Mental Health Worker - Brantford, Canada - Canadian Mental Health Association, Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Branch
3 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Casual
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 1 to 24 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other nonuniversity certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work site environment:
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Socioeconomic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
Work setting:
- Group home
- Mental health institution, facility or clinic
- Social service or charity agency
Tasks:
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Administrative and office activities
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Implement life skills workshops
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Housekeeping activities
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and halfway houses
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Target audience:
- Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Persons with mental health disabilities
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information:
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
- Accurate
- Interpersonal awareness
- Values and ethics
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or oncall work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Financial benefits:
- As per collective agreement
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