Mental Health Support Worker (FT) - Mistahimaskwa House

CS; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Program Premium pay

Flexible benefits

Flexible scheduling

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Catholic Social Services in Edmonton is seeking a full-time Mental Health Support Worker for awake overnight shifts (8p-8a), 42 hours per week. The role supports Mistahimaskwa House youth aged 12-19 with complex mental health needs in a residential setting, with trauma-informed practice.

Requirements include a Diploma/Degree in Human Services and 2+ years working with youth; certifications in Aboriginal Awareness, First Aid, and Crisis Intervention are assets.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Human Services or equivalent.
• Experience with youth who have faced abuse and mental health concerns.
• Demonstrated crisis intervention, communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload of 1-2 youth and develop service plans.
• Support youth using trauma-informed practices and life-skills guidance.
• Assist with appointments, education placements and required documentation.
• Perform light housekeeping and meal preparation as needed.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure safety and well-being of clients.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Crisis intervention

Conflict management

Documentation

Education

Diploma/Degree in Human Services

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a full-time (awake overnight) position, 42 hours per week, Mental Health Support Workers in EDMONTON to join our team. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community.

One position has a weekly full time schedule of Awake Overnight position 8p-8am. 4 days on, 4 days off. Job application closing date: October 27, 2026.

Overview:

Mistahimaskwa House: This program is for youth 12-19 who have been exposed to substance, physical and mental abuse, sexual exploitation, physical/mental trauma and who also have severe complex mental health needs. Mistahimaskwa/PCC is a program designed to help youth with their mental health needs in a residential setting with extra supports such as; higher ratios of staff and in collaboration with supports from Alberta Health Services who are on site daily. These are youth who currently cannot be supported in other residential setting. With the support from both CSS and AHS, we work clients using harm reduction principles and practices to which promote empowerment and stabilization.

Job Summary:

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will be responsible for assisting in the implementation of various strategies, and reporting on the progress of each client. In this position, you will assist in supporting all clients while using a trauma-informed approach. The Mental Health Support Worker creates a safe, warm and positive environment where children/youth feel welcomed and loved. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing a caseload of 1-2 youth
• Developing and overseeing service plans for children/youth
• Assisting children and youth in overcoming barriers, and supporting them to develop positive and healthy relationships with their families and communities
• Supporting children and youth through life skills teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach
• Assisting children and youth in attending appointments and successfully participating in their educational placements and/or day programs
• Submitting required program documentation with established time-frames
• Performing basic housekeeping and meal preparation duties
• Other duties as required

What This Job Requires:

• A Diploma/Degree in Human Services (or equivalent)
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children/youth who have been exposed to physical and/or emotional abuse.
• A minimum of one (1) to two (2) years of experience working with youth who experience mental health concerns such as; self-harm, suicidal ideations and/or attempts.
• Experience with children and family programming, youth in care, residential care, and case management is a requirement of this position.
• Certification or training in Aboriginal Awareness, Abuse Awareness, Standard First Aid, Medication Administration, and Violence/Crisis Intervention is a definite asset.

The ideal candidate will have an organized and compassionate approach to the work, strong teamwork skills, a commitment to developing positive supporting relationships, and experience supporting families. Other qualifications include:

• Proven ability to provide effective communication, collaboration, crisis intervention, and conflict management with clients
• Experience with or willingness to be trained on physical holds on the individuals that we serve.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) must be completed upon hire
• Demonstrated assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of community resources is an asset
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office and other Agency computer applications
• Demonstrated ability to act with professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomacy
• Proven case documentation and effective information reporting practices
• Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months
• 2 Years of Driving experience will be an asset

Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, Intervention Record Check and/ or summary of driving record are conditions of employment and the financial responsibility of the candidate.

What We Offer:

• The salary for this position is$24.21 - $27.24per hour based on qualifications and experience.
• This position will be eligible for a$2.00/per hourProgram Premium
• We offer flexibility and supportive working environment.
• Flexible benefit options when eligible.
• Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
• Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.

About Catholic Social Services:

You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.

With 65 years of service delivery experience, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with nearly 2000 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering over 100 different programs to people in need throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.

Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
• Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
• Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.

We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Catholic Social Services is committed to fostering a diverse and representative workforce. In an effort to enrich our agency and reflect the communities we serve, we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all diverse groups and backgrounds.