Case Worker

Island Health; Victoria; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health care is seeking dedicated professionals to join their team. The role requires a baccalaureate degree in a mental health-related discipline and offers an opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team. You will engage in outreach case management and provide treatment for various psychiatric disorders. This position emphasizes effective communication and organizational skills to meet critical deadlines. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health care, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for licensing or registration in a professional association related to mental health care.
• Two years of recent related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide treatment using a comprehensive biopsychosocial model of care.
• Work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team and community contacts.

Skills

Clinical understanding of affective disorders

Outreach case management

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Education

Baccalaureate degree in mental health-related discipline

Job description

Requires a baccalaureate degree in a mental health-related discipline, and eligibility for licensing or registration in a professional association related to mental health care, plus two years of recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Clinical understanding of affective disorders, schizophrenia, and other serious psychiatric disorders and their treatment, using a comprehensive biopsychosocial model of care.
• Ability to work in an outreach case management modality.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to deal effectively with a wide range of community and facility contacts, including patients/clients, families, VIHA staff, physicians, psychiatrists, community, and public agencies.
• Ability to organize work effectively, establish, and carry out priorities to meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.