Overnight/Weekend Client Support Worker - Ongoing

SASHA Supportive Living has openings for OvernightWeekendClient Support Workersto support mental health clients in a 24 hour residential program. SASHA is currently hiring for weekend shifts. Successful applicants will be_ required to work overnight shifts from 12:00am - 8:00am. These are awake shifts._

Duties include:

• Client support with daily living skills, community integration, recreation, residential living, and individual goal achievement
• Assess and assist clients in managing symptoms through redirection, medication management, education, communication through verbal and written reporting
• Monitor medication compliance, provide reminders, assess and document compliance, report concerns to Case Manager(s)
• Assess and support client’s personal care routine, nutrition and meal preparation, laundry and basic household maintenance
• Direct interaction and rapport building with clients in a variety of situations
• Crisis management and interacting with clients or community resources such as EMS in a fast paced or stressful situation.

Education:

• Some college/university education in related field,
• Experience in mental health/group homes an asset,
• Additional training is available upon commencement.

Valid driver’s license and criminal record/vulnerable sector check required prior to start date.

Southern Alberta Self-Help Association (SASHA) is a non-profit community organization that promotes the independence of adults with mental illness by means of supportive housing, programs, and activities. SASHA operates out of 5 group homes in Lethbridge. 4 houses encompass our Residential Program which is recovery focused, teaching/encouraging independent living skills, and participants have required programming.

1 house is our PSH (Permanent Supportive Housing) program where participants do not have required programming, are able to live in active addiction, and staff provide supports to participants that they choose. Both programs use a client-centred approach and meet the participants where they are at. SASHA supports clients in becoming contributing members of our community. We help prepare them, often recently discharged from the hospital or treatment, to re-integrate into the community.

Send resume to:

Cheyenne Smith, Program Supervisor

cheyenne@sashasupports.org

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $17.00-$20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Every Weekend
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Licence/Certification:

• Class 5 Licence (required)

Work Location: In person