Life Skills Outreach Worker

Interior Health Authority; Williams Lake; On-site; CAD 27,552 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career Growth

Employer paid training/education

Balanced lifestyle

Job summary

Interior Health Authority in Williams Lake, BC, seeks a Casual Life Skills Outreach Worker to join the MHSU team. The role focuses on outreach, community and facility-based care for adults with serious mental illness and/or substance use issues.

Multidisciplinary collaboration, risk assessment, crisis intervention, and individualized care planning form the core duties, with emphasis on recovery, independence, and community integration.

Qualifications

• Experienced mental health professional with community-based care.
• Strong foundation in psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Experience with harm reduction and trauma-informed care.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and crisis intervention.
• Strong documentation skills and client advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach, community and facility-based services.
• Conduct risk assessments and crisis interventions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans.
• Document thoroughly and advocate for clients to support recovery.

Skills

Psychosocial rehab

Harm reduction

Trauma-informed care

Risk assessment

Crisis intervention

Outreach

Case coordination

Documentation

Job description

We are currently seeking a casual Life Skills Outreach Worker to join our Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) team in Williams Lake, B.C.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, resilient, and clinically skilled mental health professional with demonstrated experience supporting adults living with serious and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorders within community-based settings. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in psychosocial rehabilitation, harm reduction, recovery-oriented practice, and trauma-informed care, with the ability to build therapeutic relationships while supporting individuals with complex biopsychosocial needs. The successful candidate will be confident conducting risk assessments, crisis intervention, outreach, and case coordination, and have experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.

Success in this role requires exceptional communication, sound clinical judgment, strong documentation skills, and the ability to advocate for clients while fostering independence, community integration, and recovery. The successful candidate is adaptable, culturally safe, and committed to delivering person-centered care through outreach, community, and facility-based services, while maintaining effective partnerships with healthcare providers, community agencies, and social service organizations.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
• Career Growth
• Employer paid training/education
• Balanced lifestyle

What will you work on?

The Life Skills Outreach Worker is a member of a multi-disciplinary Mental Health and Addictions Team providing a comprehensive array of services within a psychosocial rehabilitation framework to adults with serious and persistent mental illness and/or within a harm reduction framework for those with substance use problems/disorders and who experience severe challenges in daily living as a result. This position will provide these services offering a variety of rehabilitative and treatment modalities inclusive of outreach, community and facility care.

Scheduling Information

Shift times are from 08:30 to 16:30 hours. Days of work are Monday to Friday. This is a Casual opportunity. Casual means there are no guaranteed hours and work requirements can vary from 0 - 37.5 hours per week. Many careers with us begin with casual employment and lead to permanent or temporary career opportunities.

How will you create an impact?

Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.

Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you

We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills and a work environment that supports and promotes psychological health & safety for all. We offer the opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.