Mental Health Clinician - MHA - Early Response Team

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Eine innovative Gesundheitsorganisation sucht einen engagierten Mental Health Clinician, der kritische Unterstützung für Jugendliche und deren Familien bietet. Diese Rolle erfordert die Durchführung von MHA-Bewertungen, die Bereitstellung von frühzeitiger Intervention und die enge Zusammenarbeit mit Schulen und Gemeinschaften. In einem dynamischen Umfeld werden Sie die Möglichkeit haben, positive Veränderungen im Leben junger Menschen zu bewirken und die Kommunikation zwischen verschiedenen Dienstleistern zu verbessern. Wenn Sie eine Leidenschaft für psychische Gesundheit haben und einen Unterschied machen möchten, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Qualifications

• Mindestens 4-5 Jahre Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit verschiedenen Altersgruppen.
• Aktives Mitglied einer relevanten Regulierungsbehörde.
• Kenntnisse in verschiedenen Behandlungsmethoden.

Responsibilities

• Durchführung von MHA-Bewertungen und Bereitstellung von Unterstützung.
• Zusammenarbeit mit Schulen und Gemeinschaftsorganisationen.
• Entwicklung von Ressourcen und Unterstützung für Klienten.

Skills

Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit Kindern und Jugendlichen

Familienengagement und -unterstützung

Kenntnisse in psychischen Erkrankungen und Sucht

Crisis Intervention

Motivational Interviewing

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Trauma-Informed Practices

Organisatorische Fähigkeiten

Interpersonelle und Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Education

Masterabschluss in einem relevanten Gesundheitsbereich

Job description

Requisition ID: 380667

Position Number: 20076765

Posting End Date: May 13, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health - AFM Corporate - Winnipeg

Department / Unit: MHA - Early Response

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: May 26, 2025

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.50

Annual Base Hours: 1950

Salary: $40.552 , $42.013 , $43.789 , $45.372 , $47.163 , $48.966 , $50.943 , $52.917

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

The clinician provides critical mental health and addiction support to youth and their families, through self, family, school or community referral. In addition to timely first line MHA assessment to determine the severity of concern, appropriate intervention is pursued to prevent deterioration. Further, the clinician will work in collaboration with school staff, the Department of Education and high fidelity wrap around supports to serve as a link between the school system and the CA MHA system. The clinician will also work to strengthen communication with the school system and facilitate information sharing pathways to ensure the continuity of care for the youth, while also building relationships with Indigenous communities and organizations.

Main Function:
The Mental Health Clinician is responsible for the delivery of direct client service including the following: conduct first line MHA assessments, provision of brief treatment and support while awaiting specialized services, facilitation of early intervention groups and provision of timely intervention to address needs, link to community-based services and primary care as appropriate, referral and warm hand off to high-intensity specialized services, postvention and coordination of step down supports; clinical case management; ongoing provision of relevant support and intervention to offset wait for external services; effective working relationships with clients, families, supervisors, colleagues, school social workers, administrators, huddle staff and primary healthcare providers. These functions are undertaken in accordance with Shared Health’s Mission Statement, organizational policies and procedures, Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics as outlined by the incumbent’s professional licensing body.

Experience

• 4-5 years' experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Master’s degree in a relevant health discipline from an accredited education institution required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Active member in good standing of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in working with children and youth.
• Family engagement and support.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills related to mental health and addictions, cooccurring disorders, assessment, including crisis intervention/psychosocial assessment and other treatment modalities.
• Counselling theories relevant to treating youth with mental health or addiction problems, such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Strengths-Based Interventions, Trauma-Informed Practices, coping skills development, etc.
• Demonstrated Cultural diversity and practices of populations served.
• Ability to work within a complex system of services are required and collaborate with system stakeholders.
• Resource and support development.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and oral communication and documentation skills.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should selectthe "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.