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Mental Health and Addictions Worker

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Job Order #: 5745093

NOC: 4212
Employer Name:
NORTHSASK SPECIAL NEEDS
Wage/Salary Info:
dependent on experience and education
Posted Date:
29-Jul-2020
Location:
LA RONGE
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Full Time
Length of Employment:
dependent
Education:
University Bachelor's Degree
Experience:
1-2 Years
Apply By:
21-Aug-2020
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
NORTHSASK SPECIAL NEEDS
Employer Address:
 
PO BOX 1322
LA RONGE,SK
CANADA
S0J1L0
Contact Name:
Melanie Norris
Contact Phone:
3064250530
Contact Fax:
3064253952
Contact Email:
melanienorris@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.
The knowledge and abilities required for this position would be acquired through a degree or diploma in human services and addictions training.

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Document use
 - Oral communication
 - Working with others
 - Problem solving
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Job task planning and organizing
 - Finding information
 - Computer use
 - Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
 - Own transportation
 - Willing to travel
 - Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
 - First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
 - Administrative and office activities
 - Research techniques
Type of Community or Social Service
 - Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
 - Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
 - Services for the homeless
 - Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
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
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
 - Fast-paced environment
 - Work under pressure
Security and Safety
 - Criminal record check (abstract)
 - Driver's validity licence check
 - Confidential security clearance
Target Groups or Clients
 - Aboriginal groups
 - Culturally diverse groups
 - Persons with intellectual disabilities
 - Persons with physical disabilities
 - Persons with mental health disabilities
 - Persons with learning disabilities

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