Recovery Care Worker, Victoria (Casual)

Union Gospel Mission (Vancouver)•Saanich, BC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a compassionate individual to join our team in Victoria as a Recovery Care Worker. In this role, you will 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 appointments, advocating for material needs, organizing program activities, and addressing emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs. You will also play a crucial role in providing mediation facilitation and conducting searches and screenings. This position demands flexibility, as it involves shift work, including weekends, evenings, overnights, and statutory holidays. If you are ready to make a difference and share in our mission of modelling Christ-like behaviour while providing support and care, we want to hear from you. 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 temporary, casual 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.
A valid Class 5 driver’s license is required.
Willingness to get 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.
Willing to complete UGM’s Non-Violent Crisis Intervention course and all other mandatory training, including First Aid training/certification and Naloxone training/certification.

Nice To Haves

Food Safe Certificate is preferred.
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 positive, uplifting rapport with participants by fostering a climate of grace, forgiveness and accountability.
Develop positive supervisory relationships with those in early recovery stages who are participating in the UGM Victoria program.
Maintain confidentiality and professionalism while possessing the capacity for compassion, empathy, active listening and patience with staff and participants.
Debrief staff once on shift and keep them updated on the latest communications with staff regarding any duties or actions that need to be carried out.
Complete duty roster for each shift, including light cleaning, general sanitization, organizing, cooking, dishes, room checks, medication distribution, data recording, etc.
Actively support the participants in the UGM Victoria program by: Advocating and helping to acquire material needs and services within the community.
Assisting with problem-solving and life skills within the context of their daily routines.
Encouraging participants to fully cooperate in the UGM Victoria program. Kindly but firmly enforce rules and policies of UGM Victoria.
Connecting participants with members of the community to expand their support network
Attend to the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs of all participants.
Ensure healthy and nutritional options for meals. Practice Food Safe procedures in all food handling, including preparation.
Provide medication facilitation, including locking meds, completing MARS sheets, connecting program participants with pharmacies and receiving medication from delivery services, etc.
Transport participants to and from appointments, shopping trips, field trips, etc. as needed.
Conduct scheduled and random room searches, bag searches, and urine screenings with both sensitivity and determination. Deal appropriately with participants’ feelings of resentment and frustration that may occur.
Organize and participate in program activities, offering ideas and resources when appropriate.
Follow intake procedures with proficiency. Thoroughly search belongings, urine screen, record medications into MARS sheet and client emergency binder, provide orientation, get sign-off on rules, and remove, label and appropriately store any restricted items.
Take an active role in proactively and re-actively defusing and deescalating aggressive situations.
Be knowledgeable of all the material documented in the Arrow Home handbook, as well as related documentation, and apply it consistently.
Monitor sobriety and overall well-being of participants and visitors, and report to the supervisor when necessary.
Maintain a clean and presentable homefront, monitoring the areas in and around UGM, ensuring that equipment is functioning properly, and preparing rooms for new residents.
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.