03 Oct
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CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
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London
03 Oct
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
London
Relief Addiction and Mental Health Worker, HART Hub Direct Service - (OPSEU) Relief Role, Contract (End Date: March 31, 2028) The London HART Hub is a low barrier recovery-oriented space that aims to support individuals experiencing homelessness with mental health and addiction needs to improve their health and wellbeing. HART Hubs will support its clients through access to high quality evidence informed care that is respectful, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate and compassionate in nature. It connects individuals with a continuum of care tailored to their needs by providing access to transitional supportive housing spaces where individuals can access a safe place to rest, obtain basic needs, health care, peer supports, employment and income supports, mental health and addiction services, and other services under one location.
Individual units allow opportunities for autonomy and independence while accompanying support services ensure basic and personal needs are met while the individual works towards treatment, recovery and wellness.
Relief
Addiction and Mental Health Workers within the Hubs program, will assists clients with integrated care planning, system connection and navigation, onsite support with basic needs, mental health and addiction supports. What you'll be making - Starting rate for this role is $27.14 per hour (Level 1 – Direct Service), with a wage differential, based on regulation ($30.01 per hour for Level 1 – Direct Service, Regulated): Successful external applicants will start at Level 1, with grid progression based on seniority up to Level 8 ($34.41 per hour for non-regulated, and $37.26 per hour for regulated) Premiums of $2.00 will be applied for eligible Evening/Night and Weekend Shifts When you'll work – Relief shifts include days, afternoons, evenings, nights and weekends. Your pension plan – Immediately eligible for optional enrollment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Support clients on their journey towards physical/mental health improvement provision of food, showers, hygiene and a place to rest) Assist with the development of care plans, navigating local services, and engaging in proactive crisis intervention Provide one-on-one and group counselling sessions with a strengths-based wellness approach Ensure client record is updated with changes in circumstances, housing, medications, health conditions, diagnoses, etc Provide navigation assistance, connection to resources, and collaboration with established justice supports for those involved with the criminal justice system (pre-release support, probation or bail) Provide accessible options for communication for clients with varying needs and literacy levels (AODA, multiple languages, sign language, audio translation and referral to language classes) Assist with transportation needs upon intake, including obtaining travel assistance such as bus passes or other forms of travel, leveraging existing funding support Provide integrated care plans that encompass acute and primary care, mental health, addictions, income, transportation and safety Provide support for additional HUB sites as required ODSP, OW, CPP), and tax filing Supportive Housing: Provide 24/7, on-site support to help individuals maintain secure housing at HART Hub Facilitate ongoing conversations around housing goals to secure suitable housing Provide rapid connection to housing stability resources Interested applicants who reside in the City of London and are in need of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) are encouraged to apply for one as soon as possible as PVSCs in the City of London are currently taking approximately 2-4 weeks to be processed and offers of employment cannot be made without receipt of a PVSC.
Completed post-secondary education in a related field of study. (Residential/community housing experience and familiarity with the Residential Tenancies Act. #
📌 Addiction and Mental Health Worker, HART Hub London
🏢 CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
📍 London