Home Visitation Advocate
Your Opportunity:
The Family Health Home Visitation program is looking to recruit a temporary (6-month) 1.0 FTE Home Visitation Advocate. As a Home Visitation Advocate, you will be responsible for providing direct outreach, home visitation case management, and advocacy services to families, as appropriate. You will work collaboratively with other home visitation staff, public health nurses, physicians, social workers, addiction counsellors, FASD specialists, infant preschool development staff, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, law enforcement, Child and Family Services, Legal Counsel, Parents as Teachers, FASD Network, Family Center, Food bank, cultural resources and other agencies as appropriate for the completion of assigned duties and responsibilities. You will provide program participants and their families with information regarding child development, pre and postnatal care, health care, nutrition, breastfeeding, safety, injury prevention, smoking cessation, alcohol and drugs, addiction and mental health and active living. 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 a Home Visitation Advocate, you will be responsible for providing direct outreach, home visitation case management, and advocacy services to families, as appropriate. You will work collaboratively with other home visitation staff, public health nurses, physicians, social workers, addiction counsellors, FAS/FAE specialists, infant preschool development staff, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, law enforcement, Child and Family Services, Legal Counsel, Parents as Teachers, FASD Network, Family Center, Food bank, cultural resources and other agencies as appropriate for the completion of assigned duties and responsibilities. You will provide program participants and their families with information regarding child development, pre and postnatal care, health care, nutrition, breastfeeding, safety, injury prevention, smoking cessation, alcohol and drugs, addiction and mental health and active living.
- Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
- Classification: Home Visitation Advocate
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Family Health Home Visitation - First Steps Program
- Primary Location: Melcor Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 12-NOV-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 01-DEC-2025
- Temporary End Date: 03-JUL-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $27.39
- Maximum Salary: $35.61
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Completion of diploma in a health related field. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:Experience working in an outreach capacity. Experience with both mental health and substance use populations. Experience with FASD.
Preferred Qualifications:Brain Story Certification. Knowledge of Ages and Stages and developmental levels of infants. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training. First Aid certification
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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