Mental Health Clinician

Recovery Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 59,000 - 79,000; Part time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta is seeking a Mobile Response Team Mental Health Clinician to join its Calgary-based team at Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre. The clinician delivers crisis intervention, psychosocial assessment, and referral support to clients in acute mental health distress within the community and in-home settings.

The role requires navigating high-stakes decisions with an interdisciplinary team, involvement in program planning where possible, and supervision of practicum students.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in related field with mental health assessment training.
• Active or eligible for registration with Alberta regulatory college.
• Experience in crisis assessment and stabilization in addiction and/or mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake, clinical interviews and screening of clients with addiction and mental health disorders.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders; collaborate with multidisciplinary team.
• Assist in program planning and provide supervision to practicum students; participate in crisis planning and safety actions.

Skills

Crisis assessment

Crisis intervention

Risk assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Professional communication

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s degree in Psychiatric Nursing

Job description

Reporting to the Program Manager of Community Crisis Services, the Mobile Response Team Mental Health Clinician (MHC) works as a fully contributing member of an interdisciplinary team providing crisis intervention, consultation, assessment, referral, advocacy, and stabilization to clients experiencing acute mental health concerns. Staff work out of the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre providing 24/7 telephone and in person care to individuals anywhere within Calgary city limits and south, including Okotoks, High River, and Diamond Valley. Calls are received from the Distress Centre, police, professionals, and non-professionals (i.e. family members, friends, neighbors, etc.). The MHC can assist in the creation of a plan with the caller, which may include meeting with the identified client to provide resources, helping mitigate the crisis, or completing a crisis mental health assessment. This can occur in the client’s home, a Recovery Alberta location, or elsewhere in the community with consideration to safety and privacy.MRT is the core team responsible for psychosocial response in the event of a disaster or mass casualty event. The MH Clinician must be able to provide psychological first aid and other stepped-care responses when deployed by ZEOC.The Clinician provides input to client care planning and to the team's clinical decision-making related to psychosocial factors, barriers and dynamics. Critical clinical decisions of life-threatening proportions are made on a frequent basis in order to assure the safety of clients and the community as well as to plan appropriate assessment and treatment follow-up. The MH Clinician must make such decisions spontaneously and independently.

Description:

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team collaborating on the delivery of care for the needs of individuals, families and/or communities. You will be responsible for the intake, clinical interviews and screening of clients with addiction and mental health disorders. You will liaise with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and work collaboratively with other team members as required. You may have the opportunity to participate in program planning, development and to provide supervision to practicum students. This position is open to Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychologists, and Occupational Therapists.

• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Mobile Response Team
• Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 03-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 13-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 22
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $43.14
• Maximum Salary: $57.37
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

• Classification: Mental Health Clinician
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Mobile Response Team
• Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 03-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 13-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 22
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $43.14
• Maximum Salary: $57.37
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of one of the following programs: a Master's degree in Psychology, a Bachelor's degree in Social Work incorporating education in mental health assessment, brief counseling, and crisis intervention, a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy with similar educational components, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing with training and experience in mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and brief counseling, or a Bachelor's degree in Psychiatric Nursing. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Additional Required Qualifications:

RN, RPN, SW, OT, or MPsych.Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA), College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA), Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW), Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT) registration, or College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP).Minimum 4 years of crisis assessment and stabilization within an Addiction and Mental Health setting required.Demonstrated ability to complete a mental health assessment in non-traditional settings, including risk assessment, mental status evaluation and psychosocial assessment is required.Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary community health team and to accept and request direction is required.Demonstrated professional, mature manner required.Demonstrated teaching abilities, strong decision making, assessment and intervention skills required.Demonstrated ability to manage varying levels of clinical acuity and ability to work successfully with a heterogeneous client population required.Must be able to lift 20lbs.Must be able to climb 7 flights of stairs and ambulate quickly.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s education preferred.Social Work authorized to perform psycho-social interventions.Experience in community mental health settings.Awareness of community agencies and resources for addiction and mental health clients (both inside and outside of Recovery Alberta).Training in Psychological First Aid.

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