We are currently seeking a permanent full time Community Mental Health Worker 2 to join our Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) department at the Nelson Health Centre in beautiful Nelson, BC.
This position will be working predominately with marginalized individuals at an Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) Clinic.
What we offer:
•Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
•Career Growth
•Employer paid training/education
•Employer paid vacation (per collective agreement)
•Employer paid insurance premiums
•Extended Health & Dental coverage
•Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
•Balanced lifestyle
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate for the Community Mental Health Worker 2 position is a compassionate, client-centered professional with experience supporting individuals with severe and persistent mental health and/or substance use challenges within a community-based setting. This individual demonstrates a strong understanding of psychosocial rehabilitation and harm reduction principles, and is skilled in engaging clients as active participants in their own recovery by building trust, fostering independence, and supporting meaningful goal setting.
The successful candidate is able to provide practical life skills support, advocacy, and supportive counseling, while effectively coordinating services and navigating community resources to ensure continuity of care. The ideal candidate is comfortable working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, and bring strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. A commitment to maintaining professional boundaries, handling sensitive information with discretion, and promoting dignity, respect, and inclusion for all clients is essential in this role.
What will you work on?
The Community Mental Health Worker 2 functions as a part of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) health care team and as a member of a specific Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) multi-disciplinary specialized team whose purpose is to ensure that persons with severe and persistent mental health problems and/or substance use disorders have access to timely, responsive, evidence based psychosocial rehabilitation across the continuum of available services. Performs a variety of life skills, advocacy, supportive counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation planning, and general support duties involving clients who are living in their own housing for the assigned client population(s).
Reporting to the HCIS Manager (or designate), working within a psychosocial rehabilitation/harm reduction framework and informed by existing psychiatric and other health professional assessments, the Community Mental Health Worker 2 provides basic case management, establishes rehabilitation objectives and/or psychosocial rehabilitation plans for the assigned client population(s) and is expected to engage clients in various community settings as people with full potential and as meaningful collaborators in their own service planning, delivery and evaluation.
Scheduling Information:
Shift types are days and shift times are from 08:30 to 16:30 hours.
How will you create an impact?
Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.
Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you
We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills and a work environment that supports and promotes psychological health & safety for all. We offer the opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.
If you are trained in mental health and have a passion for providing care management to those in need, this opportunity is for you.