Psychiatric Emergency Supports (PES) is seeking a Mental Health Aide (MHA) to join our dynamic team within the Emergency Department at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Working alongside nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team, the MHA provides direct support to patients experiencing acute mental health and/or substance use concerns. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced and unpredictable environment and will demonstrate strong communication, teamwork, and de-escalation skills. Responsibilities include supporting patient safety and observation, assisting with activities of daily living and comfort measures, maintaining a safe and therapeutic setting, and providing compassionate, respectful, patient-centred care. Experience working with individuals experiencing mental health, addictions, behavioural concerns, or crisis is considered an asset.

Description:
As a Mental Health Aide, you will work as a cooperative 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: Psychiatric Emergency Supports
Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 15-OCT-2026
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $24.77
Maximum Salary: $28.88
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Classification: Mental Health Aide
Union: AUPE AUX
Unit and Program: Psychiatric Emergency Supports
Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 15-OCT-2026
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $24.77
Maximum Salary: $28.88
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12.A combination of education and experience satisfactory to the employer will also be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications:
As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.

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