Recovery Support Worker
Recovery Support Worker
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Job Description
Recovery Support Worker
City:Kamloops
Program and Site Location:24Hour Supportive Recovery Housing Maverick
Reports To: Coordinator of Supportive Recovery Maverick
Term: Casual/OnCall up to a maximum of 40 hours per week
Wage Range:$27.54 to$31.61 based on education and related experience.
Position Summary: As a Recovery Support Workeryou will provide life skills services to Program Participants who may struggle with mental health concerns substance misuse challenges and chronic health conditions. Within this role you will support Program Participants to identify individual goals and develop life skills necessary to live as independently as possible. Service delivery is based on a client centered trauma informed and nonjudgmental perspective.
What We Offer:
Competitive extended benefits including dental vision physiotherapy massage and fertility **
Municipal Pension Plan **
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Onsite training and development opportunities
A culture of equality inclusion and diversity including paid cultural sensitivity days
Life and Accidental death insurance
Wellness plan benefits up to a maximum of $250.00 annually **
Competitive Vacation entitlements with up to 3 weeks paid vacation in your first year **
**upon eligibility
Specific Responsibility:
Encourage and support Program Participants to live as fully and independently as possible.
Participate in the assessment goal setting and program planning for Program Participants when requested.
Provide supervision and support to mitigate individual and program risk to ensure safety comfort and wellness.
Work closely with identified community resources for each Program Participant.
Actively seek the views of Program Participants and involve them in decision making to improve their own identity purpose and selfesteem.
Complete wellness checks/room checks when required.
Monitor and move along community members who are loitering in and around the property.
Provide crisis intervention as required including responses by ensuring immediate access to medical services and completing necessary incident reports when required.
Conduct assessments of potential Program Participants using the BC Housing mandated Vulnerability Assessment Tool (VAT) when requested.
Complete accurate and up to date communication/case notes.
Maintain files and statistics as per accreditation standards.
Complete move in/move out documentation as required by the Property Services Department.
Work in collaboration with the Licensed Practical Nurse to ensure medication adherence and documentation.
When requested be a member of the Societys Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) team.
Ensure compliance with all Society policies and procedures.
Other duties which may or may not be outlined within this job description.
Qualificationsand Requirements
Bachelor of Social Work Human Services Diploma Psychology Support Worker/Care Aid Certificate or an equivalent combination of education training and/or lived experience.
Strong ability to recognize and address difficult behaviors.
Good communication documentation interpersonal and conflict management skills.
Ability to work within a teambased environment involving multiagency support.
Strong working knowledge of community resources.
Understands and maintains professional boundaries.
VAT (Vulnerability Assessment Tool) training is an asset.
Must pass an acceptable criminal record check for the vulnerable sector.
Basic First Aid is required.
Readiness to complete inhouse online training within the first month of employment.
Mental Health First Aid ASIST and Trauma Informed Practice is considered an asset.
As Program Participants are allowed to have pets it is noted that this is a petfriendly environment.
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The ASK Wellness Society is dedicated topromoting diversity/multiculturalism with inclusion as one of our CoreValues. All qualified applicants will receive consideration foremployment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender identity orexpression sexual orientation national origin disability or age.
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Employment Type
Full Time
