Recovery Care Worker, Vancouver (Permanent, Part-Time)

Union Gospel Mission (Vancouver) • Vancouver, BC

7d • CA$26 - CA$29 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a compassionate individual to join our team as a Recovery Care Worker. In this role, you'll be a key part of our dedicated team, providing support and care for program participants on their journey towards recovery. Your responsibilities will include offering referrals, accompanying to appointments, advocating for material needs, organizing program activities, and addressing emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs. You'll also play a crucial role in supervising infants, providing mediation facilitation, and conducting searches and screenings. This position demands flexibility, as it involves shift work, including weekends, evenings, overnights, and statutory holidays. You will frequently deal with clients in crisis situations, brought about by diverse problems. There will be other staff nearby to assist as required. This is a permanent, part-time position with a minimum of 22.5 hours per week and opportunities for more shifts. The starting pay range for this position is $26.26 to $28.70 per hour. Due to the nature of the participants, we serve, only female candidates will be considered for this position.

Requirements

• Mature individual, committed to UGM’s Mission Statement, Core Values, and Statement of Faith.
• A vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus Christ, our Creator, as Saviour and Lord.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality within the organization and its clientele.
• Related post-secondary education is required (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Human Services).
• 2 years of related work or volunteer experience is required.
• Consideration may be given to alternate combinations of lived experience and education.
• Valid Class 5 drivers’ license is required.
• Food Safe Certificate is required.
• At least 20 hours of training in one or more of these subjects: counselling; crisis and conflict resolution; psychosocial intervention for substance use disorders; and trauma-informed practice.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to work as part of a team under the direction of a supervisor.
• Ability to set and maintain healthy boundaries.
• Completion of UGM’s Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training and all other mandatory training, including First Aid training/certification and Naloxone training/certification.
• Willing to provide current vaccination information.
• The candidate is subject to a criminal record check.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of motivational interviewing and stages of change is preferred.
• Technical Competency—Trauma-Informed Care (Level 1): Help identify negative events that have impacted the client’s functioning, and develop interventions that emphasize safety, choice, and personal control.

Responsibilities

• Model Christ in word and deed.
• Build rapport with participants by fostering a climate of grace, forgiveness and accountability—and especially developing positive supervisory relationships with those in early recovery stages who are mandated to participate in the Sanctuary Stabilization program.
• Provide information and referrals to external services for recovery and/or housing.
• Advocate and help to acquire material needs and services within the community.
• Assist with problem-solving and life skills within the context of their daily routines.
• Attend to the emotional, physically, mental, and spiritual needs of all participants—and especially those with complex mental health diagnoses and/or taking antipsychotic medications.
• Supervise infants, as appropriate when asked by the participants, including holding, feeding, and changing, and ensure participants are following family plans and/or supervision orders from MCFD.
• Provide medication facilitation, including locking meds, completing MARS sheets, working with pharmacies and medication delivery services, etc.
• Provide supervision of participants on opioid-agonist treatment and other prescribed narcotics (including medical marijuana).
• Conduct room searches, bag searches, and urine screenings with both sensitivity and determination, dealing appropriately with participants’ feelings of resentment and frustration.
• Organize and participate in program activities, offering ideas and resources when appropriate.
• Maintain the database and accurate digital records and manuals using the computer.
• Take an active role in proactively and re-actively defusing and deescalating aggressive situations.
• Be knowledgeable of all the material documented in the Sanctuary Stabilization Program handbook, as well as related documentation, and apply it consistently.
• Monitor sobriety of participants and visitors, and report to the supervisor when necessary.
• Maintain the work space in a clean and presentable condition, monitoring the areas in and around UGM, and ensuring that equipment is functioning properly.
• Participate in staff meetings, training and spiritual development opportunities, and perform other duties as required by your supervisor.
• Adhere to all UGM published policies, practices and procedures, including Occupational Health and Safety.

Benefits

• Generous vacation and sick leave
• RRSP matching program
• Potential for educational assistance
• Extensive benefits plan is fully employer-paid and includes extended dental and medical, as well as $4,500 per year in pooled paramedical expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree