Victoria Frontline Mental Health Support Worker - PHS Community Services Society

PHS Community Services Society

Verified Company

Victoria, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

PHS Community Services Society (PHS) is hiring a Mental Health Workers

SOCIETY PHILOSOPHY
PHS Community Services Society provides housing, harm reduction, health promotion and health care to vulnerable communities.

Our supportive housing and low barrier programs provide refuge, services and advocacy for those who are homeless or poorly served elsewhere due to their physical health, mental health, behaviour, substance use, or involvement with the criminal justice system.

Our work is grounded in honouring self-determination and providing as much choice of therapeutic treatments as possible within a trauma-informed continuum of care.

We foster an environment which accepts and looks to the good in each member. PHS is a renowned innovator and a leader in harm reduction and health care for marginalized communities. PHS Housing actively seeks to find an alternative to eviction in every situation.

Responsibilities for the role include (but are not limited to):

Providing harm reduction, support, housing services, and advocacy for our residents and others who are under-served in our community.
Safety and security measures
General cleaning duties for the project or program
Crisis intervention/deescalation

Education and experience required:

Current First Aid and CPR certification is required.
Experience working with marginalized populations an asset.
Must bring a nonjudgmental, compassionate and antioppressive, harm reduction approach.
Class 5 Driver's License is a preferred asset.
All employees of PHS must consent to a criminal record check

An equal combination of education, training and experience is acceptable.

Valued Benefits:

Working at PHS will offer you the opportunity to thrive in a fast growing and exciting organization, committed to providing housing, service, and advocacy to all in need;
we offer on-the-job paid training.

Starting Wage - $26.42/hour - additional weekend and overnight premiums applied to eligible shifts. Flexible scheduling, variety of available shifts. On-site paid training, opportunities for growth.

To comply with current Public Health Orders, certain projects require employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have an approved medical exemption.

Proof of vaccination status will be required for successful applicants.

What PHS'ers are saying
- _"We're not coming in to save people, we're supporting them. You remove yourself from the experience, which is a difficult thing to do. Above all we provide consistency. People come to us with questions, or if someone is in distress and asks for help. We're here for when they need us."