Job Description

Your Opportunity:Are you looking to make a positive impact in the lives of adolescents and families challenged with substance use, mental health, and/or psychosocial issues? This is the perfect opportunity for an innovative, creative child and youth care professional to contribute to a new service! The Children, Youth & Families (CYF) portfolio within Addiction and Mental Health is leading the way in creating a new program to help meet the needs of adolescents and families experiencing significant distress. In partnership with Children\'s Services and Family Supports for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) leaders, we are collaborating to open a 6 bed, community-based, transitional supportive housing program that will work with families, youth and community partners to reduce time in the emergency room, improve safe and supported transitions back to parents or an alternate home environment, and address the existing gaps families experience when trying to navigate care. As a Client Care Assistant, you will provide supportive care to youth residing in the facility. Focusing on engagement and rapport, you will assist the service delivery team in monitoring and supporting youth in their daily activities. Additionally, you will actively participate in recreational activities, participate in intakes and discharges, and provide your input into case management conferences. Additional duties include supported self-administered medication, assistance with family visits, preparing meals, performing bed checks in the evenings and overnights, preparing bedrooms for admissions, and minor laundry and housekeeping duties. The demonstrated ability to engage with youth in a respectful, empathetic, and genuine approach is vital to success, and an investment and commitment to working collaboratively with families and other stakeholders is a must.Description:As a Client Care Assistant, you will work as a team member with all staff assisting in the provision of supportive care to clients with addictions. Your primary duties include providing supportive care to clients, ensuring a safe and secure facility, responding to client requests, communicating effectively with other staff and contributing to a therapeutic environment through interaction with clients. As part of an interprofessional team, you will contribute to the delivery of residential services to persons with an addiction promoting client respect, autonomy, health and improved quality of life. You will support clients to participate in activities of daily living, recreational and social activities, and educational and employment activities. You will also work collaboratively with other health and service providers to maintain a safe and supportive environment.

• Classification: Client Care Assistant
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Youth Transitional Supportive Housing Program
• Primary Location: Youth Residential Add Srvs Edm
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.60
• Posting End Date: 01-APR-2024
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 15-APR-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 36
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $23.74
• Maximum Salary: $27.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:Completion of Grade 12. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications:Nonviolent Crisis Intervention. Suicide Prevention. Minimum of two years experience working with youth in a group care environment. Computer literacy and proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite. Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor\'s Degree in the Health Sciences. Training and experience with Connect Care. Experience working within Children\'s Services and/or Family Supports for Children with Disability (FSCD) programs. Experience within addiction and/or mental health settings.Please 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.

Alberta Health Services