Client Care Assistant

Recovery Alberta; Medicine Hat; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta's Medicine Hat Recovery Centre is seeking a Client Care Assistant to provide supportive care for clients with addictions. You will join an interprofessional team delivering 24/7 support in the Adult Withdrawal Management Unit and the Adult Intensive Live In Treatment Program, ensuring a safe, respectful, therapeutic environment.

You will help clients participate in daily living, recreational and educational activities, while coordinating with other health providers to support

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
• Recent (within 2 years) experience in Addiction/Mental Health Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive care to clients in a safe, secure facility.
• Respond to client requests and assist with activities of daily living.
• Contribute to a therapeutic environment and collaborate with the interprofessional team.
• Support access to services and promote client respect, autonomy and recovery.
• Assist with educational, employment and recreational activities.

Skills

BCLS-HCP

Addiction & MH experience

NVCI

Education

Grade 12

First Aid Certificate

Tools

Connect Care

Job description

Under the direction of the Manager of the Medicine Hat Recovery Centre, the Assistant Head Nurse, and the Clinical Supervisor, the successful candidate provides basic and supportive care to clients who access Medicine Hat Recovery Centre services. The successful candidate will provide 24/7 support in both the Adult Withdrawal Management Unit and in the Adult Intensive Live In Treatment Program. Other aspects of the position include supporting access to services via screening and being a source for information, crisis intervention, housekeeping duties, and maintaining a secure facility.NOTE: Only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Description:

As a Client Care Assistant, you will work as a team member with all staff assisting in the provision of supportive care to clients with addictions. Your primary duties include providing supportive care to clients, ensuring a safe and secure facility, responding to client requests, communicating effectively with other staff and contributing to a therapeutic environment through interaction with clients. As part of an interprofessional team, you will contribute to the delivery of residential services to persons with an addiction promoting client respect, autonomy, health and improved quality of life. You will support clients to participate in activities of daily living, recreational and social activities, and educational and employment activities. You will also work collaboratively with other health and service providers to maintain a safe and supportive environment.

• Classification: Client Care Assistant
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Recovery Centre
• Primary Location: Medicine Hat Recovery Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 26-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 05-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 42
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $25.94
• Maximum Salary: $29.93
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

• Classification: Client Care Assistant
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Recovery Centre
• Primary Location: Medicine Hat Recovery Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 26-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 05-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 42
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $25.94
• Maximum Salary: $29.93
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12.Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Recent (within the last 2 years) experience working in Addiction and Mental Health Services.

Preferred Qualifications:

Valid Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), experience with Connect Care, First Aid certificate, Health Care Aid Registration/Certificate.

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