Evening Shift Addiction Support Worker

Reports To

Director

Summary

Evening Shift Addiction Support Workers work with clients from diverse backgrounds who have various addiction disorders such as drug, alcohol and behaviour/process addictions. Evening Support Workers supervise the participants throughout the evening, provide emotional support when necessary, cleaning duties throughout the facility and various clerical duties assigned by the Assistant Director. The successful candidate will provide residential clients through crisis intervention, recreational activities, assisting with other programming components and facilitating clients’ attendance at self-help meetings. As an Evening Shift Addiction Support 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.

Shifts are on a four on, four off shift rotation from 4:30pm to 12:30am.

Core Competencies

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

· Time management skills

· Patience and open-mindedness

· Strong altruistic and empathic ability

· Emotional maturity

· Professional boundaries

· Decision making and judgement

· Teamwork and cooperation

· Enforcing rules and regulations

Job Duties

· Supervising participants to ensure they adhere to facility rules and regulations

· Provide Support to each participant specific to their identified Treatment Plan and Goals, additionally use any and all opportunities to maintain and reinforce their addiction treatment plan; when overseeing and facilitating social/recreational activities, one to one interactions/conversations and group gatherings, to inform and maintain focus on the addiction treatment plan, at all times and in all aspects of the treatment programming

· Medication administration to participants following MAR (training provided by iRecover)

· Reporting rule-breaking observed to counsellors

· Hourly rounds throughout the building

· Driving and accompany participants on trips off-site, for example NA/AA meetings, shopping trips, weekend group outings etc.

· Bag searches after shopping trips

· Answer questions participants might have and pointing them in the right direction to find answers

· Provide emotional support and active listening throughout the night for clients if necessary

· Completing a shift summary

· Maintain confidentiality

· General clerical duties may be required, for example creating binders that contains program materials

· General tidying of the facility

· Take garbage/recycling out as needed

· Keep snow cleared from the front/back deck doorways (winter)

· Ensure our iRecover Facility complies with all BC Health Orders - COVID 19 policy, procedures and regulations.

· Any other duties assigned by the Assistant Director

Requirements:

· Experience working with the vulnerable population considered an asset

· Clean Drivers Abstract

· Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector

· Up to date First Aid

Working Conditions

· May be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including exposure to HIV and Hepatitis B or C viruses

· Interacts with residents, family members, staff, visitors and government agencies

· Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals

· Ability to manage behaviourally complex individuals

· Ability to understand a myriad of mental health concerns

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift

COVID-19 considerations:
iRecover Treatment Centers follows all provincial and federal COVID-19 mandates.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Coldstream, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• supportive care: 1 year (preferred)

Please Note :
my90210smile.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, my90210smile.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.