Job Description

Your Opportunity:As part of an interdisciplinary team, the incumbent will deliver community-based services to persons with a severe and persistent mental illness utilizing psychosocial rehabilitation principals and promoting client respect, autonomy, health, and improved quality of life. Duties include carrying out the client focused recovery plan, which supports the client in participating in activities of daily living, recreation and social activities, transporting clients to appointments and working with common resources and agencies to coordinate services for clients. Responsibilities involve working in interprofessional teams and collaborating with other mental health and AHS service providers as well as working in partnership with and providing consultation and education to a number of community agencies and professionals. Duties include travel. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor. The Addiction & Mental Health Recovery Worker will be assigned to work with the Lac La Biche Travel Team. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.Description:As an Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will contribute to the delivery of community based services to persons with a chronic addiction and/or severe and persistent mental illness using psychosocial rehabilitation principles, promoting client respect, autonomy, health and improved quality of life. Your duties will include carrying out assigned tasks in a client focused recovery plan which includes support to participate in activities of daily living, recreational and social activities, and educational and employment activities. You will work collaboratively with other health and service providers. In this position, you will work under the direction of a regulated health provider.

• Recovery Alberta: Y
• Classification: Addic & Mental Hlth Recov Wrk
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Mental Health & Addictions
• Primary Location: Lac La Biche Comm/Mental Hlth
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 18-NOV-2024
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 16-DEC-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $24.92
• Maximum Salary: $27.46
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent. Additional Required Qualifications:As required. Preferred Qualifications:2 years\' experience in Mental Health and Addictions. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, First Aid, CPR, Crisis Intervention, Connect Care training. has context menuPlease note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.Security Screening:A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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