Reporting to the Manager, the Outreach Worker I is a member of the AMH Supported Housing team. The team functions collaboratively to provide treatment, rehabilitation, support services and case management functions for clients with severe and persistent addiction and mental health presentations. Team members collaborate with the client, family and other programs and agencies to provide quality, client-driven, culturally appropriate and integrated services.

This position supports clients to live in the community in a variety of supportive housing environments: conducts outreach assessments, determines outreach service goals and develops outreach treatment plans in collaboration with clients and clinicians, while facilitating client connections with community and government supports and advocating for clients with these external service providers. The OW supports clients with building ADL and iADL skills, medication observation and teaching, establishing financial, food and clothing, transportation and social/recreational supports. Additional responsibility includes ongoing evaluation of client progress/functioning and adjusting the outreach treatment plan as required.

As a part of the role, the OW may be required to provide outreach crisis stabilization support for clients, various de‑escalation techniques and linking clients with the appropriate supports (EMS, Police and Crisis Team, etc.). As an Outreach Worker, you will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, supporting clients to stabilize in their current environments as an extension of their clinical care service.



As an Outreach Worker, you will conduct outreach assessments, determine outreach service goals and develop outreach treatment plans in collaboration with clients and clinicians.

You will facilitate client connections with community and government supports and advocate for clients with these external service providers. You will focus on establishing housing, financial, food and clothing, transportation and social supports for clients.You will be responsible for providing education and coaching support related to daily living skills and activities (attending appointments, money management, searching for jobs, grocery shopping, etc.), You will evaluate client progress and functioning and make adjustments to the outreach treatment plan as required.As a part of your role as an Outreach Worker, you may be required to provide outreach crisis stabilization support for clients, exercising various de‑escalation techniques and linking clients with the appropriate supports (EMS, Police and Crisis Team, etc.). You also may be required to enter clients' residences and assist clients to transfer in and out of vehicles, care facilities and residences.

Unit and Program: AMH Supported Living Multi‑Site:



Not Applicable Posting End Date: 23-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Temporary End Date: 09-MAY-2027 Length of Shift in weeks: Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Classification: Outreach Worker I Unit and Program: AMH Supported Living Multi‑Site: Not Applicable Posting End Date: 23-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Perks Temporary End Date: 09-MAY-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Required Qualifications: Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field.

Additional Required Qualifications: Minimum 2 years’ experience within the last 3 years working with adults with severe and persistent mental health and addiction issues.

Experience in conducting psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and medication management.

Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and community agencies. Knowledge of relevant community resources and legislation. High degree of flexibility as well as the ability to work independently in an outreach capacity. Actively integrates patient and family centered care principles within own practice standards. Basic knowledge of computers and software applications (i.e.

Microsoft

Office) Preferred Qualifications: Recent community-based mental health outreach experience. Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation especially related to Community Treatment Orders.

📌 Temporary Community Outreach Worker (Calgary)
🏢 Recovery Alberta
📍 Calgary