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About the Role

As part of the My Sisters’ Place Resting Spaces program, you will focus on offering overnight accommodations for women in need, ensuring safety while encouraging empowerment and crisis resolution and maintaining a calm and respectful environment for all.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with referral sources, document and coordinate referrals through the CRMS database.
Apply mental health knowledge and experience to determine participant’s needs, level of risk, discuss and determine recommended services and supports.
Establish a therapeutic relationship to maximize the benefits of engagement between the staff person and the participant using a strengths-based approach.
Provide support for up to 10 Women accessing the MSP Resting Spaces.
Coordinate and facilitate, with the participant, linkages to recommended services and supports in the community.
Advocate as necessary in order to facilitate access to services and supports with the objective of remediating immediate crisis situation.
Provide information regarding resources found within both the broader mental health system and the community in general.
Engage Emergency Services when it is determined that additional intervention is required.
Act as liaison with caregivers and/or support providers who are involved with the participant to facilitate a coordinated approach to service provision.
Provide referrals to the Transitional Case Management Team as necessary.
Provide health teaching and information regarding a variety of coping techniques and strategies, e.g. grounding, breathing techniques, self-care, nutrition, sleep hygiene, techniques to enhance overall well-being, the completion of crisis plans.

Requirements

Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check completed in the last six months.
My Sisters’ Place is a supportive environment for women and gender-diverse individuals who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness. The program supports a vibrant community of women and gender-diverse individuals, including many who may have experienced gender-based violence. My Sisters’ Place is an environment solely for women and gender-diverse communities and therefore, it is a bona fide occupational requirement that the successful candidate identify as a woman, two-spirited, non-binary, transgender, or otherwise gender-diverse.
College Diploma or University Degree in social services, mental health & addictions, or a related field OR a Graduate Certificate in social services, mental health & addictions plus 2-years’ experience in a mental health & addiction field.
Current, satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC).
Demonstrated ability to attend work regularly.

Skills

First Aid and CPR
Non-violent Crisis Intervention and Prevention (CPI)
Applied Suicide Interventions Skills and Training (ASIST)
Experience in mental health crisis intervention
Experience with, and detailed knowledge of, mild, moderate & serious mental illnesses, usually gained by several years of working with this population.
Experience working in a community-based setting; preferably with an established network of service & support resources.
Strong understanding of Harm Reduction strategies.
Extensive knowledge of community resources, service & support programs, and barriers participants face in accessing same.
Working knowledge of a variety of treatment, intervention, and support strategies.
Ability to assess level of risk in regards to participants.
Bilingual in both official languages, preferred.

Location

London, Ontario (London Zone)

Work Type

Relief
Direct Service
Evening/Night
Weekend Shifts

Experience Level

2-years’ experience in a mental health & addiction field (with Graduate Certificate)
Grid progression based on seniority up to Level 8

Education Level

College Diploma or University Degree in social services, mental health & addictions, or a related field
Graduate Certificate in social services, mental health & addictions

Salary/Compensations

Starting rate $27.14 per hour (Level 1 – Direct Service)
Wage differential $30.01 per hour for Level 1 – Direct Service, Regulated
Up to $34.41 per hour for non-regulated (Level 8)
Up to $37.26 per hour for regulated (Level 8)
Premiums of $2.00 per hour for eligible Evening/Night and Weekend Shifts

Benefits

Optional enrolment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

About the Company

We believe that everyone has the right to access low barrier supports that will foster growth and allow them to live with dignity, and independence in our community.
The My Sisters’ Place drop-in program fosters a vibrant community of women who are experiencing, or at risk of homelessness, promoting a welcoming and non-judgmental culture and providing a reprieve from the stigma women so often feel in other community settings.
Our team supports women with anything they might need - from a hot meal to tampons, from access to showers and laundry facilities to harm reduction kits and from on-site mental health and addictions groups to connections with broader community supports.
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.