Mental Health Therapist Staff
Job Description
Position #: 100648
Posted: September 13, 2024
Posting End Date: September 20, 2024
Expected Start Date: October 14, 2024
Union: HSAS
Facility: Sandy Bay Health Centre
City/Town: Sandy Bay
Department: Mental Health Community Clinics & Programs
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Mental Health Therapist - Staff $35.546 to $43.466
Job Profile Description: Provides ongoing mental health and psychosocial client services. Services delivered include screening and assessing client needs and determining relevant treatment plans. Initiates or participates in community development initiatives, participating in PHC initiatives evaluation within site. Promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards of practice to ensure that clients receive a high standard of primary health care. This will be done in accordance with organization mission statement, policies and procedures.
Travel Required: No
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Experience working with clients and families coping with mental health disorders
Education
- Bachelor degree in Social Work, Psychology or other health related discipline
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Competencies
- Counseling skills
- Computer skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to create a risk management plan with other health care providers
- Ability to conduct a suicide risk assessment with other health care providers
- Ability to advocate on behalf of clients
- Knowledge and skill in mental health intervention methodologies.
Other Information
- Sandy Bay is located approximately 191 km north of Flin Flon
- Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body
- HSAS seniority in the SHA will be considered under the selection criteria
- For more information on the village of Sandy Bay please visit https://www.peterballantyne.ca/sandy-bay/
- Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement