Outreach Worker I - Calgary, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Your Opportunity:

SkyPointe II

Complex Mental Health Rehabilitation Program

is a unique new 32 bed unit within the Addiction and Mental Health Continuum of Care located in the community of Skyview in Calgary opening January 2023.

The AgeCare facility offers a woodworking shop, craft areas, library, group facilitation, computer lab, quiet rooms, and a fitness area to support the clients.

Its rewarding being part of supporting individuals maintaining their psychiatric stability while assisting them to build skills required to reintegrate into the community.

As the Outreach Worker you will work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, peace officers, as well as partnering agency staff members to provide care to clients both on site and in the community.

Your role is to support the clients to meet the goals on their individual treatment plans.

Tasks include supporting a client with their ADL's (activities of daily living) and IADL's (instrumental activities of daily living), participating in recreation, leisure, and therapy group/individual activities on site and in the community, supporting with bus training or driving clients to appointments.

May include driving clients, if necessary.

Description:

As an Outreach Worker, you will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, supporting clients to stabilize in their current environments as an extension of their clinical care service.

As an Outreach Worker, you will conduct outreach assessments, determine outreach service goals and develop outreach treatment plans in collaboration with clients and clinicians.

You will facilitate client connections with community and government supports and advocate for clients with these external service providers. You will focus on establishing housing, financial, food and clothing, transportation and social supports for clients.

You will be responsible for providing education and coaching support related to daily living skills and activities (attending appointments, money management, searching for jobs, grocery shopping, etc.), observing and reporting changes in the clients' behaviours, participation and ability to function independently to the interdisciplinary team.

You will evaluate client progress and functioning and make adjustments to the outreach treatment plan as required.

As a part of your role as an Outreach Worker, you may be required to provide outreach crisis stabilization support for clients, exercising various de-escalation techniques and linking clients with the appropriate supports (EMS, Police and Crisis Team, etc.).

You also may be required to enter clients' residences and assist clients to transfer in and out of vehicles, care facilities and residences.

Classification: Outreach Worker I
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: SkyPointe II
Complex Mental Health Rehabilitation Program
Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.

70

Posting End Date: 09-JAN-2023

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 19-JAN-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 14
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $26.03
Maximum Salary: $33.93
Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum 6 months within the past 2 years of experience working in mental health programs. Working knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation, recovery, harm reduction model and current Mental Health Legislation. Awareness of the DSM-5 with respect to mental health diagnosis, symptomatology, and interventions. Knowledge of relevant community resources and legislation. High degree of flexibility as well as the ability to work independently in an outreach capacity. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with complex populations including the ability to work with potentially aggressive clients. Knowledge of relevant community resources and legislation. High degree of flexibility as well as the ability to work independently in an outreach capacity.