to the urban Indigenous population
- Must have a valid class 5 license, and clean driver’s abstract
- Successful applicants are required to submit a clear criminal record and vulnerable sector check

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $22.00-$26.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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