Addiction and Mental Health Worker, My Sisters’ Place
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services · CA
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About the Role
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. The team supports women with essential needs, access to facilities, harm reduction, and connections to community supports.
Responsibilities
- Provide a welcoming, safe, and trusting environment
- Engage with women who experience barriers to access and develop relationships of trust
- Provide triage, initial screening and assessment, information and referrals
- Provide mental health, trauma, addictions and harm reduction supports
- Provide safety planning to reduce risk and harm
- Provide crisis intervention, conflict resolution and negotiation skills as necessary
- Assist women to link and liaise with all programs and resources within MSP
- Employ a community development and strengths-based approach
- Foster growth of capacities and community leadership amongst the women
- Connect and liaise with appropriate community partners and resources
- Protect and promote the welfare, dignity, and individual rights of women at all times
- Provide basic needs, as required, following My Sisters’ Place procedures
- Ensure accurate and timely documentation and statistical gathering as required
- Support clients to secure housing of their choice
- Champion each client’s individual capacity for independent community living
- Advocate, refer and connect clients with appropriate housing services, supports, and resources (formal and informal) based on their needs
- Support landlords as necessary in conjunction with the participant, provision of landlord mediation where appropriate
- Motivate and support client to work towards achievement of their needs/goals
- Assist clients to successfully remain in their housing, providing prevention and diversion strategies to avoid homelessness
- Develop and maintain positive linkages and clear, timely communications between the women, all organization programs and staff, and with the broader community
- Liaise with partner agencies to develop continuous improvement in quality of service to women
- Participate as part of a dynamic team of support and advocacy providers
- Engage with donors, supporters and the public in a professional manner
Requirements
- Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check completed in the last six months.
- College Diploma or University Degree in Social Services, or a related field
- Current, satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC)
- Demonstrated ability to attend work regularly
- Ability to attend work regularly
Skills
- First Aid & CPR
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention and Prevention (CPI)
- Applied Suicide Interventions Skills and Training (ASIST)
- Experience using harm reduction, feminist, relational/cultural and recovery theories
- Knowledge of, and excellent relationships with community resources and community partners
- Bilingual in both official languages, preferred
Location
- London, Ontario (London Zone)
Work Type
- Relief
- Casual
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 1 year' experience in the Mental Health and Addictions field
- Demonstrated ability to work with women who live with multiple challenges related to marginalization, mental illness, substance use, complex health challenges, street-level sex work, poverty, homelessness, woman abuse and trauma
Education Level
- College Diploma or University Degree in Social Services, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- Starting rate for this role is $27.14 per hour (Level 1 – Direct Service)
- Wage differential of $30.01 per hour for Level 1 – Direct Service, Regulated
- Grid progression based on seniority up to Level 8 ($34.41 per hour for non-regulated, and $37.26 per hour for regulated)
- Premiums of $2.00 per hour will be applied for eligible Evening/Night (8:00pm – 7:00am) and Weekend Shifts.
Benefits
- Immediately eligible for optional enrolment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
About the Company
- 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.