The Role and Opportunity
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established and extensive community mental health organization in Canada. We identify and respond to Canada’s most pressing mental health priorities. At the national level, we push for nationwide system and policy change. At the community level, millions of people in Canada rely on CMHA’s extensive grassroots presence. Since 1918, CMHA has grown to provide mental health services and supports across Canada in over 330 communities. CMHA Toronto was established in 1953. CMHA Toronto proudly provides services to over 10,000 clients per year, in 31 programs at 13 locations across the City of Toronto. Our services are delivered by a passionate and diverse team. Join us in providing high quality mental health and addictions services, advocating for a better mental health system, and providing education and mental health supports to clients across Toronto.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Transitional Housing Worker will be required to provide on-site direct service provision including Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) support with a focus on building a range of life skills; group facilitation; social recreational programming; leading residents’ meetings; conflict resolution; crisis prevention/intervention; medication monitoring; risk management; assessing mental status; supportive counselling. There will also be a mix of residential duties such as menu planning, food prep/cooking, program planning, ordering supplies, cleaning, coaching as well as administrative duties including documentation and coordination of site maintenance duties.
The Transitional Housing Worker will also be required to maintain trusting, respectful and collaborative working relationships with clients and colleagues; liaising with CMHA and CAMH service providers and other community supports. This role is fully on-site at 30 White Squirrel Way.
SKILLS YOU BRING
The Transitional Housing Worker will have excellent organizational skills and experience in group facilitation, social recreational and psychoeducational programming. The candidate will also have strong written and oral communication skills and have the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team as well as work independently. This will require the ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands; skill at establishing and maintaining boundaries; ability to effectively coach and model skills, attitudes and behaviour; and an ability to engage and establish rapport easily.
WHY CHOOSE CMHA TORONTO?
If you care about mental illness and mental health and you have the right skills, then CMHA Toronto may be the place for you. We have a positive and fair workplace culture, where staff are provided with opportunities for learning and advancement. We are also big believers in wellness and work-life balance. Our benefits include:
- Health Care of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), a predictable, secure monthly income upon retirement
- Work-life balance and flexibility – to ensure you have time for the things that matter to you
- Work with like-minded, passionate individuals and make an impact on mental health service delivery
- Build genuine and authentic connections, with colleagues and clients, with the goal of making a difference
Hourly Rate: $30.19 - $35.16 + 4% in lieu of vacation
Hours of Work: 36 hours per week
CMHA Toronto is committed to promoting a workplace culture of inclusion, openness, mutual respect, and a ‘no blame and accountable’ environment. Our staff report that they value the flexibility in work schedules and the work-life balance CMHA Toronto encourages. They appreciate the training and development opportunities provided to staff and the encouragement for continuous learning. Staff often comment on the sense of family and personal support that exists throughout the organization.
CMHA Toronto is committed to an equitable, diverse, inclusive, anti-racist and anti-oppressive workforce reflecting the diversity of the communities within which we work and is an equal opportunity employer. As such, we encourage equity-seeking candidates to apply, especially those who identify as black, Indigenous, people and women of colour, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ or women. We recognize and honour the intersectionality of equity-based identities. Personal experience with mental health issues, either through self or a loved one, is an asset. If you are contacted by our offices regarding a job opportunity, please advise prior to the interview should you require any accommodation.
To be eligible for this role candidates will be required to adhere to our COVID-19 policy and provide proof of vaccination.
