Night Residential Worker - Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa Salus

Ottawa Salus
Ottawa Salus
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Job Title:
Night Residential Worker (Bilingual)


Job Type:
(1) Permanent full-time unionized position

(35 hrs/ week:

rotating schedule of seven 10-hour shifts arranged over two-weeks)


Hours:10:30pm - 8:30am, other hours as required by the Manager


Language Requirement:

Bilingual (English & French)


Date of Posting:
August 2, 2023


Date of Closing:
September 8, 2023


Start date:
As soon as possible


Reports to:
Program Manager


Job Summary:

The Night Residential Worker is responsible for covering overnight shifts in the
Grove program.

The worker is expected to remain awake during shifts and the responsibilities include providing supportive counselling, crisis intervention and assisting clients with basic life skills as required.


Qualifications:


  • Two years of experience working in the mental health field.
  • One year of experience working in a residential setting.
  • Training in CPR, CPI, ASIST, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Concurrent Disorders, ASL and LSQ is an asset.

Duties Summary:


  • Provide supportive counseling and/or crisis intervention to clients/tenants.
  • Provide individual support and teaching or assisting with life skills, such as cleaning, cooking, personal and sleep hygiene as needed.
  • Provide group support when needed.
  • Provide oncall coverage for offsite clients
  • Complete documentation as required in logbook, client files, incident reports, etc.
  • Other duties may be assigned by the Program Manager.

Suitability:


  • Displays a professional approach and commitment to work.
  • Demonstrates sound judgment and common sense in decisionmaking.
  • Demonstrates an ability to work in a team as well as an ability to take independent action and initiative.
  • Demonstrates initiative, creativity and flexibility.
  • Manages stress related to the work environment.

Knowledge:


  • Demonstrates specific knowledge of health issues and of social problems associated with the impact of mental illness.
  • Demonstrates knowledge about natural sleep cycles, impact of caffeine, exercise etc. on sleep patterns.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of mediation, conflict resolution and problem solving.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the forensic system.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of concurrent disorders.
  • Demonstrates understanding of: Crisis intervention and prevention & Suicide prevention and intervention.

Skills, Ability to:


  • Establish supportive relationships with individuals and groups.
  • Relate to clients using a strengths based, clientcentered approach.
  • Establish a supportive and respectful group living environment.
  • Provide support through mediation, conflict resolution, and problem solving and crisis intervention.
  • Teach techniques to establish good sleep habits.
  • Set firm, reasonable boundaries and limits.

Pre Hiring Requirements:


  • Academic certificates
  • Criminal reference check (Vulnerable Sector Screening)
  • Eligibility to work in Canada

Language Requirement:

Full proficiency in English and French is required for this position.


Salary:

As per the collective agreement ($ $23.80 per hour)


Why Work at Ottawa Salus?


Salus has a proven record of accomplishment of supporting clients and tenants with serious and persistent mental illness in the Ottawa area.

The value of the work we provide to our clients and tenants is changing lives. The pride felt by our staff makes working here a fulfilling experience.

We offer all these and many more including:

  • generous Health benefits and pension plan (HOOPP)
- compressed work week
- paid vacation days
- a friendly team who create a great work environment


Application instructions:

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Titre du poste:
Travailleur résidentiel de nuit (bilingue)


Type d'emploi :
(1) Poste syndiqué permanent à temps plein.

(35 heures / semaine :

sept quarts de travail de 10 heures répartis sur deux semaines)


Heures :22h30 - 8h30, autres heures tel que requis par le gestionnaire


Exigences linguistiques :
Bilingue (anglais et Français)


Date d'affichage :2 Août 2023


Date de clôture: 8 Septembre 2023


Date de début :
Dès que possible


Relève de :
Gestionnaire de Programme


Résumé du poste:

Le travailleur résidentiel de nuit est responsable de couvrir les quarts de travail dans le
cadre du programme Grove.

On s'attend à ce que le travailleur reste éveillé pendant les quarts de travail et ses responsabilités comprennent la prestation de conseils de soutien, l'intervention en cas de crise et l'aide aux clients en leur acquérant des aptitudes de base à la vie quotidienne, au besoin.


Qualifications:


  • Deux ans d'expérience dans le domaine de la santé mentale.
  • Une année d'expérience de travail en milieu résidentiel.
  • Une formation en RCR, IPC, TSIA, réadaptation psychiatrique, troubles concomitants, ASL et LSQ
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