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Mental health worker (mental health transition worker-mentor)

Company: Hatts Off Inc.
Wage: 23
Time: Full Time (30+ Hours a Week)
Hours per Week: 40
Public Transport Accessible? Yes
Suitable for Students? No

Job Description

Company: Hatts Off Inc.
Business information: Hatts Off is an agency of residential treatment based homes, residential
treatment based foster homes and treatment based adult transition homes. At present, we
have youth in our care ranging in age from 3 years old to young adults. The clients tend to
present a variety of clinical, mental health, behavioural based challenges. Often these clients
have been through a number of placements and require specialized treatment based care prior
to their arrival.
Business address: Head office – 392 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8P 1K4
Work Location: 1 Milton Avenue, Hamilton, ON L8N 6E5
Type of Employment: Full time – Permanent
Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Description:
– Provide mentorship to clients
– Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
– Appraise clients’ needs or eligibility for specific services
– Implement life skills workshops
– Assist with clients’ relevant skill strengths and development needs
– Conduct follow-up assessments
– Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
– Support in providing suicide and crisis intervention
– Resolve conflict situations
– Supervise activities of clients living in treatment based housing and mentorship based housing
– Supervise clients’ visits with parents to ensure their safety
– Assist offenders in pre-release and release planning
– Implement substance abuse treatment programs
– Implement behaviour management programs
– Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
– Assist clients with special needs
– Personal support work
– Daily living skills assistance
– Accompany clients to appointments, doctor/therapist appointments, social outings and other
professionals’ therapeutic programming.
– Administrative and office activities
– Housekeeping activities

 

Salary: $23.00, 40 Hours per week Benefits: Disability, dental and extended medical insurance provided. Meals provided. Important Information: -Rotating shift work, work days are Monday to Sunday, days off will be assigned on a rotational basis. Shifts will be distributed like this: Mornings: 7AM to 3PM Afternoon-Evenings: 3PM to 11PM Overnights: 11PM to 7AM


Requirements & Prerequisites

Education and experience:
-Completion of a college or university program in social work, child and youth care, psychology
or other social science or health-related discipline is required OR Previous work experience in a
social service environment as a volunteer or in a support capacity replaces the mentioned
education requirement.
-First Aid certificate is an asset
Personal Suitability
– Excellent oral communication
– Judgment, Initiative
– Effective interpersonal skills

How To Apply

Apply by e-mail to: info@hattsoff.com
Apply by fax: 905-521-6838

– 392 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8P 1K4 , Hamilton Ontario L8P 1K4