Community Mental Health Worker - Adult - Repost

Southern Health-Santé Sud; Portage la Prairie; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health‑Santé Sud is seeking a Community Mental Health Worker to conduct psychosocial assessments, provide evidence-informed counselling, and support rehabilitation within an integrated adult mental health program.

You will work within a collaborative care team, applying trauma‑informed care, crisis intervention, and relapse prevention to promote recovery and community integration across the region.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of mental health service.
• Advanced psychosocial assessment skills and evidence-informed counselling models.
• Knowledge of recovery principles and co-occurring disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments and mental status examinations.
• Deliver evidence-informed counselling and psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with primary health care providers, families and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Counselling skills

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Written communication

Education

Post-secondary in Health-Related Social Sciences (e.g., BSW, BScMH, BScPN, BN, RPN)

Master’s degree asset (e.g., Psychiatric Nurse, MOT, MSW, MFT, MACP)

Clinical assessment & intervention training

Tools

MS Office

Telehealth

Job description

Position Overview

The Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW) is a clinician who provides psychosocial assessment, consultation, evidence-informed counselling intervention, and psychosocial rehabilitation to individuals referred to the mental health program for mental health related problems. Through the application of therapeutic skills that promote and build on individuals’ strengths, the CMHW assists the individual/family to maximize independence, self‑responsibility, and personal wellness, community integration, and social justice. When working with individuals with enduring mental illness, the CMHW applies case management functions focused on functional assessment, skill development, relapse prevention, and rehabilitation.

Services are based on the principles of recovery, empowerment, self‑determination, and responsibility and form part of a continuum of mental health services. Clinicians operate within a collaborative care structure and provide time‑limited, goal‑oriented, change‑focused interventions and/or consultations that are based on informed consent, voluntary participation, and within individual capacity. The CMHW requires a comprehensive knowledge base about trauma‑informed psychiatric care, other mental health therapies, and the ability to incorporate crisis management and suicide intervention skills into practice. The CMHW exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgement to determine work priorities, methods, and actions on unusual matters.

The CMHW works as part of the Adult program portfolio in an integrated team approach within a mental health clinical practice framework, engaging in consultation, assessment, and therapeutic interventions/treatment. The CMHW collaborates with primary health care providers, specialists, families, and services/agencies involved with the adult to support individuals in their personal recovery where they live, learn, work, and socialize.

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years’ experience providing evidence‑based therapy to adults (3–5 years preferred).
• Minimum of two (2) years supervised counselling experience.
• Experience and training in trauma‑informed care, brief treatment models, CBT, DBT, etc.
• Experience in providing mental health services for adults or children and adolescents, or adults with serious mental illnesses, or seniors’ mental health.
• Experience in completing psychosocial assessments and mental status examinations.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an accredited post‑secondary education in Health‑Related Social Sciences (e.g., BSW, BScMH, BScPN, BN, RPN). Other relevant educational qualifications and experience may be considered.
• Master’s degree an asset – qualified as a Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist (MOT), Clinical Social Worker (MSW), Family Therapist (MFT), Masters of Counselling Psychology (MACP), or equivalent.
• Training and demonstrated skill in clinical assessment and case formulation, psychotropic medications, psychopathology, and individual / group / family / systems intervention.

Certification / Licensure / Registration

• Active licence and registration to practice as required by professional association and provincial legislation.
• Certificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST).

Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of mental health service.
• Advanced mental health psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of appropriate evidence‑informed therapeutic counselling models, approaches, and interventions.
• Advanced knowledge of human developmental theory and mental health concerns typically identified for various populations across the age spectrum, including signs and symptoms of mental illness.
• Knowledge of recovery principles in the treatment of mental illness.
• Knowledge of co‑occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Knowledge of commonly prescribed psychotropic medications for mental disorders across the age spectrum.
• Knowledge of mental health self‑help and client and family engagement in mental health treatment.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and standards in Manitoba (e.g., Personal Health Information Act) as specified by Southern Health‑Santé Sud and program area.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite and other technological applications (e.g., telehealth).
• Demonstrated excellence in communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare written communication.
• Demonstrated ability to complete psychosocial assessment, including mental status examination, preparing diagnostic impressions, and crisis intervention planning.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a culturally informed manner within a range of cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multi‑disciplinary team and across service sectors.
• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
• Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality, including paper, electronic formats, and other mediums.
• Good work and attendance record.
• Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s licence, an all‑purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.

Physical Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
• May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
• May be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.

Southern Health‑Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of its workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self‑identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.

Please include three work‑related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.