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Mental Health Worker

@ Island Health

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Victoria, Colombie-Britannique

2+ ans d’expérience
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Island Health is hiring a Mental Health Worker for a residential, community-based facility supporting persons with mental illness through client-focused treatment, rehabilitation and daily living support. The role involves helping clients with activities of daily living, reporting conditions including medication reactions, and escorting clients to appointments. The posting requires a community social services diploma, two years of related experience, a Class 5 licence and a Level C Basic Life Saving certificate.

Responsabilités :

  • Provide client-focused treatment, rehabilitation and support in a residential facility
  • Assist clients with activities of daily living
  • Report client conditions, including reactions to medications
  • Escort clients to off-site programs and appointments
  • Assess clients' ability to assume self-care

Résumé des exigences :

  • Community social services diploma or equivalent
  • Two years of recent mental health experience
  • Valid Class 5 licence
  • Level C Basic Life Saving certificate
  • Food Safe certificate

Outils et compétences

Mental healthCommunity medicineCounsellingTeachingFood Handler Certificate
Source et dates

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Date publiée par l’employeur
2026-10-27
Première détection par notre source
2026-10-28
Mise à jour du dossier source
2026-10-28

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Détails du poste

NiveauDébutant
DomaineServices sociaux et communautaires
Expérience2 an(s) et plus
Déplacementsavion : aucun · route : minimes
Milieu de travailRésidence de soins
PositionAssis et debout
Exigences physiquesphysique modéré · ordinateur faible
LanguesEnglish
Permis et certificationsLevel C Basic Life Saving, Food Safe Certificate
Permis de conduireexigé
FormationCollégial (DEC) (exigé)
Domaines d’étudesCommunity Social Services, Mental Health Work, Community Health Work, Social Services Work

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Job Description

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Manager or designate, the Mental Health Worker participates in the provision of client-focused treatment, rehabilitation and support for persons with mental illness in a residential, community-based facility. Promotes a safe, healthy and non-threatening environment that instills a sense of dignity and self-respect. Participates in the planning, development, implementation, delivery, and modification of clinical services by responding to identified client needs, within the program's guidelines. Motivates, assists, and instructs clients with the activities of daily living, reports clients' conditions, including reactions to medications. Escorts clients to off-site programs, appointments and other planned events. Assesses clients' ability to assume self-care responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

Diploma in Community Social Services, e.g. Mental Health Worker, Community Health Worker, or Social Services Worker including post-secondary education in counseling skills training. Knowledge of legislation such as the Mental Health Act and the Guardianship Act. Knowledge of available programs, their interrelationships, and their function in delivering care in the community. Understanding of the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation, using a client-centred approach. A minimum of two years recent related experience working with persons with mental illness including teaching life skills, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current Level C Basic Life Saving Certificate. Valid Class 5 vehicle license. Food Safe Certificate.

Skills And Abilities

  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  • Ability to develop and maintain therapeutic rapport with clients and employ such rapport to enable clients to understand their illness and the rehabilitation process.
  • Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to employ aggressive behaviour management techniques.
  • Ability to exercise judgment in keeping with program philosophy, when supervisor is unavailable for consultation.
  • Must hold a valid BC Driver's License and if required, must be able to obtain a class 4 Driver's License.
  • Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
  • Ability to operate related equipment.

Link to Full Job Description

https://jd.viha.ca/JD114.pdf

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