Mental Health Aide

Job title: Mental Health Aide

Job description: Your Opportunity:

Reporting to the Manager, this Mental Health Aide – Street Connect temp position will provide support to homeless clients with severe mental health and addiction concerns, according to the client’s individual service plan and / or treatment plan. Service will be provided in a variety of community settings in accordance with client-centered approach, to decrease barriers to service by providing support and assistance to promote social, physical and emotional well-being and foster self-determination and independence.

Description:

As a Mental Health Aide, you will work as a collaborative member of the multidisciplinary team to provide a welcoming and safe care environment. You will assist in the provision of direct patient/client care as delegated in a person-centered, recovery oriented and safe manner. In this position, you will assist and / or promote independence to patients/clients in completing activities of daily living as well as assisting other health professionals with providing treatments and observing and reporting relevant patient/client information to professional staff. You will assist new patients/clients and families with orientation, and assist in the general support of the work area.

• Classification: Mental Health Aide
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Street Connect
• Primary Location: Red Deer 49th Street Community
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 27-NOV-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 07-DEC-2023
• Temporary End Date: 09-DEC-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $22.67
• Maximum Salary: $26.43
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12. Completion of Health Care Aide or Mental Health Aide Certificate or equivalent. Additional Required Qualifications:

Experience working with severe mental health and addiction concerns. Reliable vehicle. Must be able to walk longer distances outside on uneven terrain, carry items and navigate stairs. Preferred Qualifications:

Connect Care Ambulatory Therapy Assistant training.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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