Substance Use Worker

Boyle Street Community Service Ltd•Edmonton, AB

6d•CA$25 - CA$26•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Intake/Triage Program manager, the Substance Use Worker provides support to the community members we serve that are facing substance use problems and challenges. The organization believes that "Despite great challenges we believe unhealthy cycles can be broken, new opportunities created and, through healing, health restored." and that they stand with their clients, side by side, patiently and for as long as they want – a constant and consistent caring force.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years experience working as a substance use worker
Minimum 2 years experience delivering community-based services
Valid First Aid certificate or enrolled in a future course
Police Check with the Vulnerable Sector completed within the past six months and kept up to date (every 3 years)
Child and Youth Intervention Check completed within the past six months and kept up to date (every 3 years)
Valid Class 5 Non-GDL license and access to a reliable personal vehicle with minimum $2,000,000 liability insurance
A deep understanding of substance use, homelessness and marginalized population
Strong understanding of Indigenous culture and ceremony

Nice To Haves

Post Secondary Degree in a relevant field of study (Social Work, Psychology) is preferred
Lived experience is considered an asset
Experience with and knowledge of Indigenous culture and ceremonies is considered an asset

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of up to 25 clients using a human-centered, trauma-informed approach.
Conduct follow-up outreach to client’s post-treatment to assess ongoing needs.
Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation support as needed.
Maintain accurate client records, documentation, reporting, data collection, and incident tracking through our applications, ensuring timely internal and external communication.
Maintain knowledge of community resources and treatment options to provide referrals and coordinate client care.
Coordinate transportation and drive clients to appointments using a personal vehicle.
Support community members with the navigation of local and province- wide treatments related to their individual needs.
Participate in case conferencing within your assigned interdisciplinary team.
Facilitate groups with outside agencies and within Boyle Street teams.
Facilitate education and games in programming spaces to engage community.
First point of contact for community seeking support.
Advocacy to overcome accessing barriers and systematic challenges.
Incorporate motivational Interviewing and Trauma – informed approaches.
All other duties as outlined by program manager.
All staff at BSCS are expected to participate in occasional outreach and emergency response efforts (e.g., winter response) to support and engage with clients.
BSCS is more than a workplace. It is a community where everyone helps and contributes to the whole, and there is an expectation that all employees will take part in events (during the work week and occasionally during weekends and evenings). This includes fundraising campaigns, running community meals, medicine picking, etc.