Remote Addiction and Mental Health Worker, Reach Out
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Addiction and Mental Health Worker, Reach Out
Direct Service - (OPSEU)
Part-time, Contract (End date March 31, 2027)
London, Ontario (London Zone)
- Application Deadline: July 20, 2025 -
We believe that the path to success involves bringing others with you.
As a member of our Reach Out/988 team, you’ll support individuals through phone, text and webchat who are struggling with their mental health and/or addictions to feel the same sense of belonging, connection and safety that everyone in our community deserves. 9-8-8 is Canada’s first nation-wide support specifically for suicide prevention and emotional distress. This new service will be available 24/7/365 and accessible to everyone from coast to coast to coast. Our Reach Out/988 team is dedicated to meeting every connection with empathy, acceptance and radical genuineness.
Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check completed in the last six months. Interested applicants who reside in the City of London and are in need of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) are encouraged to apply for one as soon as possible as PVSCs in the City of London are currently taking approximately 3 weeks to be processed and offers of employment cannot be made without receipt of a PVSC.
Consider revitalizing your career and making a difference in your community by joining our team
WHAT WE'RE OFFERING:
- What you'll be making - Starting rate for this role is $27.14 per hour (Level 1 – Direct Service), with a wage differential, based on regulation ($30.01 per hour for Level 1 – Direct Service, Regulated):
- Successful candidates who are registered with one of the designated professional colleges (e.g. OCSWSSW, CNO, COTO, CRPO, CPSO, or CPO) will receive the wage differential for regulation
- Successful external applicants will start at Level 1, with grid progression based on seniority up to Level 8 ($34.41 per hour for non-regulated, and $37.26 per hour for regulated)
- For internal applicants, grid level placement will occur as per the Collective Agreement
- When you'll work – 17.5 hours per bi-weekly period, to be scheduled every other weekend
- Your pension plan – Eligible for immediate enrolment in in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)