Peer Support Worker, Assertive Community Treatment Program; ACT - Mental Health

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $29.76 - $31.64 / hour

Job Summary
We are hiring a Relief Part Time Peer Support Worker, Assertive Community Treatment Program (ACT) - Mental Health to join our team in the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows B.C. areas.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

• Confirm you are legally entitled to work in Canada

The Peer Support Worker (PSW) shares their own consumer knowledge and lived experience of mental illness/substance use to assist Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) clients to live successfully in the community. The PSW collaborates with the client and the ACT team to meet individual needs and situational requirements. The PSW provides clients with information from a lived experience perspective in order to assist clients in effectively obtaining service from other ACT team staff, external service providers and community resources.

They provide a variety of supports to assist clients living with mental illness/substance use such as emotional and social supports, life skills assistance, information, resources, and demonstrations. The PSW works in collaboration with the ACT team so that the client's self identified goals for recovery and community integration are supported by appropriate services and practices, are consistent with the values of self‑determination /choice and harm reduction.

Services are provided in any environment including: the streets, shelters, hospitals, apartments, office.

• Establish a dignifying and purposeful relationship with the client, contacting and getting to know the client as a unique individual, and clarifying the role of the Peer Support Worker with the client.
• Assist clients with the development of life skills such as maintaining personal hygiene, housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, meeting financial obligations, making and keeping appointments, and interpersonal skills by demonstrating and modeling appropriate actions.
• Provide information to clients regarding empowerment, self‑help education, practical information, resources, life skills, demonstrations.
• Assist clients with community integration activities, and escort clients to a comprehensive range of community services and opportunities.
• Assist with creating an effective and supportive connection between community service providers and ACT clients.
• Share information with ACT team members regarding the experience of individuals with mental health conditions and/or substance use experiences.
• Collaborate with the client and the ACT team to support the client to meet individual needs and situational requirements.
• Assist the client towards self‑managing all aspects of their life, including their mental illness, substance use and other health conditions via sharing information and lived experience perspective, practical problem‑solving, and linkages with peer supports and consumer advocacy groups.
• Provide supports related to housing including assisting in packing and transporting belongings and furniture and helping the client to set up their household, supporting the client in cleaning, and orienting to and connecting with the local community.
• Participate in program planning, development, evaluation and quality improvement activities that facilitate team goal setting, by attending meetings and providing input.
• Prepare and maintain written and computerized records and complete other program documentation, including writing progress notes, completing incident reports and on‑call logs.
• Distribute medication to clients as per established policy and procedure.
• Maintain an awareness of current community resources including health care services, social, economic, recreational, employment, educational services and resources, and other agencies. Utilize the information to assist clients to access services and problem‑solve with the client as required.
• Ensure a safe and healthy working environment by observing universal precautions and infection control procedures; removing obvious hazards; reporting faulty equipment, accidents, injuries, and near misses; and adhering to…