Prevention Support Worker (Full-time Permanent)
Top Benefits
About the role
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance
Competition Number
2025-822-080
Job Type
Full-time Permanent
Hours
1.00 FTE
Classification
PRSW
Department
Mental Health and Addictions
Salary
$30.6333 to $31.7870 per hour
As per CUPE LOCAL 822 Collective Agreement
Closing Date
Thursday, December 4, 2025
If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you and you meet most of the essential qualifications we are looking for, we encourage you to apply and provide us more details about why you think you would be a great fit. LWDH is dedicated to ongoing professional development and continuing education opportunities to enhance skillsets and working experience.
Description
Reporting to Manager of Morningstar Centre, the prevention support worker attends to the admission, care and discharge of the clients throughout their recovery journey. The position assists through the stages of change and provides support services for effective care transition and discharge planning and functioning of the facility through group work and working across programs.
Why Work with LWDH? In this position, there are many benefits to joining our team:
-
2 weeks paid vacation
-
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan enrolment, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans that includes inflation protections, survivor benefits, buyback options, and early retirement
-
Desjardin Group Life Insurance coverage that includes life insurance, and short/long-term disability coverage
-
Green Shield Canada extended health benefits for single and family including dental services, prescription, health services, vision, hospital accommodation, etc.
-
Relocation and accommodation packages and support
-
Access to staff physiotherapy, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, staff wellness initiatives, and much more!
Qualifications
- Diploma in addictions or social services is required although lesser academic qualifications may be accepted provided that the incumbent has completed or is willing to complete CAMH course work relevant to the program and clientele
- Current certification in CPR and First Aid
- WHMIS training
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (CPI)
- Completion of support and assist course for medication is required upon hiring
- Basic counselling and screening skills
- Demonstrated ability to observe and record appropriately
- Capable of maintaining cooperative working relationships and liaising with various other service providers
- Ability to provide, resource referrals, and effectively advocate for clients
- Crisis intervention skills and conflict resolution experience required to support clients
- Effective critical thinking skills
- Previous experience working with a vulnerable population
- Demonstrated understanding and experience working within the context of recovery, harm reduction, therapeutic engagement, homelessness and trauma informed approach, as well as the stages of change and relapse
- Effective interpersonal/communication skills, appropriate to dealing tactfully and sensitively with clients, staff and other professionals
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet client and operational needs
- Ability to organize and manage routine and administrative tasks as outlined
- Consistently utilizes a non-judgmental approach to prevention support work and interactions with internal and external stakeholders
- Awareness of the community and district treatment resources and community partners providing social/health services to clients
- Telephone etiquette
- Knowledge of the Ojibway language and culture would be considered an asset
- The ability to work as part of a peer supervision model
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Experience with and knowledge of harm reduction strategies
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision in a fast paced/multitask environment
- Demonstrated proficient computer skills including MS Office Suite, Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Class G driver's license with a clean drivers abstract
- Demonstrated reliable attendance record
- Previous experience working with vulnerable population in the Mental Health and Addictions Field an asset
- Previous experience working in an abstinence and harm reduction environment an asset
About Lake of the Woods District Hospital
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital was founded in 1897, and was originally known as the Rat Portage Jubilee Hospital and then the Kenora General Hospital. Through the years a series of additions and renovations took place to meet the expanding needs of the population. On May 1, 1968, the St. Joseph's Hospital and the Kenora General Hospital amalgamated to form the Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Treating well over 30,000 people per year, Lake of the Woods District Hospital is Northwestern Ontario's largest hospital outside of Thunder Bay.
The Hospital's core programs include emergency and ambulatory care, chronic care, mental health, maternal and child health, and acute care services which include general medicine, intensive care and surgical services. It also manages a broad range of services including dialysis, chemotherapy, diagnostic imaging, mammography, ultrasound, addiction counseling and detoxification, a sexual assault centre, physiotherapy and rehabilitation services, ambulance (land and dedicated air), palliative care and various education programs.
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital meets the immediate healthcare needs of residents of the City of Kenora, as well as a large surrounding area, including several First Nations Communities. In recognition of the First Nations communities that it serves, the hospital is committed to ensuring that traditional native healing and culture are part of native health care, including a unique Native Healer Program that recognizes the spiritual component of aboriginal health care.
Our goal is to provide high quality patient care within the limits of our resources. Our healthcare team is made up of a wide range of dedicated, expert individuals who work along with your physician to provide you or your loved one with the best possible treatment. We are a fully accredited hospital under the national standards of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation.
