Hunter’s House is an innovative mental health program providing meaningful and evidence based/ informed live-in intensive treatment to young people in transition. This short-term assessment and stabilization program is open for people aged 12-18 who experience complex mental health challenges and require a small group care setting to stabilize. Stabilization will focus on meeting each individual’s basic needs, as well as getting proper psychiatric and psychological care to support long-term treatment for quality of life.
Humana is recruiting a team of multi-disciplinary professionals with expertise in trauma-responsive care, clinical social work, and holistic approaches. The program will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and provide consistent supervision to participants. Supports extend to the community, inclusive of caregiver engagement, and supportive transition planning where a collaborative approach will work towards providing program participants with positive, prosocial community engagement, aimed to strengthen life skills and transition beyond the program.
If you are an individual with a passion and expertise in supporting mental health for young people, this opportunity is for you.
Ideal candidates have:
- Respectful, empathetic, and non-biased communication skills
- Sound judgement and discernment in decision-making
- Conflict resolution and crisis de-escalation and management skills
- Experience establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with youth
- Proficiency in the use of computers and various software applications
Support Worker Positions
- Overnight Awake Support Worker (3 Full-time positions, 1 additional position working at multiple locations)
- Support Worker, Days and Evenings(7 Full-time positions)
- Requires completion of post-secondary education in Community, and/or Social Services (e.g., DSW, SSW, CYC, BSW, Social Sciences)
- Minimum 6 months experience in a human services field, and experience supporting vulnerable people with special needs
Successful candidates for Support Worker positions will be working with a team of professionals and have the opportunity to:
- Participate in developing plans of care
- Execute planned interventions including DBT
- Assist participants with learning life skills, curriculum, and completing activities of daily living through modelling, teaching, providing prompts, reminders, and cues
- Develop and/or follow recreation calendars
- Perform administrative and other tasks necessary in a live-in program
Compensation: Rate of pay for these positions is currently under review. Employees at Humana receive paid vacation time off and a comprehensive benefits package including RRSP matching after 3 months of employment.
Additional Mandatory Requirements for all positions:
- Legally entitled to work in Canada.
- Valid Class G (full) driver’s license with a 3-year Uncertified Driver Record.
- Fluent speaking, writing and reading in English. Fluency in other languages is an asset.
- Satisfactory, current (within 6 months), Police Vulnerable Sector Check for employment purposes.
- Physical Health Assessment: verification for up-to-date immunizations, COVID vaccination status (2 doses), and ability to meet the physical requirements of the position (mandatory).
- Current Standard First Aid & CPR.
Humana Community Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We respect, encourage, and celebrate diversity, and invite applications from all qualified candidates. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require accommodations.
Employees represented by Local 171 will be given first consideration for these positions. We regret that only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.