Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker
Your Opportunity:
This position supports the Elmwood Park ASPIRE group home and actively participates on a multidisciplinary team supporting clients to be as independent as possible. The team is very supportive and welcoming. You bring with you your enthusiasm for being patient centered, your positivity, your work ethic and team spirit. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
As an Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will contribute to the delivery of community based services to persons with a chronic addiction and/or severe and persistent mental illness using psychosocial rehabilitation principles, promoting client respect, autonomy, health and improved quality of life. Your duties will include carrying out assigned tasks in a client focused recovery plan which includes support to participate in activities of daily living, recreational and social activities, and educational and employment activities. You will work collaboratively with other health and service providers. In this position, you will work under the direction of a regulated health provider.
- Recovery Alberta: Y
- Classification: Addic & Mental Hlth Recov Wrk
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: ASPIRE Elmwood Park
- Primary Location: Elmwood Park House
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 23-JAN-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 03-FEB-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 6
- Shifts per cycle: 30
- Shift Pattern: Day, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $24.92
- Maximum Salary: $27.46
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:Safe food handling, CPR. Must be physically able to perform the duties required. Must be able to lift a minimum of 30lbs, walking distances, participating in leisurely activities, housekeeping, and supporting ADL's.
Preferred Qualifications:Previous experience in Mental Health and Addiction and/or intellectual disabilities an asset. Previous work as a support worker, psychiatric aide or HCA also an asset.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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