Addictions Support Worker Evening Shift 4pm-12:30am

  • bonnyville

Located in Glendon, Alberta

Title

Addictions Support Worker

Summary

As an Addictions Support Worker at Her Recovery, you will contribute to the delivery of bed-based services to persons with a chronic addiction, 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. You will work collaboratively with other health and service providers.

Shifts: 4:00pm-12:30am 4 on 4 off rotation

Role Description Would this career be a good fit for me?

If you have the following traits, this may be a career choice for you:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Time management skills
  • Patience and open-mindedness
  • Strong altruistic and empathic ability
  • Emotional maturity
  • Professional boundaries
  • Responsibilities: _
  • Supervising participants to ensure they adhere to facility rules and regulations
  • Ensuring participants safety
  • Reporting rule-breaking observed to counsellors during the morning shift handover
  • Driving and accompanying participants on trips off-site, for example NA/AA meetings, shopping trips etc.
  • Bag searches after shopping trips
  • Hourly rounds throughout the building
  • Facilitating the How It Works online meeting
  • Answer questions participants might have and pointing them in the right direction to find answers
  • Setting up continental breakfast
  • Provide emotional support
  • Completing a shift summary
  • General clerical duties may be required, for example creating binders that contains program materials
  • Any other duties assigned
  • Qualifications/Requirements:_

Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent.

  • Clean Driver's Abstract
  • Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector
  • Up to date First Aid and ASSIST training preferred.

Benefits :

  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • On-site parking
  • Vision care

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Evening shift
  • Weekends as needed

Experience :

  • support worker: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person