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🎲 Don't roll the dice with your health! Recent numbers from Quebec suggest that those who are not fully vaccinated from COVID are 34.1x times more likely to end up in hospital care if infected than those who are vaccinated. That's over 3400% in increased risk! 😲![]()
🍀 The single best way to improve your luck during this pandemic is to get both shots of a COVID vaccine - to keep yourself healthy, and to keep our hospitals working!![]()
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Further reference: montreal.ctvnews.ca/unvaccinated-quebecers-34-1-times-more-likely-to-be-hospitalized-for-covid-19...
🍃 Good morning Montreal-Nord! Today (Wednesday September 22) there is a free walk-in COVID vaccination clinic at Saint-Laurent Park. No appointment required!![]()
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📅 Wednesday September 22nd![]()
⏰ 1:00pm – 5:00pm![]()
📍 Parc Saint-Laurent (11614, avenue Salk, Montréal-Nord, H1G 4Y8)![]()
🚌 STM routes 48, 49, 69, 469![]()
☔ In case of rain, this clinic may be cancelled ![]()
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CIUSSS du Nord de l'Île de Montréal
🚗 The COVID testing clinic at the Olympic Stadium has REOPENED! During weekdays, take advantage of drive-through COVID tests without prior appointment, offered by the CIUSSS de l'Est de l'Île de Montréal. ![]()
🚘 It's always better to be safe than sorry -- if you have any COVID symptoms, take a test to make sure!![]()
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⏰ 10:30am - 5:30pm![]()
📍 4553, avenue Pierre-De Coubertin, Montréal, H1V 3N7
Administration and IT (AMI-Quebec)
/in Job Postings /by REISA(4-5 days a week, starting salary based on full time $43,360 plus benefits)
AMI-Quebec is growing! The new position will allow us to redistribute some of existing tasks and better streamline our IT and some administration responsibilities.
If the culture of non-profit, community-based organizations appeals to you, if you have an interest in mental health, if IT and administration are up your alley, and if you are not afraid of the challenges of a new position that may have to be adjusted as we progress, we want to hear from you!
Some of the tasks will include:
We will consider you if you:
We are presently working from home and will move back to the office only when pre-pandemic conditions prevail. However, a hybrid model may be considered.
AMI-Québec Action on Mental Illness is a non-profit community-based organization committed to helping families cope with the effects of mental illness through support, education, information, and advocacy.
Please send your CV, along with references, to jobapplication@amiquebec.org by October 15th.
Family Peer Support Worker (AMI Quebec)
/in Job Postings /by REISAPosition Available
FAMILY PEER SUPPORT WORKER (FPSW)
(Contract, part-time)
(Français ci-dessous)
A Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW) is an individual who has (or has had) significant, long-term experience as a caregiver to someone with serious mental health challenges. Recognizing the challenges families affected by mental illnesses face, the FPSW offers information, support, guidance, advocacy, and referrals according to the needs of families. The FPSW may be the first person to acknowledge the needs of families, and is therefore instrumental in encouraging them to seek further support.
A Family Peer Support project has been running at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) since 2015, and has recently expanded to the entire CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’ile-de-Montreal. A collaboration between AMI-Quebec and the CIUSSS, the project draws on the strengths of both parties to ensure that the needs of families affected by mental health problems and illness are properly addressed.
Click here to learn more about our Family Peer Support project.
Working at the JGH (some work from home hours are possible) 14 hours a week, $22-$25 an hour, the successful candidate:
AMI-Québec Action on Mental Illness is a non-profit community-based organization committed to helping families cope with the effects of mental illness through support, education, information and advocacy.
Please send your CV, along with references, to jobapplication@amiquebec.org by September 1.
For more information call AMI-Quebec, 514-486-1448.
Position Available
FAMILY PEER SUPPORT WORKER (FPSW)
(Contract, part-time)
(Français ci-dessous)
A Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW) is an individual who has (or has had) significant, long-term experience as a caregiver to someone with serious mental health challenges. Recognizing the challenges families affected by mental illnesses face, the FPSW offers information, support, guidance, advocacy, and referrals according to the needs of families. The FPSW may be the first person to acknowledge the needs of families, and is therefore instrumental in encouraging them to seek further support.
A Family Peer Support project has been running at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) since 2015, and has recently expanded to the entire CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’ile-de-Montreal. A collaboration between AMI-Quebec and the CIUSSS, the project draws on the strengths of both parties to ensure that the needs of families affected by mental health problems and illness are properly addressed.
Click here to learn more about our Family Peer Support project.
Working at the JGH (some work from home hours are possible) 14 hours a week, $22-$25 an hour, the successful candidate:
AMI-Québec Action on Mental Illness is a non-profit community-based organization committed to helping families cope with the effects of mental illness through support, education, information and advocacy.
Please send your CV, along with references, to jobapplication@amiquebec.org by September 1.
For more information call AMI-Quebec, 514-486-1448.
Young Carers Project Coordinator (AMI-Quebec)
/in Job Postings /by REISAPosition available
Young Carers Project Coordinator
(Part time, contract for 2 years with a possible extension)
(Français ci-dessous)
Young carers are children and youth under the age of 25 who provide care and support to family members or other loved ones living with a chronic illness, disability, old age, and/or a mental health or substance use issue. Presently, their role and their needs for support are barely recognized in Quebec. AMI-Quebec has spearheaded an initiative aimed at ‘putting young carers on the map’ by increasing awareness to their needs and promoting policies and practices in their support.
Click here to learn about young carers.
We are presently looking for a part-time project coordinator to help move this initiative forward. Tasks will include:
The successful candidate:
2 and a half days a week (some flexible hours)
Work from home due to the pandemic. This may change once pre-pandemic conditions return.
Salary: $20,000-$24,000 annually plus benefits
AMI-Québec Action on Mental Illness is a non-profit community-based organization committed to helping families cope with the effects of mental illness through support, education, information and advocacy.
Please send your CV, along with references, to youngcarerscoordinator@amiquebec.org by September 1.
For more information call AMI-Quebec, 514-486-1448.
Poste disponible
Coordinateur de projet, Jeunes Aidants
(Temps partiel, contrat de 2 ans avec possibilité de prolongation)
Les jeunes aidants sont des enfants et des jeunes de moins de 25 ans qui prodiguent des soins et du soutien aux membres de leur famille ou à d’autres proches vivant avec une maladie chronique, un handicap, la vieillesse et/ou un problème de santé mentale ou de toxicomanie. Présentement, leur rôle et leurs besoins de soutien sont à peine reconnus au Québec. AMI-Québec a été l’instigateur d’une initiative visant à faire connaître les jeunes aidants en sensibilisant davantage à leurs besoins et en promouvant des politiques et des pratiques en leur faveur.
Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus sur les jeunes aidants.
Nous sommes présentement à la recherche d’un coordonnateur de projet à temps partiel pour aider à faire avancer cette initiative.
Les tâches comprendront :
Le candidat retenu :
2 jours et demi par semaine (quelques horaires flexibles).
Travail à domicile en raison de la pandémie. Cela pourrait changer une fois qu’il y aura un retour aux conditions préalables à la pandémie.
Salaire : 20 000$ à 24 000$ par an plus avantages sociaux.
AMI-Québec Agir contre la maladie mentale est un organisme communautaire à but non lucratif qui s’engage à aider les familles à faire face aux effets de la maladie mentale par le soutien, l’éducation, l’information et la défense des droits.
Veuillez envoyer votre C.V, ainsi que vos références à youngcarerscoordinator@amiquebec.org d’ici le 1er septembre.
Pour plus d’informations, appelez AMI-Québec, 514-486-1448.