Mental Health Worker Jobs

Casual Mental Health Worker Position
Wage Range: $30.64-$32.31
Operating since 1956, Island Community Mental Health (ICMH) is a leading non-profit organization committed to delivering best practices in evidence based programming and service provision within the mental Health and substance use sector.
ICMH provides person centered, recovery oriented, and psycho-social rehabilitation (PSR) informed-care across a spectrum of services including housing and housing supports, group and one-on-one programming, and in Licensed Care settings.
We promote personal wellness and community integration by providing meaningful and effective services to our clients, residents and community members living with the experience of mental health challenges.
More information is available at: www.icmha.ca
SCOPE AND LEVEL DEFINITION
Assists clients with mental, developmental, and/or physical disabilities to live successfully in the community by determining appropriate care to meet individual needs and situational requirements. Provides a variety of day-to-day physical, emotional, and social supports, advocacy, life skills assistance, information, resources, and demonstrations.
Typical Functions And Responsibilities

• Participates in case planning with clients and/or healthcare providers by performing duties by observing and accessing clients’ skill development, behaviour and motivation, obtaining required information from a variety of sources such as families and care providers, documenting client needs and wants, and assisting clients to determine appropriate programs;
• Completes and maintains related records and documentation such as care plans, progress reports, statistics, and daily logs;
• Identifies available social, economic, recreational, and educational services and resources in the community that will meet clients’ needs. Provides clients with related information.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Observing, assessing, recording/charting and reporting, in accordance with standard procedures or specific directions on the clients’ condition, skill development, behaviour, and reaction to medications;
• Facilitates clients’ physical, recreational, educational, and employment needs by performing duties such as arranging for clients to be transported to programs/services, assisting clients to attend appointments, and implementing programs;
• Observes clients, identifies and assesses potential emergency situations, and develops short-term strategies to deal with such situations. Reports medical, behavioural, and other problems as required. Provides feedback and input regarding clients’ needs, performance, and progress;
• Encourages and assists clients in activities of daily living as required, such as bathing, oral hygiene and toileting;
• Provides supportive counselling, demonstrations, modeling, and behaviour management to clients, their families, and their personal networks, to assist with the development of physical, social, emotional, and life skills such as maintaining personal hygiene, housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, meeting financial obligations, making and keeping appointments, and interpersonal skills;
• Administers medication to clients and provides medication reminders, in accordance with established policy;
• Receives client feedback, and inquiries and complaints, and responds as required;

Assists in facilitating the use of community services and resources by:

• Maintaining awareness of, and using community resources and agencies such as education, recreation, life skills and health services; contributing such information to the team for planning of rehabilitation plans, to clients and families where appropriate;
• Fostering effective working relationships with related outside agencies and services;
• In accordance with the rehabilitation plan, communicating on behalf of clients to other agencies, e.g. Public Trustee of Governing ministries;
• Developing positive relationships with neighbours and general public by describing the role of the project locally when required.

Requirements
Typical Education, Training, and Experience

• Recent, related experience of two years In a Mental Health setting
• Diploma in Community Social Service

Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Or other Qualifications determined to be reasonable and relevant to the level of work
Other Requirements

• Clear criminal record check through the Solicitor General
• COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination
• Negative TB test
• Up-to-date on Provincial immunization schedule
• Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and ASIST certifications would be considered an asset

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Facilitating Change and Providing Leadership
• Equity and Social Participation
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Supporting Practices and Recovery Oriented Services
• Professional Skills
• Diversity and Inclusion

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Assesses individual needs, creates PSR and recovery oriented plans and measures outcomes
• Promotes application of recovery oriented PSR in practice.
• Understands and coaches individuals in applying effective techniques in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and recovery
• Has the ability to form effective relationships with individuals and their supporters
• Understands and can implement evidence based and evidence informed PSR practices as essential tools for recovery
• Demonstrates awareness of own cultural values and biases, diversity and individual beliefs and experiences
• Has system navigational knowledge and skills and connects and coordinates with community resources and services
• Maintains personal wellness to assure the effective provision of services to others
• Fosters recovery, well-being, and equity within systems and across the social determinants of health
• Has knowledge and understanding of major types and recovery-enhancing interventions/approaches and their contributions to recovery
• Works with individuals to maximize access to work leisure, education, and community
• Assures competence through life-long learning and on-going professional development
• Demonstrates practical skills for enhancing cultural safety
• Understands mental illness and its impact on individuals
• Demonstrates ethical, legal practices, and professional behaviour
• Communicates effectively