Client Support Worker - Part Time Overnights

Housing Part Time Edmonton, AB, CA

Today Requisition ID: 1382

Salary Range: CA$20.16 To CA$27.02 Hourly

AboutRadius Community Health & Healing (formerly Boyle McCauley HealthCentre)

Radius Community Health & Healing providesinterdisciplinary, comprehensive, and person-centered primary health care forvulnerable Edmontonians with complex needs. Through primary care and healthpromotion, Radius improves the quality of life of individuals who face multiplebarriers to accessing health services.

Within Radius, the SCS (Supervised ConsumptionService) is part of a range of evidence-based services that support prevention,harm reduction and treatment for Albertans living with substance misuse. SCSprovides a place where people can use substances in a monitored, hygienicenvironment to reduce harm from substance use while offering wrap-aroundservices such as counselling, social work and referrals to housing andtreatment and works collaboratively with the rest of Radius to provideindividualized services to meet service user's needs.

About Pregnancy Pathways:

Pregnancy Pathways began as a collaboration of some 25 organizations that came together to address the housing and support needs of pregnant homeless women in Edmonton. Radius Community Health & Healing, which runs inner-city health and wellness programs, operates the Pregnancy Pathways program that includes a dedicated residence for 12 women with on-site support services. In addition to experiencing homelessness, program participants may face challenges with trauma, addictions, and mental health issues, require assistance to access prenatal care,



and need support to be empowered to make decisions about the care of their infants.

Client Support Workers provide 24-7 in office support to Pregnancy Pathways’ Clients, and report to a Wellness Coordinator/Team Leader.

Shift: 0.7 FTE, 11:45pm - 7:45am Saturday- Monday, Every Second Tuesday

Job Responsibilities

- Work with the Wellness Coordinator and program participants to develop and work toward their goals.
- Teach and guide program participants to access income support, identification, banking services as well as mental health, addictions, and physical health services.
- Assist program participants to gain confidence with a range of life skills including budgeting, shopping, and meal preparation.
- Assist program participants to address family and personal stressors.
- Guide mothers to further develop skills to take care of their babies and children, and to navigate Children's Services processes.
- Help program participants to build effective problem-solving and inter-personal skills.
- Help create a sense of community in the Pregnancy Pathways residence including assisting with the organization of recreation and cultural events.
- Work as part of a Team to coordinate supports provided to Clients.
- Must have open availability

Qualifications, Experience and Skills





- An in-depth understanding of the background and challenges faced by pregnant women experiencing homelessness, including the impact of trauma on women and children, and of street culture.
- Experience working in a residential environment.
- Enhanced problem-solving skills for women dealing with trauma.
- A track record of working effectively with Indigenous people; familiarity with Indigenous culture is an asset, as the majority of program Clients identify as Indigenous.
- Experience with the practical application of Harm Reduction and strength-based strategies.
- Experience teaching/guiding mothers on appropriate techniques in raising babies and children.
- A background in organizing appropriate cultural and recreation events.
- Criminal Record, Vulnerable Person and Child Welfare Checks will be required; in the event of any convictions or concerns, we will review the information available to determine if it impacts eligibility for employment.
- Client Support Workers require valid CPR Certification; Naloxone training will be provided.

We have committed to ensuring our Team of Client Support Workers includes individuals who can provide peer support, drawing on his or her own personal lived experience with sustained recovery regarding mental illness, addictions, and/or homelessness/poverty, with a willingness and ability to share such experience with program participants. The belief that recovery is possible for all who experience mental health, traumatic and/or substance use challenges is fundamental to the practice of peer support. Within the peer support role, a Client Support Worker will work with Clients to provide

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