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Business: Ask Wellness Society
Phone: 2503150098
Address: 2196 Quilchena Ave, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

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ASK Wellness Society

Looking for Health Navigator and Outreach

$25.95-$29.76 an hour – Full Time

Position Summary

As a Health Navigator and Outreach Worker you will work directly with Program Participants and sometimes family members to advocate, educate, reinforce, and coordinate a care plan in order to improve knowledge and assist with self-management of chronic illness and other health issues. To raise awareness and provide sexual health and BBI education/supports, and health navigation to marginalized clients and community. Service delivery is based on a client centered, non-judgmental perspective.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work, Human Services Diploma, Support Worker/Care Aid Certificate, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or lived experience.
• Strong ability to recognize and address difficult behaviors.
• Good communication, documentation, interpersonal and conflict management skills.
• Ability to work within a team-based environment involving multi-agency supports.
• Strong working knowledge of community resources.
• Understands and maintains professional boundaries.
• Valid driver’s license, safe driving record and reliable/appropriate transportation with business use coverage.
• VAT (Vulnerability Assessment Tool) training an asset.
• Must pass an acceptable criminal record check for the vulnerable sector.
• Occupational First Aid Level 1 required.
• Readiness to complete in-house online training within the first month of employment.
• Mental Health First Aid, ASIST, and Trauma Informed Practice an asset.
• As Program Participants are allowed to have pets, it is noted that this is a pet friendly environment.

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