Health Care Worker, Community Mental Health

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $31.56 - $33.28 / hour
Job Summary

We are looking for a Casual Health Care Worker, Community Mental Health to join our team in Chilliwack, B.C.

 

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

 

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

 

Take the next step and apply so we can continue the conversation with you.

Detailed Overview

The Health Care Worker works closely with Case Managers to maintain clients' tenure in the community and supports the mental health residential facilities regarding their programs and works directly with clients regarding vocational, educational, social, recreational and rehabilitative goals. The Health Care Worker works collaboratively with other related professions with a focus on the social functioning of the client, progress towards care plan goals and appropriate linkage(s) with follow-up agencies and services. The Health Care Worker works independently but under supervision, and when necessary relates to the Coordinator for direction and to service providers as directed by the client's care plan.
ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Grade twelve (12) plus a Social Services Worker Diploma plus two (2) years' recent related experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Valid Class V BC Driver's Licence and access to a personal vehicle for business related purposes..

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability within the defined treatment plan to monitor and assess client functioning.
• Ability to liaise with various mental health professionals and service providers and form relationships with mental health clients that will facilitate the achievement of the defined treatment plan, and successfully terminate the relationship when appropriate and implement defined service coordination strategies.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

 

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

 

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

 

Together, we are the heart of health care.

 

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