Mental Health Worker - Sandy Merriman House

This is a great opportunity to join an organization that is committed to ending homelessness and improving the lives of the most vulnerable in our community.

We offer a range of benefits including health and dental care, employee and family assistance program, paid sick time, and three weeks of vacation. We also offer high quality in-house training covering all aspects of working with our clients and other core skills and are committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

The Mental Health Worker provides a variety of housing and shelter services including case planning, programming for clients, assisting with daily physical and emotional supports, responding to overdoses, administering first aid and Naloxone, accepting referrals, registering, orienting, and advocating for clients who are vulnerably housed or experiencing homelessness. We are looking for someone who has a genuine interest in working with clients that may have been vulnerably housed in the past.

In this role, you will work collaboratively with your team to advocate for clients and provide them with client-centred support, including linking them in with external resources.

To succeed, you will have an excellent understanding of the issues faced by our client group. This includes experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds who face multiple barriers, such as substance use, mental health concerns, low incomes, and negative impacts of colonialism and racism.

Qualifications

Education

• Diploma in a related Human or Social Services field.

Experience

Requirements

Job Information

In compliance with OHS and WorkSafe regulations, staff at this site may be supplied with and required to wear a half-mask respirator while performing task-specific duties.

Please Note :  Sandy Merriman House is a shelter for female and female identifying individuals which works to promote a climate that is welcoming of all women and individuals who identify as Trans, non-binary, and / or Two-Spirit. With this in mind, we encourage applications from women and gender diverse people from all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities and sexual orientations. Portability  Candidate upon hire may be eligible to transfer the hours worked with other Community Social Services Agencies under the Retention and Portability memorandum. Some restrictions may apply.