Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker

Alberta Health Services; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking an Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker based in Grande Prairie. This role involves providing community-based services for clients with chronic addiction and mental health challenges. Successful candidates will work collaboratively with health providers to promote client autonomy and quality of life, while benefiting from competitive pay and retention allowances.

Benefits

Remote Retention Allowance up to $3,000

Qualifications

• Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent.
• Clean driver's abstract required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to community-based services using psychosocial rehabilitation principles.
• Support clients in various activities of daily living and coordinate with health providers.

Skills

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

First Aid

CPR

Crisis Intervention

Connect Care training

Education

Diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field

Job description

Your Opportunity:

As part of an inter-professional team, you will contribute to the delivery of community-based services to persons with a severe and persistent mental illness using psychosocial rehabilitation principles, promoting client respect, autonomy, health and improved quality of life. Duties 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, educational and employment activities. The A&MH Recovery Workers work collaboratively with other health and service providers. Services are based out of Wapiti House and primarily provided in the community and in Wapiti House. The Outreach Worker reports to the Manager, Addiction & Mental Health, and works under the direction of the clinical supervisor of Assertive Outreach Services. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. 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.

Transition Company: Recovery Alberta Classification: Addic & Mental Hlth Recov Wrk Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Adult Addiction and Mental Health Primary Location: Grande Prairie Mental Health Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 15-JUL-2025 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 11-AUG-2025 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 Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent. Clean driver's abstract.

Preferred Qualifications:

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, First Aid, CPR, Crisis Intervention, Connect Care training.