Support adults facing complex mental health and substance use challenges as a relief part time Life Skills Support Worker in Nelson, B.C.

Interior Health seeks a compassionate, adaptable professional for McKim Cottage's multidisciplinary Mental Health team. You will provide outreach, practical support, counselling, crisis intervention, and risk assessment within community, hospital, and facility settings. The work supports adults experiencing serious and persistent mental illness or substance use problems.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide supportive counselling, risk assessment, and crisis intervention
- Deliver outreach, community, and facility care services
- Develop and evaluate treatment plans for assigned clients
- Participate in clinical reviews, consultations, and psychiatric reviews




- Monitor clients and complete related duties as required

Requirements:

- Compassionate, adaptable approach supporting adults with complex challenges
- Robust communication, advocacy, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to build trusting relationships collaboratively
- Understanding of recovery-oriented and harm reduction approaches
- Availability for days, evenings, and nights

Apply communication, counselling, crisis intervention, and advocacy skills while supporting client choice, stability, independence, and community connections.

📌 Mental Health Support Worker Nelson
🏢 Interior Health
📍 Nelson