Interior Health·Williams Lake, British Columbia
Provide psychosocial rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness within community-based settings.
Provide harm reduction framework services to adults with substance use problems/disorders who experience severe challenges in daily living.
Deliver outreach, community, and facility-based care.
Conduct risk assessments and provide crisis intervention.
Perform outreach and case coordination.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
Maintain partnerships with healthcare providers, community agencies, and social service organizations.
Support independence, community integration, and recovery through person-centered care
We are currently seeking a casual Life Skills Outreach Worker to join our Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) team in Williams Lake, B.C. Who are we looking for? We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, resilient, and clinically skilled mental health professional with demonstrated experience supporting adults living with serious and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorders within community-based settings. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in psychosocial rehabilitation, harm reduction, recovery-oriented practice, and trauma-informed care, with the ability to build therapeutic relationships while supporting individuals with complex biopsychosocial needs. The successful candidate will be confident conducting risk assessments, crisis intervention, outreach, and case coordination, and have experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans. Success in this role requires exceptional communication, sound clinical judgment, strong documentation skills, and the ability to advocate for clients while fostering independence, community integration, and recovery. The successful candidate is adaptable, culturally safe, and committed to delivering person-centered care through outreach, community, and facility-based services, while maintaining effective partnerships with healthcare providers, community agencies, and social service organizations.
Mental Health Worker Certificate or Human Services Worker Certificate or Addictions Worker Certification.
Two years recent related experience working with individuals living with mental illness and/or substance use problems/disorders (or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience).
Food Safe Level 1 Certificate.
Basic First Aid Certificate.
Non-violent crisis intervention training.
Current valid BC Driver’s License (Class 5).
Strong communication, clinical judgment, documentation skills, and ability to advocate for clients
Market context
In British Columbia, behavioral-health roles often reflect ongoing demand in acute care, community mental health, and integrated service settings. These positions are competitive because employers typically look for current BC nursing registration, recent experience with acute mental illness, and comfort working on multidisciplinary teams. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to quickly compare fit against the original posting, then tailor your application to show relevant mental-health and team-based experience.