Mental Health and Substance Use Crisis Response Clinician

Interior Health Authority; Salmon Arm; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 70,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth

Training paid

Vacation paid

Insurance premiums paid

Extended health & dental

Municipal pension plan

Balanced lifestyle

Job summary

Interior Health Authority in Salmon Arm invites a permanent part-time MHSU Crisis Response Clinician to join our welcoming Mental Health Substance Use team at the Salmon Arm Health Centre. The role focuses on mobile crisis intervention, assessment and evidence-based supports for clients with serious mental health or substance use needs. Scheduling aligns with 09:00–17:00 patterns, Monday–Wednesday, in a supportive community setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum counselling experience and comfortable working in mental health settings.
• Experience facilitating groups and delivering evidence-based interventions.
• Strong knowledge of mental health and substance use, including concurrent disorders.
• Ability to assess, plan short-term treatments and coordinate care across teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis response, assessment and suicide intervention.
• Develop short-term treatment plans and time-limited case management.
• Serve as primary clinician for targeted periods using specialized therapies.
• Collaborate with MHSU multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely access to services.

Skills

Counselling experience

Group facilitation

Mental Health & Substance Use

Concurrent disorders knowledge

Job description

A permanent part time (0.60 FTE) opportunity exists for a Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) Crisis Response Clinician to come and join the welcoming Mental Health Substance Use team at the Salmon Arm Health Centre in beautiful and sunny Salmon Arm, B.C.

Interior Health and our partner agencies provide a range of mental health and substance use services for all ages. We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming of all peoples, gender identities, cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a self-directed candidate with past and/or current counselling experience, group facilitation experience, good working knowledge and experience in Mental Health & Substance Use, and general competency in concurrent disorders. The successful candidate will have extensive understanding and knowledge of physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the client, their family and their community.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
• Career Growth
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation (per collective agreement)
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
• Balanced lifestyle

What will you work on?

The Crisis Response Clinician functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) health care team and as a member of a specific MHSU multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to provide direct and indirect mobile crisis intervention and mental health clinical services in order to ensure that persons with serious mental health problems and/or problematic substance use or withdrawal management issues have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services.

The Crisis Response Clinician provides, at the advanced practice level, crisis response, assessment, suicide intervention, short term treatment planning, time limited case management and, as required, rapid response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life.

The Crisis Response Clinician functions as a primary clinician for short periods of time utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families.

Scheduling Information

Shift times are from 09:00 to 17:00, 13:30 to 21:30 hours. Days of work are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

How will you create an impact?

Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.

Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you

We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills and a work environment that supports and promotes psychological health & safety for all. We offer the opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.

We strive to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you.