Residential Support Worker - Housing - Permanent Full-Time

CMHA, Cochrane-Timiskamin; Timmins; Sur place; CAD 41 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Canadian Mental Health Association – Cochrane Timiskaming Branch is recruiting a Residential Support Worker for its Timmins office in Ontario. This permanent full-time position supports individuals with serious mental health and addictions concerns within CMHA-CT’s housing program.

Applicants should have secondary education or lived experience, ASIST training, and strong crisis intervention, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Secondary education or lived experience.
• ASIST training.
• Knowledge of addictions, mental illness, poverty, homelessness and related determinants of health.
• Strong crisis and suicide intervention skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to engage with a broad age range of clients with diverse concerns.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Communication

Engagement with diverse clients

Formation

Secondary education or lived experience

Outils

ASIST training

Description du poste

Residential Support Worker - Housing - Permanent Full-Time

Full Time Timmins, ON, CA 1 Attachments

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1160

Salary Range: $30.12 To $32.97 Hourly

Residential Support Worker - Permanent Full-Time

The Canadian Mental Health Association – Cochrane Timiskaming Branch is currently recruiting a Residential Support Worker for its Timmins office.

In keeping with CMHA Cochrane Timiskaming Branch's Mission, Vision, and Values, the Residential Support Workers (RSWs) in the Housing Program use a person- centred approach to support individuals with serious mental health and addictions concerns who reside in CMHA-CTs supportive residential housing. The RSWs recognize and respect the individuality and uniqueness of each client, including their needs, values, beliefs, and choices.

Qualifications:

• 1. Secondary education or lived experience;
• 2. ASIST training;
• 3. Knowledge and understanding of the complex issues related to addictions, mental illness, poverty, and homelessness, as well as the impact of social/cultural/economic factors on the determinants of health;
• 4. Strong crisis and suicide intervention skills;
• 5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• 6. The ability to engage and work with a broad age group of clients with diverse and complex concerns.

.CMHA Cochrane-Timiskaming actively seeks candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled.

CMHA-CT offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including the HOOPP pension plan and most importantly, CMHA-CT offers a fulfilling career working with a dynamic team, supporting and caring for others.

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