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Addictions Worker
Employer
Northeast Addition and Mental Health Centre for Holistic RecoveryDate Posted
April 25, 2024Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $20.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 20 to 35 hours per week
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Position Casual Part Time Leading to Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date May 09, 2024
Employer
Northeast Addition and Mental Health Centre for Holistic Recovery
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Asset languages
Panjabi; Punjabi
Work setting
- Hospital/medical facility or clinic
- Mental health institution, facility or clinic
- Private residence
Tasks
- Supervise support staff
- Administrative and office activities
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Perform administrative tasks
- Implement life skills workshops
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
- Resolve conflict situations
- Implement substance abuse treatment programs
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Manage events
- Manage knowledge
- Interpret for persons speaking an Aboriginal or foreign language
Supervision
Staff in various areas of responsibility
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Behaviour management Certification
- Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor Certification
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Food allergy and anaphylaxis training
- Medication Administration Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Food Safety Certificate
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
Screening questions
Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Wellness program
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Interest Codes
- SOCIAL
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Interest in consulting with social assistance recipients and pensioners to advise and aid them in locating and utitizing a variety of community resources; in referring clients to other social services; in counselling clients living in group homes and halfway houses and assisting in pre-release and release planning; in providing crisis intervention and emergency-shelter services; and in co-ordinating volunteer activities of community and social services organizations
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information to participate in the selection and admission of clients to appropriate programs; to assess clients' relevant skill strengths and deficits; and in maintaining contact with other social service agencies and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on clients' overall progress
- innovative
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Interest in assisting clients to sort out options and develop plans of action, and in implementing and organizing the delivery of life-skills workshops, substance-abuse treatment programs, behaviour management programs, youth services programs and other community and social service programs under the supervision of social workers and health care professionals
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