Job Order Detail

Description

Canadian Mental Health Assoc. (Sask.Div.)invites applications for a temporary full-time (35 hrs/week)Vocational/Recreational Development Worker in our Weyburn Branch.

The Worker is responsible for:
Providing structured services for & in consultation with clients, consisting of one or more of the following areas: social, recreation, employment, training-on-the-job, vocational training, life skills or related support activities, in a community service centre &/or other community facility, with the goal of assisting clients to independently maximize community services and resources.

The design, implementation, & evaluation of rehabilitative, vocational, recreational & recovery-oriented services and programs provided for the specialized needs of our clientele & community.
Utilizing community and volunteer resources to plan and carry out social and recreation programs and activities that will support mental health recovery.  Providing participants the opportunity to learn and acquire skills to maintain and improve their mental health, along with community integration, and building resilience.  Mental Health activities and programming will include: Writers group, art and craft projects, yard games, board games, dice and card games, swimming, skating, bowling, billiards, walks, day trips, dining out, site seeing, cards, board games, coffee & conversation, movies, shopping, visiting museums, art galleries, etc.

Social media and website experience an asset.

Completion of some post-secondary training in the social sciences & significant experience in a human services field, preferably the mental health field, or an equivalent combination of experience & training. A good knowledge of community resources, effective organizational, public relations & communication skills are essential. The successful candidate must have a drivers license & will be required to provide a clean Criminal Record Check.