Job Description

Your Opportunity:
We're looking for dedicated Mental Health Aides to join our inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Unit. If you have experience working with youth or a strong desire to this is your chance to make a meaningful impact. What You'll Do: Support youth with daily routines, personal care, and therapeutic activities. Assist clinical staff with treatments and monitor patient behavior. Help create a safe, structured, and supportive environment. Welcome and orient new patients and families. What We're Looking For: Experience with youth in mental health, education, or social services is an asset. Reliable, hardworking, and calm under pressure. Strong communication and teamwork skills. Compassionate and committed to patient-centered care. Join a team that's passionate about helping young people heal and grow. 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 a Mental Health Aide, you will work as a collaborative member of the multidisciplinary team to provide a welcoming and safe care environment. You will assist in the provision of direct patient/client care as delegated in a person-centered, recovery oriented and safe manner. In this position, you will assist and / or promote independence to patients/clients in completing activities of daily living as well as assisting other health professionals with providing treatments and observing and reporting relevant patient/client information to professional staff. You will assist new patients/clients and families with orientation, and assist in the general support of the work area.

Transition Company:

Recovery Alberta

Classification:

Mental Health Aide

Union:

AUPE AUX

Unit and Program:

Unit 39 Adolescent Psychiatry

Primary Location:

Red Deer Regional Hospital

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.00

Posting End Date:

03-NOV-2025

Employee Class:

Casual/Relief

Date Available:

17-NOV-2025

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

Varies

Shifts per cycle:

Varies

Shift Pattern:

Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends

Days Off:

Other

Minimum Salary:

$22.67

Maximum Salary:

$26.43

Vehicle Requirement:

Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12. A combination of education and experience satisfactory to the employer will also be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.