Community Outreach Worker - Dartmouth, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Verified Company

Dartmouth, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Req ID:178557**
Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location:
Central
Zone,
Nova Scotia Hospital

Department:

MHA Strat Alt Housing Bridge DGH**
Type of Employment:Temporary
Hourly FT long-assignment
(**100%
FTE) x **1
position(s)****Status: NSGEU
Healthcare** Position**
Posting Closing Date:16-May-24**Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada.

We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province.

Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions.

Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

About the Opportunity:

About You:

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

Bachelor of Social Work. Master of Social Work considered an asset.
Must be registered or eligible for registration with professional regulatory body.
Minimum one year post BSW clinical experience in Mental Health and Addictions required.
Screening and risk assessment skills, including suicide risk assessment.
This role requires a high degree of independent practice, excellent assessment skills, and the ability to implement an evidenced based plan of care.
Working knowledge of the DSM
Experience working with those who are unhoused, and other vulnerable populations considered an asset.
Experience in offering brief, supportive intervention strategies focusing on harm reduction and recovery where appropriate.
Ability to navigate and deescalate situations and offer crisis support.
Group facilitation skills are key to this role considered an asset.
Ability to use motivational interviewing skills and engage with clients/families.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in peerbased programming principles is considered an asset.
Demonstrated knowledge of community resources and program and community development methods considered an asset.
Demonstrated knowledge of recoveryoriented practice and client and family centered care
Knowledge of social determinants of health/social context and its importance to decision formulation
Knowledge and experience with a trauma informed care approach
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships.
Strong problemsolving skills.
Demonstrated ability to make sound and reliable clinical decisions.
Competencies in other languages an asset

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours:

Temporary fulltime position; 100% FTE; 75 hours biweekly
Approximately 1 year term

Compensation and Incentives:

$ $42.01 hourly

Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile.

Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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