Senior Mental Health Worker/Care Aide
Posting #:
10-36
Salary:
$20.11 - $21.83
Department:
Mental Health Housing
Affiliation:
HEU
Duration:
Ongoing
Status:
Regular Full time
Start Date:
Mon, 03/22/2010
Application Deadline:
Mon, 03/15/2010
As a member of a multidisciplinary team, the Senior Mental Health Worker/Care Aide provides supervision to MHW/Care Aides; assists residents with mental and physical disabilities to live successfully in the community by providing a variety of day-to-day physical, emotional, and social supports, life skills assistance, information, and resources in accordance with service/care plans; participates in service/care planning, including input into residents’ psychosocial and general health and activity needs; observes changes in residents’ behaviour/ functioning and reports concerns to the Clinical Nurse Leader as appropriate; documents interventions; ensures that their practice meets professional and organizational standards; assists in evaluating the effectiveness of service and care plans; fosters a positive and collaborative working environment with colleagues; is committed to participating in his/her own continuing professional development.
Qualifications & Skills:
· Health Care Support Worker (combined Community Mental Health Worker resident Care Aide Attendant) Certificate from a recognized institution or Resident Care Aide Attendant Certificate supplemented with training and experience in mental health work or an equivalent combination of education and experience in mental health support and resident care.
· Two years recent supervisory experience.
· Current First Aid/CPR Certificates required.
· Non-violent Crisis Intervention course preferred.
· Food Safe 1 preferred.
· Class 4 BC Driver’s License preferred.
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