mental health support worker

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Master's degree
• or equivalent experience

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Education or training

Work setting

• College or university educational institution/establishment

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Interview inmates to assess adjustment problems
• Interview offenders to prepare pre-sentence reports
• Administrative and office activities
• Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
• Develop specialized rehabilitation programs
• Perform administrative tasks
• Plan rehabilitation programs with offenders, establishing rules of conduct, goals and objectives
• Prepare classification reports recommending type of incarceration and types of interventions for rehabilitation
• Conduct social research
• Plan rehabilitation programs with offenders
• Refer offenders to community and social services programs
• Liaise with the inmates' families and contacts in the community
• Supervise terms of probation orders
• Advise and counsel inmates regarding their problems
• Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
• Interview probationer and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress
• Conduct follow-up assessments
• Recommend actions when probation or parole is violated
• Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
• Housekeeping activities
• Provide suicide and crisis intervention
• Resolve conflict situations
• Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
• Assist offenders in pre-release and release planning
• Implement substance abuse treatment programs
• Implement behaviour management programs
• Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
• Establish registry of special needs support workers
• Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
• Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
• Manage events
• Manage knowledge
• Offer mentoring
• Supervise office and volunteer staff

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Office

Area of work experience

• Community service organization

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Excellent oral communication
• Interpersonal awareness
• Values and ethics
• Client focus
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available