MHSU Support Worker: Empower Lives & Skills (Part-Time)

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Training & Education

Vacation paid by employer

Insurance premiums paid by employer

Extended Health & Dental

Municipal Pension Plan

Balanced lifestyle

Job summary

Interior Health Authority in Kamloops, BC, is seeking a permanent part-time Mental Health & Substance Use Support Worker to join the Mental Health team. The role focuses on life skills training, coaching, advocacy, information, and support for clients.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, applying recovery-oriented practice to promote independence, build community connections, and help clients achieve their goals in line with an established plan of care.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, reliable and client-centered candidate passionate about mental health.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with sound judgment and resilience.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and promote independence.

Responsibilities

• Provide life skills training, coaching, advocacy, information and support.
• Deliver psychosocial rehabilitation activities focusing on skills like relapse prevention and employment.
• Support client empowerment and achievement of goals per plan of care.
• Coordinate and evaluate specialized PSR programs as required.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Emotional resilience

Judgment

Recovery approach

Life skills coaching

Community connections

Job description

Interior Health Authority in Kamloops, BC, is seeking a permanent part-time Mental Health & Substance Use Support Worker to join the Mental Health team. The role focuses on life skills training, coaching, advocacy, information, and support for clients.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, applying recovery-oriented practice to promote independence, build community connections, and help clients achieve their goals in line with an established plan of care.