Mental Health Consultant

Government of Nunavut; Pangnirtung; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment bonuses

Job summary

The Government of Nunavut is seeking a Mental Health Consultant to join a multidisciplinary team delivering culturally relevant mental health care across communities. Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will assess, plan, implement, document and evaluate care to support clients toward optimal wellness.

You will conduct mental health assessments, suicide risk evaluations and crisis response, while maintaining concise, confidential records and advocating for dignity and self-respect of clients.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or a mental health-related field and five years of front-line counselling experience.
• Alternatively, an undergraduate degree plus seven years of relevant experience will be considered equivalent.
• Highly sensitive position requiring Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, document and evaluate care to ensure coordinated, holistic, culturally relevant service.
• Conduct mental exams and suicide risk assessments; provide crisis response.
• Develop strategies to support client self-efficacy and advocate for dignity and rights; maintain records.

Skills

Counselling

Team collaboration

Crisis response

Client advocacy

Education

Master's in social work or mental health

Equivalent: undergrad + 7 years experience

Job description

Thank you for contacting the Government of Nunavut.

Please do not send sensitive or personal information, including (but not limited to): social insurance numbers, birthdates, information of other people, or health information. Please only send a brief description of your issue or concern and how we can contact you. We will make sure the correct person contacts you if they need more information or if they can answer your question or concern.

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants.

An eligibility list may be created to fill current and future vacancies across the department in all communities.

For full-time, permanent Mental Health Consultants, recruitment bonuses include: $3,000 on start date, $3,000 at 6 months of service, $5,000 at 1 year of service and $7,000 at 2 years of service. The Mental Health Consultants will also get a $10/hour tier one premium.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, Mental Health and Addictions (MHA), the Mental Health Consultant provides mental health care to individuals, families and groups to support them to function at an optimal level of wellness; to alleviate suffering and to promote mental health. The MH Consultant is part of a multi-disciplinary team that integrates services with various community resources.

As part of a multidisciplinary team to provide quality care, the MH Consultant will assess, plan, implement, document and evaluate care to ensure a coordinated, holistic, and culturally relevant approach to meet the needs of the client. The MH Consultant will conduct mental exams, suicide risk assessment, identification of persons at risk of harm to self and/or others and crisis response. The MH Consultant will also develop strategies to support client self-efficacy and advocate for the dignity and self-respect of all individuals. The MH Consultant will also maintain client and administrative records in concise, accurate and confidential manner with professional and legal guidelines as well as protecting the dignity and rights of the clients.

The knowledge, skills, and experience required for this position are typically obtained through a master’s degree in social work or a mental health-related field, along with five (5) years of recent experience providing front-line counselling and trauma and addictions therapy. Alternatively, an undergraduate degree in social work or a mental health-related field, combined with seven (7) years of relevant experience, will be considered equivalent.

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land,Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.