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Alberta Health Services Looking for Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker at Grande Prairie, AB Full Time
Your Opportunity:
The successful candidate will provide residential clients day, evening and weekend support through crisis intervention, recreational activities, assisting with other programming components and facilitating clients’ attendance at self-help meetings. For the purpose of supervision and responsibility the candidate will formally report to the Supervisor – Residential Treatment Teams; however, in the absence of Supervisor and in crisis response situations or for situation direction, the candidate will consult with the Detox Charge Nurse during the after-hours portion of their shifts. Please note the following schedule: 12 week rotation – includes weekends and evenings. Weekend Day shifts: 6:00am – 2:15pm (6 shifts) or 11:45am – 7:30pm (2 shifts). Evening shifts: 2:00pm – 10:00pm (25 shifts). In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
The successful candidate will provide residential clients day, evening and weekend support through crisis intervention, recreational activities, assisting with other programming components and facilitating clients’ attendance at self-help meetings. For the purpose of supervision and responsibility the candidate will formally report to the Supervisor – Residential Treatment Teams; however, in the absence of Supervisor and in crisis response situations or for situation direction, the candidate will consult with the Detox Charge Nurse during the after-hours portion of their shifts. Please note the following schedule: 12 week rotation – includes weekends and evenings. Weekend Day shifts: 6:00am – 2:15pm (6 shifts) or 11:45am – 7:30pm (2 shifts). Evening shifts: 2:00pm – 10:00pm (25 shifts). In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
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.
Classification: Addic & Mental Hlth Recov Wrk
Union: AUPE GSS
Department: CH-ASRES Northern Addict-EDM
Primary Location: Grande Prairie Northern Add Ct
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.52
Posting End Date: 17-FEB-2022
Employee Class: Regular Part Time
Date Available: 27-FEB-2022
Hours per Shift: 7.75, 8, 8.25
Length of Shift in weeks: 12
Shifts per cycle: 33
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $24.13
Maximum Salary: $26.59
Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Provided
Required Qualifications:
Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Class Five (5) Alberta Driver’s License.
Preferred Qualifications:
As required.
