Mental Health Clinician- Snuneymuxw- Nanaimo

First Nations Health Authority; Ladysmith; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading First Nations health organization is hiring a Mental Health Clinician in Cowichan Valley. This role emphasizes collaborative, culturally competent mental health services, focusing on trauma-informed care. Ideal candidates should possess a master's degree in psychology, extensive experience in clinical settings, and a commitment to Indigenous health practices. Join a dedicated team committed to improving community health outcomes.

Benefits

Municipal Pension plan

3 weeks vacation

Access to health benefits from day 1

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Psychology, Counselling or equivalent.
• Advanced training in threat/risk assessment and trauma response.
• Current registration with applicable governing body in B.C.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health clinical services through a collaborative team approach.
• Conduct assessments and develop tailored intervention plans.
• Navigate clients to additional resources as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Cultural competence

Trauma-informed care

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology or related field

Tools

Therapeutic techniques (e.g., CBT, motivational interviewing)

Job description

About Us

FNHA Overview

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here .

Title: Mental Health Clinician

Salary: $ 88,948 -$ 104,644 - $120,341 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract: This position is a term with the FNHA , ending 7/2/2027 with the possibility of an extension. When the term position ends with the FNHA, it is intended that this position will be offered as a permanent role with the Vancouver Island Region Primary Care Centre

Hours: 37.5 hours per week ( 8am- 4pm)

Location: Snuneymuxw- Nanaimo

About The Role

In the Snuneymuxw ( Nanaimo) First Nations Led Primary Care Clinics (PCC) is a Hub and Spoke Model that provide a unique opportunity to have a primary administration location and up to five different service site clinics. You’ll get to experience being a part of a wrap-around team of health and wellness providers that work across service sectors to provide comprehensive, culturally conscious team-based care. Although the administrative hubs are in Urban Centers, care is provided in communities that align across the spectrum of urban to rural to remote. These positions will each be aligned with one of our Administrative Hubs for the Coast Salish FNPCI. This Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo) PCC will aim to provide team based, trauma-informed care by striving to create a culturally safe environment in order to promote, maintain and/or restore client health.

This primary care Mental Health Clinician position forms part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team that practices from an Indigenous worldview that recognizes and respects the values, beliefs and customs of individuals, families and communities as well as adhering to best practices current to the field. Mental health clinical services, including consultation, intake, assessment, collaborative care planning, education, navigation and connection to other resources, will be done through a decolonizing lensed approach, being aware of clients’ intersectionality and healing journey to design treatment that would be tailored to meet clients’ specific needs.

To align with FNHA’s Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy, please be aware of the following:

• Clinical employees of FNHA cannot be listed as Mental Health Providers for the FNHA Health Benefits program while actively delivering clinical services for FNHA.
• If you are currently listed as a Mental Health Provider for the FNHA Health Benefits program, then you must prepare to remove yourself from the provider list before beginning employment.
  
  

You may continue to offer services through a private practice, as long as you are in compliance with the FNHA Conflict of Interest policy.

About You

Education

• A master’s degree in psychology, Counselling, or related health professional qualifications with a specialization in mental health, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Advanced training in threat/risk assessment and/or trauma response, as well as training in brief intervention approaches (such as CBT, motivational interview, SBTA, etc).
  
  

Occupational Certification

• Current practicing registration with the applicable professional governing body in B.C. plus, designation as either a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), a Certified Clinical Counsellor (CCC), or a Registered Social Worker (RSW) .
• Current valid Class 5 B.C. driver’s license and willingness to submit drivers abstract.
  
  

Experience

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience working with complex social systems or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Three (3) years' recent direct experience in a clinical mental health and addictions setting working with children and youth and/or adults.
• Three (3) years’ recent related experience conducting mental health, addictions, threat/risk and trauma assessments, intervention and post-vention treatment services to individuals with mental health and addictions issues.
• Experience working with First Nations people and communities, providing mental health services which integrate holistic Indigenous approaches.
• Care coordination experience within a multi-disciplinary team and including external partners is an asset.
• Experience utilizing intervention techniques and skills, including motivational interviewing, somatic experiencing modalities, trauma specific services.
  
  

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

Working at FNHA

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31%
• 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
• Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
• And more!
  
  

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.

Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.

The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

How To Apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.

Closing date: Open Until Filled

Interviews will be held in August/ September

For more information about us, please visit : www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements

If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at [e-mail]

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