Prevention Support Worker (Full-time Permanent)
Top Benefits
About the role
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance
Competition Number
2025-822-080
Job Type
Full-time Permanent
Hours
1.00 FTE
Classification
PRSW
Department
Mental Health and Addictions
Salary
$30.6333 to $31.7870 per hour
As per CUPE LOCAL 822 Collective Agreement
Closing Date
Thursday, December 4, 2025
If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you and you meet most of the essential qualifications we are looking for, we encourage you to apply and provide us more details about why you think you would be a great fit. LWDH is dedicated to ongoing professional development and continuing education opportunities to enhance skillsets and working experience.
Description
Reporting to Manager of Morningstar Centre, the prevention support worker attends to the admission, care and discharge of the clients throughout their recovery journey. The position assists through the stages of change and provides support services for effective care transition and discharge planning and functioning of the facility through group work and working across programs.
Why Work with LWDH? In this position, there are many benefits to joining our team:
-
2 weeks paid vacation
-
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan enrolment, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans that includes inflation protections, survivor benefits, buyback options, and early retirement
-
Desjardin Group Life Insurance coverage that includes life insurance, and short/long-term disability coverage
-
Green Shield Canada extended health benefits for single and family including dental services, prescription, health services, vision, hospital accommodation, etc.
-
Relocation and accommodation packages and support
-
Access to staff physiotherapy, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, staff wellness initiatives, and much more!
Qualifications
- Diploma in addictions or social services is required although lesser academic qualifications may be accepted provided that the incumbent has completed or is willing to complete CAMH course work relevant to the program and clientele
- Current certification in CPR and First Aid
- WHMIS training
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (CPI)
- Completion of support and assist course for medication is required upon hiring
- Basic counselling and screening skills
- Demonstrated ability to observe and record appropriately
- Capable of maintaining cooperative working relationships and liaising with various other service providers
- Ability to provide, resource referrals, and effectively advocate for clients
- Crisis intervention skills and conflict resolution experience required to support clients
- Effective critical thinking skills
- Previous experience working with a vulnerable population
- Demonstrated understanding and experience working within the context of recovery, harm reduction, therapeutic engagement, homelessness and trauma informed approach, as well as the stages of change and relapse
- Effective interpersonal/communication skills, appropriate to dealing tactfully and sensitively with clients, staff and other professionals
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet client and operational needs
- Ability to organize and manage routine and administrative tasks as outlined
- Consistently utilizes a non-judgmental approach to prevention support work and interactions with internal and external stakeholders
- Awareness of the community and district treatment resources and community partners providing social/health services to clients
- Telephone etiquette
- Knowledge of the Ojibway language and culture would be considered an asset
- The ability to work as part of a peer supervision model
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Experience with and knowledge of harm reduction strategies
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision in a fast paced/multitask environment
- Demonstrated proficient computer skills including MS Office Suite, Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Class G driver's license with a clean drivers abstract
- Demonstrated reliable attendance record
- Previous experience working with vulnerable population in the Mental Health and Addictions Field an asset
- Previous experience working in an abstinence and harm reduction environment an asset
About Lake of the Woods District Hospital
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital was founded in 1897, and was originally known as the Rat Portage Jubilee Hospital and then the Kenora General Hospital. Through the years a series of additions and renovations took place to meet the expanding needs of the population. On May 1, 1968, the St. Joseph's Hospital and the Kenora General Hospital amalgamated to form the Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Treating well over 30,000 people per year, Lake of the Woods District Hospital is Northwestern Ontario's largest hospital outside of Thunder Bay.
The Hospital's core programs include emergency and ambulatory care, chronic care, mental health, maternal and child health, and acute care services which include general medicine, intensive care and surgical services. It also manages a broad range of services including dialysis, chemotherapy, diagnostic imaging, mammography, ultrasound, addiction counseling and detoxification, a sexual assault centre, physiotherapy and rehabilitation services, ambulance (land and dedicated air), palliative care and various education programs.
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital meets the immediate healthcare needs of residents of the City of Kenora, as well as a large surrounding area, including several First Nations Communities. In recognition of the First Nations communities that it serves, the hospital is committed to ensuring that traditional native healing and culture are part of native health care, including a unique Native Healer Program that recognizes the spiritual component of aboriginal health care.
Our goal is to provide high quality patient care within the limits of our resources. Our healthcare team is made up of a wide range of dedicated, expert individuals who work along with your physician to provide you or your loved one with the best possible treatment. We are a fully accredited hospital under the national standards of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation.