Withdrawal Management Worker

Soar-Community-Services; Brantford; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary starting at 24.74 CAD per hour

Job summary

SOAR Community Services in Brantford, ON, seeks a Full Time Withdrawal Management Worker to support individuals withdrawing from alcohol and drugs. You monitor symptoms, administer medications, and contribute to brief service and discharge planning within a collaborative team.

The role involves psychoeducational groups, safety planning, and light duties to keep the facility functioning smoothly. A college diploma in Human/Social Services is required, with 2+ years in related settings preferred.

Qualifications

• College diploma or certificate in Human/Social Services (e.g., PSW, SSW, HSW, Addiction Worker).
• Minimum of 2 years combined education/experience in substance use, concurrent disorders and/or mental health settings; residential withdrawal management experience preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office and familiar with databases.
• Access to reliable transportation.
• Able to manage frequent exposure to vicarious traumatic stress.

Responsibilities

• Conduct telephone screening of clients to determine program eligibility.
• Support client intake into the program.
• Monitor withdrawal symptoms, administer and document client medications, and alert medical professionals to issues impacting safe withdrawal.
• Support implementation of client safety, support and transition plans.
• Deliver brief, solution-focused interventions.
• Provide individual or group psychoeducation to enhance motivation to change and support recovery.
• Redirect client behaviour to ensure a physically and emotionally safe space.
• Be responsive and compassionate to clients within the program.
• Support safe and effective facility functioning through light cleaning and meal preparation.

Education

College diploma or certificate in Human/Social Services

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Location: Brantford, ON

Hours: Full Time - Rotation: Monday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday-Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to Midnight, Sunday -Thursday Midnight to 8:00 a.m.

Start Date: As soon as possible(Vacant Position)

At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Full Time Withdrawal Management Worker. This role is a vital part of our Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services compassionately supporting individuals withdrawing from alcohol and/or drugs. You are part of a collaborative team that ensures client safety and comfort at this early stage of their recovery. You monitor client withdrawal symptoms, administer medication as prescribed, support brief service plans and discharge plans, facilitate psychoeducational groups, and assist with ongoing service and supports.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct telephone screening of clients to determine program eligibility


• Support client intake into the program


• Monitor withdrawal symptoms, administer and document client medications, and alert medical professionals to any issues which impact client’s safe withdrawal


• Support implementation of client safety, support and/or transition plans


• Deliver brief, solution-focused interventions


• Provide individual or group psychoeducation to enhance client motivation to change and support recovery


• Confidently redirect client behaviour when required, to ensure a physically and emotionally safe space for all


• Be responsive and compassionate to clients within the program


• Support safe and effective facility functioning through light cleaning and meal preparation

What You’ll Bring

• College diploma or certificate in the Human/Social Services field (i.e., Personal Support Worker, Social Service Worker, Human Services Worker, Addiction Worker)


• Minimum of 2-years combined education/experience in substance use, concurrent disorders and/or mental health settings, with residential withdrawal management experience preferred


• Proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases


• Access to reliable transportation


• Able to manage frequent exposure to vicarious traumatic stress

Why Join SOAR?

• Salary: Starting at $24.74 per hour.


• Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.


• Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).


• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.


• RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.


• A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

Ready to Make an Impact?

We’re looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that’s you, we want to hear from you.

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Full Time - Rotation: Monday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday-Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to Midnight, Sunday -Thursday Midnight to 8:00 a.m.