Addiction & Mental Health Recovery Worker
Your Opportunity:
St. Paul, with a population of approximately 5,500 and serving an area of 18,000, is located in the northeast region of Alberta, just 200 km away from Edmonton. St. Paul offers the diverse, hands-on experience you expect in a rural position. St. Paul is an active community with lots to offer with multiple recreation facilities and 14 lakes with numerous campgrounds nearby. Rural Alberta is beautiful, peaceful, and provides a great backdrop for a fulfilling career. If nothing feels better than making a difference in the lives of families in your own community, this could be the opportunity for you. This position has been identified and is anticipated to transition to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you will transition to Recovery Alberta. In accordance with the transition letter of understanding with UNA, current employees under the UNA Collective Agreement who accept an employment offer, issued after July 1, 2024, will not have any rights under Article 15: Layoff and Recall.
Description:
As an Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will contribute to the delivery of community based services to persons with a chronic addiction and/or severe and persistent mental illness using psychosocial rehabilitation principles, promoting client respect, autonomy, health and improved quality of life. Your duties will include carrying out assigned tasks in a client focused recovery plan which includes support to participate in activities of daily living, recreational and social activities, and educational and employment activities. You will work collaboratively with other health and service providers. In this position, you will work under the direction of a regulated health provider.
- Recovery Alberta: Y
- Classification: Addic & Mental Hlth Recov Wrk
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
- Primary Location: St. Paul Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.82
- Posting End Date: 23-OCT-2024
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 18-NOV-2024
- Hours per Shift: 11.08
- Length of Shift in weeks: 8
- Shifts per cycle: 23
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $24.92
- Maximum Salary: $27.46
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:As required.
Preferred Qualifications:Minimum 1 year experience in Mental Health and able to work in a complex, fast-paced environment, managing high acuity, and high risk presentations. A combination of experience and education may be considered.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
