Community Outreach Worker - Recovery Support Centre - Northside - Mental Health & Addictions

Nova Scotia Health Authority; North Sydney; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nova Scotia is seeking a Community Outreach Worker for their Recovery Support Centre. The role involves delivering diverse clinical services effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, applying harm reduction and psychosocial rehabilitation models. Successful candidates will possess a Bachelor's in Social Work and relevant clinical experience.

Benefits

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Work (NSCSW).
• Two years’ related clinical experience.
• Knowledge of DSM.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services including assessment and counselling.
• Utilize harm reduction and recovery models.
• Conduct crisis intervention and case management.

Skills

Client-centered approach

Excellent communication

Group facilitation

Time management

Collaboration with community partners

Competency in multiple languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

Community Outreach Worker - Recovery Support Centre - Northside - Mental Health & Addictions

Req ID: 147850
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Northside General Hospital
Department: MHA EZ Addiction Hubs
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 3 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Aug-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Under the direction of the Manager for Recovery Support Centre Mental Health & Addictions, the Community Outreach Worker will work within a multi-disciplinary team and will be responsible for providing a wide range of clinical services to individuals including: screening, assessment, individual counselling, treatment planning, discharge planning, crisis intervention, group programming, case management/navigation and consultation. The Community Outreach Worker will need to be knowledgeable and highly skilled in the utilization of harm reduction, recovery models and the psychosocial rehabilitation model (PSR).

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work
• Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Work (NSCSW)
• Two years’ (post BSW) related clinical experience
• Knowledge and understanding of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
• Previous experience working in mental health & addictions preferred
• Demonstrated ability to use a client-/family-centered approach
• Familiarity with various evidence-based treatment approaches for use with people with severe and persistent mental illness. such as Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Motivational Interviewing
• Demonstrated experience with group facilitation
• Ability to complete biopsychosocial assessments
• Excellent communication skills
• Awareness of local community resources and agencies would be considered an asset
• Valid Nova Scotia Driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
• Ability to demonstrate effective time management and disciplined self-organization
• Demonstrated comfort and skills working collaboratively with community partners
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Full Time positions (2); 75 hours bi weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$32.14 - $40.58 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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