Mental Health Therapist

Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools is seeking a Wellness Coach to promote mental health and prevention among staff, students, and families. You will deliver developmentally appropriate, evidence-based programs to increase knowledge, skills, and wellbeing.

The role involves collaboration with school staff and the community, public speaking, and adherence to health information acts and policies. The position offers a comprehensive benefit package.

Qualifications

• ACSW or CAP registration is required.
• Experience working with children and youth in a group setting.
• Post-secondary education in social sciences or education (or related) is considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present classroom mental health topics.
• Collaborate with staff, parents, and community to enhance mental health knowledge and skills.
• Connect students, staff, and families with mental health resources and experts.
• Provide opportunities for healthy activities and community engagement.
• Ensure documentation complies with HIA/FOIP and applicable policies.

Skills

Knowledge of addiction & mental health

Public speaking

Relationship-building

Program delivery

Education

ACSW/CAP registration

Post-secondary degree or diploma in social sciences or education

Job description

Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools

Invites Applications for:

MENTAL HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING (MHCB)

WELLNESS COACH

FULL-TIME (35-40 hours/week with the option of 4-5 days per week)

The Grande Prairie District & Catholic schools is seeking a Wellness Coach to provide mental health promotion and prevention to staff, students and families. Working as part of a team, this position develops and delivers developmentally appropriate, evidence-based programming that focuses on increasing knowledge, building skills, and fostering abilities that enable others to better their own mental health and wellness.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and presenting classroom presentations on various mental health topics
• Working with school staff, parents, and community members (who work closely with children and youth) to increase their knowledge, skills and competence related to mental health and illness issues in some schools across the district
• Building and maintaining strong relationships and act as a connection to mental health subject matter experts for students, staff, parents, to specialized addiction and mental health services.
• Provide opportunities to engage in healthy activities and interactions through planned community activities and events.
• Ensuring all documentation follows HIA (Health Information Act) and FOIP and ensures compliance with all relevant AHS policies.

Desirable assets include:

• Knowledge of addiction and mental health
• Regesistrated for restricted psychosocial interventions
• Familiar with the development, educational, emotional, social and recreational needs of children, youth and families
• Experience with delivering programming and comfortable with public speaking
• Strong relationship-building skills

Qualifications:

• Only candidates that can be registered with ACSW or CAP are considered
• Experience working with children and youth in a group setting
• Working towards or completed a related post-secondary degree or diploma in social sciences or education. Other combinations of education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform in the position may be considered

The annual salary ranges from $60,655 - $95,182 based on experience. The role includes a comprehensive benefit package full paid for by the division.