Intake Worker, Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $31.54 - $33.28 / hour
Job Summary

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Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, the Intake Worker screens, assesses and refers substance dependant adults and youth who call the Withdrawal Management Service seeking assistance with withdrawal management and problematic substance use. Coordinates admissions into the withdrawal management facility and other agencies; provides information to clients, families, health care providers, and the general public; maintains client's records; coordinates bed availability with direct and contracted agencies and client admission into available beds; maintains and updates waitlists. Maintains, compiles, and provides data and statistics, produces reports as requested, and compiles designated material for distribution.
ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Diploma in Community Social Service from a recognized program and two years' recent related experience working with substance dependant adults and youth requiring withdrawal management services and assistance with problematic substance use, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Valid CPR and First Aid certificates.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of substance misuse and treatment modalities
• Knowledge of placement criteria for substance dependent adults and youth requiring withdrawal management services and assistance with problematic substance use.
• Knowledge of community, social, health resources and agencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully, both oral and written form (English).
• Conflict resolution and crisis intervention skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team setting.
• Ability to organize and prioritize.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients.
• Ability to analyze, make decisions, and resolve problems.
• Ability to use computer and enter data accurately.
• Physical ability to carry out duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
 
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
 
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
 
Together, we are the heart of health care.
 
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