Support client wellbeing and independent living with Northern Health using psychosocial rehabilitation principles and a harm reduction approach. Work Monday to Friday, days, from 08:30 to 16:30.
As a Life Skills Worker 2, you will support clients within Mental Health and Addictions services. Under a Manager or designate, you will work within an assigned program and multidisciplinary team. Your practice will address physical, social, and emotional development while supporting community living.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure client wellbeing within the assigned program
- Promote independent living in the community
- Provide support using psychosocial rehabilitation principles
- Teach skills that support clients' development
- Reduce potential hospitalization and incarceration
Requirements:
- Knowledge, skills, and abilities as a lifeskills support worker
- Ability to support serious and persistent mental illness
- Ability to address addictions issues
- Understanding of harm reduction approaches
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
Bring lifeskills support, psychosocial rehabilitation, and harm reduction knowledge to Northern Health's Mental Health and Addictions services.
Lifeskills Support Worker Mental Health employer: Northern Health - BC
Northern Health - BC is an exceptional employer that prioritizes the well-being of its employees while fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture. With a strong focus on employee growth opportunities, particularly in health informatics, staff are encouraged to develop their skills and advance their careers in a supportive environment. Working in beautiful British Columbia, employees enjoy the unique advantage of contributing to transformative health services in rural communities, making a meaningful impact on the lives of residents.
