Mental Health Worker (Personal Care)
Terms of Employment: Casual, Part Time, On Call, Shift, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening
Salary: $11.98 Hourly for 1 hours per week
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of high school, Some college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training, Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate, First Aid Certificate
Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Work Setting: Group home
Target Groups or Clients: Male, Female, Persons who are deaf/hard of hearing, Persons who are blind/visually impaired, Persons with intellectual disabilities, Persons with physical disabilities, Persons with mental health disabilities, Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Persons with learning disabilities
Type of Community or Social Service: Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders), Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance), Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Specific Skills: Provide suicide and crisis intervention, Resolve conflict situations, Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses, Implement behaviour management programs
Additional Skills: Housekeeping activities, Food preparation
Security and Safety: Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, Physically demanding
Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation, Travel expenses not paid by employer, Public transportation is available
Work Location Information: Work in employer's/client's home, Urban area, Various locations
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Writing, Communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Continuous learning
Other Information:THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WITH VARIED HOURS. SHIFTS: 7-3, 3-11, 11-7 MUST BE COMFORTABLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCE PROVIDING PERSONAL CARE.
Languages: English
Employer: Metro Community Housing Association

How to Apply: By Mail: 7001 Mumford Road, suite 215 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4N9 In Person between 8:30 and 16:30: 7001 Mumford Road, suite 215 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4N9 By E-mail: humanresources@mcha.ns.ca Advertised until: 2014/05/02