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Gerstein Centre
100 Charles Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 1V3

Crisis Line: (416) 929-5200
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Fax: (416) 929-1080
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Jobs at Gerstein Centre

How to Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter to:
Selection Committee
Gerstein Crisis Centre
100 Charles Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 1V3
Fax: (416) 929-1080
Email: jobs@gersteincentre.org
 
Download a PDF of this hiring notice here

Community Crisis Worker, RELIEF New

Rate of Pay: $23.32/hour, plus 8%

Gerstein Centre is a voluntary, non-medical 24-hour mental health crisis intervention service located in the 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 and/or homelessness.

Successful applicants will have:

  • at least 3 years experience in community mental health and crisis intervention or experience in a related field.
  • 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.
  • demonstrated capability to be flexible and to work under pressure.
  • good written and verbal communication skills (a second language would be an asset).

The Community Crisis Worker:

  • provides telephone crisis counselling.
  • screens and assesses referrals to short-term residential crisis beds.
  • provides short term crisis support, case management, advocacy and community referrals for individuals staying in the short-term residential crisis beds.
  • provides crisis intervention and exercises good judgment in emergency and/or crisis situations.
  • can work independently and within a team and shares responsibility for high-support beds within a residential setting.

Please note:

  • the position involves shift work which includes weekdays, afternoons, overnights and weekends.
  • the position includes some light housekeeping and cooking.
  • consumer/survivors from the psychiatric system, members of ethno-racial communities and Native Canadians are encouraged to apply.

Please send resume and cover letter to:

Selection Committee
Gerstein Crisis Centre
100 Charles Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 1V3
Fax: (416) 929-1080
jobs@gersteincentre.org

Download a PDF of this hiring notice here.

We thank all applicants, but will contact only those selected to be interviewed.

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