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Addictions Worker

Employer

Northeast Addition and Mental Health Centre for Holistic Recovery

Date Posted

April 25, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 20 to 35 hours per week
  • Position Casual Part Time Leading to Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 09, 2024
Job Requirements

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 & Abilities
The Addictions Worker is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Community and Social Service Workers
SOCIAL

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

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

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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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