Mental Health Clinician

Recovery Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 4,739,000 - 7,903,000; Part time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta's Mobile Response Team seeks a Mental Health Clinician to conduct intake, clinical interviews, and crisis assessments within Calgary and surrounding areas. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, coordinate with partners, and may supervise practicum students.

Active registration with Alberta regulatory bodies is required, with a minimum of four years in crisis assessment and stabilization in AMH settings. Ability to assess in non-traditional settings is essential.

Qualifications

• Active or eligible for registration with Alberta regulatory colleges is required.
• Minimum 4 years of crisis assessment and stabilization in Addiction and Mental Health settings.
• Ability to perform mental health assessments in non-traditional settings and crisis situations.

Responsibilities

• Intake, clinical interviews and screening of clients with addiction and mental health disorders.
• Liaise with internal and external partners; participate in program planning and supervision of practicum students.
• Provide crisis intervention and psychological first aid; contribute to care planning and clinical decisions.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team and adapt to varying clinical acuity while ensuring safety.

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work

Master’s or 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 a multidisciplinary health care team, collaborating in the delivery of care to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities. You will be responsible for intake, clinical interviews and screening of clients with addiction and mental health disorders. You will liaise with a variety of internal and external partners and work collaboratively with other team members, as required. You may have the opportunity to participate in program planning and development and 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: 22-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 01-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 21
• 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: 22-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 01-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 21
• Shift Pattern: 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 with education in mental health assessment, brief counselling and crisis intervention; a master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy with comparable education in mental health assessment, brief counselling and crisis intervention; a bachelor's degree in Nursing with training and experience in mental health assessment, crisis intervention and brief counselling; or a bachelor's degree in Psychiatric Nursing. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Additional Required Qualifications:

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