Mental Health Counsellor

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services; Labrador City; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is seeking a Mental Health Counsellor in Labrador City to provide specialized mental health and addictions services within a multidisciplinary team. The role includes screening, assessments, counselling, education, and community outreach, with a focus on adults and families in the Labrador Grenfell Zone.

The position is temporary full-time, offering an hourly wage of CAD 40.88–49.71 plus Labrador benefits and potential incentives, including signing

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor of Social Work or a Graduate Degree in Clinical Psychology, or a Clinical Counselling discipline is required.
• Experience in mental health/addictions, including individual, family and group counseling.
• Experience working with Indigenous populations.
• Experience in the development and delivery of education and training programs.
• Experience and training in crisis intervention, suicide intervention and community trauma response.
• Registration and or Licensure with the Professional Association.
• Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides intake, screening, comprehensive assessments and intensive treatment and intervention in the context of an interdisciplinary team.
• Completes accurate and timely clinical documentation through the Client Referral Management System.
• Utilising a community development approach, work with community agencies to identify and respond to addictions/mental health needs.
• Develops and facilitates linkages between regional and community- based resources and identified community addictions/mental health needs.
• Provides consultative services to and works in cooperation with health care providers and a variety of Provincial and Federal Government Departments to provide an addictions/mental health and psychosocial components of intervention, education, and prevention programs.
• Facilitates educational and training sessions as required.
• Maintains a specialized level of knowledge and skill pertaining to adolescent addictions/mental health treatment and education/prevention programming.

Skills

Mental health counseling

Crisis intervention

Education/training program delivery

Indigenous populations experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Registration/licensure with a national

Client intake & assessments

Education

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Degree in Clinical Psychology or Clinical Counselling

Tools

Client Referral Management System

Job description

Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone

Location: LABRADOR CITY

Mental Health Counsellor

Labrador Grenfell Zone - LWC Mental Health & Addictions Services

Temporary Full-time

NAPE HP

55918RP1

Hours 75 Hours Biweekly (8 hours; Days)

Salary CGHP39 (CAD40.88 - CAD49.71 per hour) Plus Labrador Allowance, if applicable.

For more information about Labrador Benefits, please visit Labrador Benefits Policy - Treasury Board Secretariat

Financial incentives may be available and can be combined with a required Return in Service Commitment:

• Signing bonus up to $16,000
• Come Home Incentive up to $50,000
• Relocation Assistance and Support
• Student bursaries up to $10,000

For more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email [e-mail]

*subject to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador approval annually

This position may be eligible for consideration in the Rural Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

For more information please visit Canada Student Loan Forgiveness - Canada.ca

Demands, duties, qualifications About the Role

Reporting to the Manager of Mental Health Services, the primary purpose of this position is to provide specialized mental health and addiction services to individuals, families, and groups, including screening, assessment, counselling, education, referral, and advocacy. The incumbent works within a multidisciplinary team setting, and in addition to clinical services, works with other team members to develop and deliver health promotion and other educational sessions in the community.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor of Social Work or a Graduate Degree in Clinical Psychology, or a Clinical Counselling discipline is required.
• Experience in mental health/addictions, including individual, family and group counseling.
• Experience working with indigenous populations.
• Experience in the development and delivery of education and training programs.
• Experience and training in crisis intervention, suicide intervention and community trauma response.
• Registration and or Licensure with the Professional Association.
• Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check is required.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Duties include

• Provides intake, screening, comprehensive assessments and intensive treatment and intervention in the context of an interdisciplinary team.
• Completes accurate and timely clinical documentation through the Client Referral Management System.
• Utilising a community development approach, work with community agencies to identify and respond to addictions/mental health needs.
• Develops and facilitates linkages between regional and community- based resources and identified community addictions/mental health needs.
• Provides consultative services to and works in cooperation with health care providers and a variety of Provincial and Federal Government Departments to provide an addictions/mental health and psychosocial components of intervention, education, and prevention programs.
• Facilitates educational and training sessions as required.
• Maintains a specialized level of knowledge and skill pertaining to adolescent addictions/mental health treatment and education/prevention programming.
• Participates in service planning as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Participates in clinical supervision and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Other related duties as required.