Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker

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

Job summary

A community health service provider in Grande Prairie is looking for an Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker to deliver community based services. This role supports clients with chronic addiction and severe mental illness and involves tasks in a recovery plan. Ideal candidates must have a relevant diploma and a clean driver's abstract. The position offers a competitive salary between $24.92 and $27.46 per hour, with additional benefits.

Benefits

Remote Retention Allowance

Qualifications

• Clean driver's abstract.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to community based services for persons with severe mental illness.
• Carry out tasks in a client focused recovery plan.
• Collaborate with other health and service providers.

Skills

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

First Aid

CPR

Crisis Intervention

Connect Care training

Education

Completion of 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.

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.

Job Details:

• 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: 08-OCT-2025
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 27-OCT-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.