Position: Community Crisis Intervention Worker - Relief
Closing Date: Friday, March 1st, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
Salary: $32.62 plus 4% vacation
Description:
Gerstein Centre is a voluntary, community-based 24-hour mental health crisis intervention service located in downtown Toronto area. We have 2 residential sites, with 24 beds in total. Gerstein on Charles (10 beds) operates a 24-hour crisis phone line, provides support and crisis intervention to people in the community through the mobile crisis team and can offer people experiencing mental health crisis short-stays (3-5 days) at the Centre. Gerstein on Bloor (14 beds) offers short-term residential crisis support to adults with mental health issues experiencing crisis compounded by involvement with the justice system, serious substance use issues and/or homelessness.
Successful applicants will have:
- Availability during the week, Monday-Friday – day or night shifts.
- At least 3 years experience providing community-based crisis intervention, mental health, and addictions services strong assessment skills, including but not limited to, suicide risk assessment.
- An extensive knowledge of community supports available in the City of Toronto experience with the mental health, criminal justice and shelter systems.
- A solid understanding of Harm Reduction and Recovery philosophies.
- Demonstrated capability to be flexible and to work under pressure excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in English with additional language(s) considered an asset computer proficiency within a Windows environment.
Please note:
- The position involves shift work which includes weekdays, afternoons, overnights and weekends. Applications without weekday or weeknight availability will not be considered at this time.
- The position includes some light housekeeping and cooking.
- Successful candidates for this position will require a satisfactory Police Records Check/Vulnerable Sector Screening.
- Individuals with lived experience, members of racialized communities and members of Indigenous communities are encouraged to apply.
Gerstein Crisis Centre is committed to equity in employment and to upholding the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA) in all its practices and policies. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process. If you are a person who requires accommodation under the OHRC or AODA during the hiring process, please request in writing to [email protected].
We thank all applicants, but will contact only those selected to be interviewed.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: $32.62 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Application question(s):
- Are you available to work 4-6 shifts per month around the clock on weekdays, afternoons, overnights, and weekends?
Experience:
- related: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-03-01
