Job Description

Your Opportunity:

PLC is the home of the Addiction Recovery Community Health (ARCH) Team. The ARCH services are part of a range of evidence-based services that support prevention, harm reduction and treatment for Albertans living with substance use challenges. ARCH offers wrap-around services such as counselling, social work and referrals to services such as housing and treatment (e.g. opioid-dependency treatment, detox). Through their own lived experience(s) with addictions, homelessness and/or mental health illnesses, the Outreach Worker offers hope to clients by sharing their story, offering mentorship and support; advocating for client needs; and supporting an integrated and harm reduction oriented experience within the acute care space and broader programming.

Description:

As an Outreach Worker, you will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, supporting clients to stabilize in their current environments as an extension of their clinical care service. As an Outreach Worker, you will conduct outreach assessments, determine outreach service goals and develop outreach treatment plans in collaboration with clients and clinicians. You will facilitate client connections with community and government supports and advocate for clients with these external service providers. You will focus on establishing housing, financial, food and clothing, transportation and social supports for clients. You will be responsible for providing education and coaching support related to daily living skills and activities (attending appointments, money management, searching for jobs, grocery shopping, etc.), observing and reporting changes in the clients' behaviours, participation and ability to function independently to the interdisciplinary team. You will evaluate client progress and functioning and make adjustments to the outreach treatment plan as required. As a part of your role as an Outreach Worker, you may be required to provide outreach crisis stabilization support for clients, exercising various de-escalation techniques and linking clients with the appropriate supports (EMS, Police and Crisis Team, etc.). You also may be required to enter clients' residences and assist clients to transfer in and out of vehicles, care facilities and residences.

• Classification: Outreach Worker I
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: ARCH
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 24-OCT-2022
• Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time
• Date Available: 07-NOV-2022
• Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $26.03
• Maximum Salary: $33.93
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field. Additional Required Qualifications:

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP). Minimum two years' experience working with diverse and marginalized populations, particularly the homeless (work or volunteer). Lived experience with addictions, homelessness and/or mental health illness (must identify in cover letter). Must be willing to share one's personal experience(s). Established ability to maintain healthy boundaries is necessary. Knowledge and experience of the principles and practice of harm reduction. Working with a multidisciplinary team. Preferred Qualifications:

Completion of a recognized peer support-training program. Recent experience working in acute care Completion of Connect Care Training Ongoing participation in the Peer Support Community of Practice offered by CMHA. Non-violent crisis intervention. Mental health first aid.

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.

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