Client Care Worker - Hamilton, Canada - Wesley
Description
Client Care Worker - Special Care Unit
Posting #:3765
Posting Date:11/24/2023
Posting Closing:12/01/2023 4:00 PM
Have you heard of us?
Wesley is a long-standing local non-profit and living wage organization.
We are passionate about our work advocating for harm reduction, housing, poverty eradication, and food security in Hamilton, Halton, and Brantford.
We're committed to diversity & inclusion and a healthy work-life balance. We would love for you to join our teamAre you the one we're looking for?
We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated
Client Care Worker who demonstrates our values of compassion, accountability, responsiveness, and empowerment; to our clients, families, and each other.
The
Client Care Worker works within a multi-disciplinary team, you will actively provide support and therapeutic services to individuals experiencing homelessness and living with acute alcohol dependency and related health and mental health issues.
This position is a
unionized, full-time, temporary position. The rate of pay is
$20.54 per hour. The contract end date is
August 24, 2024.
**Key Responsibilities: - Work effectively within a strengths-based client-centered approach to service delivery.
- Assist with program engagements, assessments, case planning, and appropriate referrals of clients to facilitate client movement through the program and connection to community resources.
- Administer medications and appropriately document distribution, according to the established guidelines of the program.
- Administer alcohol and appropriately document, according to the established guidelines of the program.
- Actively engage individual clients to assess their readiness, motivation, and confidence to move through change, and ensure residential stability and safety within the program.
- Participate in meal planning and preparation (menus) consistent with nutritional guidelines, maintenance of food supplies and all other program supplies including bottling of beer, making and purchasing of wine; within the social and recreational goals of a residential managed alcohol program of 15 or more residents.
- Document and input information, in individual client files and all program communication logs and information sheets, manually and in the Client Outcome Tracking System.
- Respond according to program protocols to emergency or crisis situations.
- When appropriate and required, interact with internal and external service providers.
- Attend and participate in all relevant staff meetings and training opportunities, as requested.
- Other duties as assigned.
What you will bring:
- Postsecondary degree/diploma in Social Services or relevant equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience, effectively working with marginalized populations experiencing homelessness and a demonstrated ability to form a rapport with target population.
- Experience providing clientcentered services within a multidisciplinary team of providers.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours, including but not limited to overnights.
- Non-Violent crisis Intervention
- First Aid/CPR certification.
- Must be able to pass a Vulnerable Sector Check.
- Eligibility for OCSW-SSW.
Invest in Yourself as we Invest in You Wesley offers
- A positive work culture that prioritizes all staff having an opportunity to contribute
- A supportive team that will empower you to achieve great milestones
- Fun and engaging organizational events such as our Staff Appreciation Event
- Professional development and training opportunities Employee Discounts
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