Mental Health Substance Use Worker | Overdose Response

Interior Health Authority; Penticton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Interior Health is hiring a full-time Mental Health Substance Use Worker to support a dynamic team in Penticton, B.C. This role involves providing crucial services to individuals at risk of overdose, ensuring access to timely treatment and coordinating responses for those with substance use disorders. Join a supportive environment that promotes psychological health and offers opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and remuneration package

Employer paid training/education

Employer paid vacation

Employer paid insurance premiums

Extended Health & Dental coverage

Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan

Balanced lifestyle opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced mental health professional.
• Knowledge of substance use disorders.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support overdose response as part of the Substance Use Connections Program.
• Conduct comprehensive substance use assessments.
• Link individuals to appropriate SU services.

Skills

Assessment

Treatment Planning

Crisis Response

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Social Work or related field

Experience working with substance use issues

Job description

Interior Health is hiring a relief full time Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) Worker to join our progressive Mental Health & Substance Use Overdose Response Connections Program at the Penticton Health Centre in sunny Penticton, B.C. This relief position is until the return of the incumbent.

Interior Health and our partner agencies provide a range of mental health and substance use services for all ages. We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming of all peoples, gender identities, cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
• Career Growth
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation (per collective agreement)
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
• Balanced lifestyle
  
  

What does a day in your work life look like?

This position will help support the Health Authority’s Overdose Response as part of the Substance Use (SU) Connections Program. The purpose of the position is to ensure individuals identified at a high risk of an overdose are linked to appropriate SU services in a timely manner. Some responsibilities may include completing comprehensive substance use assessments and treatment plans, connecting people with an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) to Opioid Agonist Treatment services, reach ins to the Emergency department.

The Substance Use Worker functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) health care team and as a member of a specific MHSU multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to ensure that persons experiencing substance use problems/disorders or concurrent substance use and mental health problems have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services.

The Substance Use Worker provides assessment, treatment, service coordination, and as required, urgent response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life. The Substance Use Worker functions as a primary clinician utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families.

Scheduling Information

Shifts times are from 08:30 to 16:30 hours. Days of work are Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu. Days off are Fri, Sat and Stats.

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.

About The Team

Our team of professionals is very supportive of each other; you never feel alone in your job, as there is such a diversity of experience and knowledge that is shared all around. People really look after each other and this makes it a great team and a great place to work.

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

We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong 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.

If you are an experienced mental health professional and passionate about helping those in our community, apply today!