Addiction Support Worker Detox

Support short-term, non-medical withdrawal management at Kingston Health Sciences Centre through counselling, monitoring, and crisis response. This temporary part-time position includes rotating shifts.
The Addiction Support Worker provides services within KHSC’s patient-centred values and works with the Addiction Support team. You will support clients detoxifying from alcohol or drugs, awaiting treatment intake, or facing relapse risk. The work requires counselling, documentation, referrals, and awareness of withdrawal and mental health concerns.

Key Responsibilities:

Complete admission, discharge, clothing, and belongings procedures
Interview residents, provide counselling, and make appropriate referrals
Conduct hourly house checks and thirty-minute bed checks
Document resident progress, data, and required records
Report health, safety, disciplinary, and facility concerns
Requirements:
Two-year social services diploma or equivalent education and experience
Practical experience in social services
Individual and group counselling skills
Current addictions, withdrawal, mental health, and pharmacology knowledge
BCLS and crisis intervention certification within required timelines
Apply addiction support, counselling, monitoring, and documentation skills within KHSC’s temporary detoxification services and rotating-shift care.