Support substance use and mental health recovery through outreach, case management, and life skills coaching across multiple Island Health sites.

Island Health seeks casual outreach workers for its multidisciplinary intensive case management team. The position supports people with persistent, severe substance use disorder, with or without mental illness, using harm reduction and psychosocial rehabilitation approaches. Experience with both mental health and substance use is required.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide community-based outreach support services
- Assist with substance use and mental health treatment
- Teach life skills through coaching and education
- Provide advocacy, advice, and crisis intervention
- Support health-related and mental health goals

Requirements:

- Post-secondary addiction counselling certification or community social services diploma
- Two years’ recent related experience, or equivalent
- Experience supporting mental health and substance use needs
- First Aid and CPR Level C certification
- Valid Class 5 British Columbia driver’s licence and reliable vehicle

Apply intensive case management, harm reduction, outreach, and recovery support skills with Island Health clients across multiple sites.

📌 Intensive Case Management Outreach Worker (Canada)
🏢 Island Health
📍 Canada