Social Worker (Mental Wellness Coach)

Connect Communities•Nanaimo, BC

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team to make a difference to British Columbians after brain injury and stroke! We’re looking for an awesome person to join our team as Mental Wellness Coach - CONNECT Parksville, a brand-new location for CONNECT. As a guest on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Nations, which is home to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation and the Qualicum First Nation, you will have the important job of representing CONNECT and building strong community relationships as a good neighbor, partner and friend, so we walk this important journey together. GREAT PEOPLE, OUTSTANDING SERVICES: To help people redesign their lives after brain injury or stroke we need great people who share our values, breathe our culture, believe in our mission and vision, and feel a sense of purpose in their work as they contribute to making lives better. They value open, honest communication, are willing to support, encourage and challenge themselves and others to be better, and they have a desire to learn and grow to be the best they can be for the people we serve. JOB SUMMARY: Guided by the individual’s priorities and goals the Mental Wellness Coach contributes to the creation of an integrated, multi-professional Life Redesign Plan by supporting the individual by advocating for solutions to address factors impacting their mental health. The Mental Wellness Coach serves as a coach, mentor and teacher for individuals, families, colleagues and co-workers, informs the development of appropriate support strategies for individuals and staff from a mental health lens, contributes to CONNECT’s continuous learning program, and helps build on our standards for excellence, and our commitment to continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

A psychiatric nurse, Social Worker, psychologist or other professional registered and in good standing with the regulating body and with experience supporting people and their mental wellbeing.
Authentic, intuitive, and able to build sustainable, productive relationships with the people we support, their families, and all members of the individual’s coaching resource team as well as other professionals involved in their care.
Flexible, adaptable, creative, resourceful and resilient, able to competently juggle and manage multiple, sometimes competing priorities while maintaining their sense of perspective and fun.
Must be comfortable working both with and through Life Redesign Coaches giving them the support they need and be available to them out of hours as part of an emergency/urgent support leadership network.

Responsibilities

Understand a person’s story and the factors that influence their priorities, choices and life goals; bring forward your thoughts, ideas and recommendations for consideration and inclusion as measurable, actionable steps to success in their individual life redesign plan.
Ensure that what you bring forward whether it is to be implemented by you or by someone else, has been designed collaboratively, and in partnership with the individual to help them achieve their overarching goals and to maximize their participation in real life, relevant and meaningful activities, equitable relationships and community.
Make best use of emergent opportunities for real life learning.
Show others how they can support the learning process.
Collaborate with your colleagues so that your collective efforts equate to one integrated plan that will help create positive new content for the next chapter of the person’s story.
Maintain a record of your involvement with each individual.
Manage your actions and your time to successfully meet the demands and expectations of your role.
Provide the Leader with a quarterly update on your work priorities along with any recommendations for quality improvement.