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Job Order #: 5602901

NOC: 4212
Employer Name:
NORTHSASK SPECIAL NEEDS
Wage/Salary Info:
dependent on experience and education
Posted Date:
13-Dec-2017
Location:
LA RONGE
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Contract
Education:
University Bachelor's Degree
Experience:
1-2 Years
Apply By:
29-Dec-2017
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
NORTHSASK SPECIAL NEEDS
Employer Address:
 
PO BOX 1322
LA RONGE,SK
CANADA
S0J1L0
Contact Name:
Deri-Ann Ratt
Contact Phone:
3064200543
Contact Fax:
3064253952
Contact Email:
deriannratt@nsnlaronge.ca


Description

North Sask Special Needs (NSN) is seeking a Mental Health and Addictions Worker to join our team in La Ronge, Saskatchewan to provide supports to individuals with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring disorders.  

The successful candidate will work to meet the complex, person-centred and unique needs of intellectually disabled individuals who also face mental health and/or addictions challenges. The successful candidate will be a confident, positive role model. In addition to providing mental health and addictions supports, this individual must work collaboratively across human service sectors and jurisdictions to provide a unified response to the support of this client group within the community. Active development and maintenance of partnerships, navigation of complex systemic barriers, and effective advocacy for vulnerable clients will be required.

The successful candidate will have a sound knowledge base including an understanding of  mental illness, human behavioural theories and intervention strategies. Candidates must demonstrate understanding of harm reduction principles, applied behavioural intervention, relapse prevention, family systems, crisis intervention and suicide prevention.  Successful candidate will be non-judgemental and respectful of high needs clients.

Typically, the knowledge and abilities required for this position would be acquired through a degree in human services and addictions training or an equivalent combination of directly related experience and training.

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Oral communication
 - Working with others
 - Problem solving
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Job task planning and organizing
 - Computer use
Transportation/Travel Information
 - Own transportation
 - Willing to travel
 - Valid driver's licence
Specific Skills
 - Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
 - Conduct follow-up assessments
 - Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
 - Provide suicide and crisis intervention
 - Resolve conflict situations
 - Implement substance abuse treatment programs
 - Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
 - Provide personal services support to persons with special needs
 - Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
 - Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
 - Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
Ability to Supervise
 - Working groups
 - Committees
 - Contractors
 - 5-10 people
Security and Safety
 - Criminal record check (abstract)
 - Driver's validity licence check
Target Groups or Clients
 - Culturally diverse groups
 - Persons with intellectual disabilities
 - Persons with physical disabilities
 - Persons with mental health disabilities
 - Persons with learning disabilities

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