Addiction Worker

Niagara Health; Port Colborne; On-site; CAD 45,391 - 51,329; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Addiction Worker in Port Colborne. The role involves supportive counseling, ensuring client safety, and documentation. Candidates should have a College Diploma in Social Services and relevant experience in addictions treatment. This is a part-time position requiring evening shifts, with flexibility and bilingual skills considered assets.

Qualifications

• Must have a College Diploma in Social Services or equivalent.
• Minimum three years of experience in addictions and behavioral counseling.
• Experience in group counseling and psycho-educational session delivery.

Responsibilities

• Assist with supportive counseling with individuals and groups.
• Ensure safety and security of clients and facility.
• Document and report shift activities.

Skills

Addiction counseling

Group work

Documentation skills

Community management

Psycho-educational sessions

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office

Bilingual (English and French)

Education

College Diploma in Social Services

Job description

Overview

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This range is provided by Niagara Health. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

CA$32.95/hr - CA$37.26/hr

Addiction Worker, Temporary Regular Part-Time

Hours of work: 0.4 FTE

Union: OPSEU

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will assist with supportive counseling with individual and group work and educational/information sessions. Responsibilities also include the overall safety and security of the clients and facility, documentation and shift reporting.

Qualifications

• College Diploma in Social Services or equivalent
• Minimum three years working experience in addictions and behavioral counseling
• Experience and knowledge of addictions, including treatment modalities and pharmacology; mental health services; case management (assessment, goal setting, treatment planning, aftercare planning and referral); individual and group counseling; and development and delivery of psycho-educational sessions
• Must be able to work in emotionally charged environment at times characterized by high stress
• Demonstrated ability to handle a large and diversified workload with often rapidly changing priorities
• Demonstrated ability in community and conflict management
• Experience in delivery of psycho-educational sessions and process groups required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs
• Evidence of effective organizational, interpersonal, communication, judgment and decision-making skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with minimal supervision
• The successful applicant will be required to work (1) one evening shift each week to conduct a support group and will provide individual support to members as needed
• Consistent and regular attendance required
• Proficiency in both official languages (English and French) will be considered an asset

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please visit our careers page by 11:59pm September 15, 2025 and submit an application through eRecruit. (Reference Job Posting #41530) Please note - you will need to create an eRecruit profile to apply.

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

Job details

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Part-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada — Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada 2 weeks ago