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About the Role
Support individuals transitioning from hospital to live as independently as possible, working collaboratively to build their support systems. Assist clients with connecting to their community and teaching life skills to help them achieve their recovery goals.
Responsibilities
- Assess client’s needs for skill development and support
- Assess the adequacy of resources/supports currently available to the client
- Assess barriers to successful community living (e.g. treatment options, transportation, finances, etc.)
- Assist client to identify their personal goals and preferences and utilize standardized tool (GAIN, OCAN, etc.)
- Design rehabilitation plans based on individual needs, goals and preferences
- Assist the individual to navigate systems and connect to appropriate resources
- Help clients work towards their vision of a positive personal future
- Work in partnership with the client in all aspects of planning
- Establish an intervention plan which includes expectations and responsibilities of the client, TCM, other supports (e.g. family) and resources, as well as the frequency and nature of interventions
- Provide skill teaching and/or support client to obtain the necessary skills training from other sources
- Provide needed information and education about addiction and mental health, coping skills, services, resources, and consumer initiatives/supports
- Assist client to identify and connect with personal/natural supports
- Meet with client regularly to work on specific goals until other permanent supports are in place
- Demonstrate knowledge of range of crisis prevention and intervention approaches including: crisis prevention strategies, crisis planning, crisis intervention, risk assessment, relapse prevention strategies, crisis services and hospital services
- Conduct ongoing assessments of client’s progress towards recovery and the need for ongoing intensive case management
- Ensure important information is communicated to all relevant stakeholders and documented in the record
Requirements
- Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) completed in the last six months.
- Diploma or degree in a health, social service or a related discipline
- Valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle with adequate insurance to carry out job duties
- Ability to attend work regularly
Skills
- Knowledge of serious mental illness and addiction and its impact on individual
- Experience working with individuals with a serious mental illness and/or addiction
- Excellent knowledge of community resources in London-Middlesex
- Basic computer skills
- Registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO), or the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
- First Aid & CPR, ASIST, and CPI certification
- Bilingual both official languages, preferred
Location
- London, Ontario
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Contract
Experience Level
- Level 1 – Direct Service
- Level 8
Education Level
- Diploma or degree in a health, social service or a related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- Starting rate $27.14 per hour (Level 1 – Direct Service)
- $30.01 per hour for Level 1 – Direct Service, Regulated
- $34.41 per hour for non-regulated (up to Level 8)
- $37.26 per hour for regulated (up to Level 8)
Benefits
- 9% in lieu of benefits
- Immediately eligible for optional enrolment in Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
About the Company
- We believe that everyone has the right to live with dignity, autonomy and independence in our community.
- Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome and encourage applications from all members of our community including persons of any gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, and members of visible minorities. If you require accommodations related to a disability at any point during the recruitment process, please contact Human.Resources@cmhatv.ca