Mental Health Worker - 2025/2026 SY

Grasslands Public Schools; Brooks; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Grasslands Public Schools is hiring a Mental Health Worker to provide essential emotional support to students. In this full-time role, you will engage with students individually and in groups, facilitating mental health initiatives that enhance well-being and academic performance. Ideal candidates will have relevant education, experience, and a passion for fostering inclusive school environments.

Benefits

92% of benefit premiums paid from first day

Paid Sick Leave and Family Medical Leave

Discounts on memberships at local fitness centers

Early dismissal on Fridays

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children and adults in varied settings.
• Experience working with diverse and multicultural populations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, consultation, and treatment services to students.
• Act as case coordinator communicating student needs with teachers and family.
• Facilitate a psychologically safe school environment.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong organizational skills

Ability to work independently

Cultural competency

Education

Post-secondary Education in health or social sciences

Registration with regulating bodies

Job description

We are accepting applications!

Position: Mental Health Worker

Contract Type: Full Time; approximately 35 hrs/week; Monday to Friday

Duration of Position: August 25, 2025 - June 26, 2026; 10-month position ; possibility of extension

Location:

Application close date: As soon as a suitable applicant pool has been established

Treaty Acknowledgement

We wish to acknowledge Treaty 7 territory - the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Kainai, Piikani and Siksika as well as the Tsuu T’ina First Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We recognize the land as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

About

At Grasslands Public Schools we look for people who are passionate about being a part of a collaborative team that thrives on a foundation of:

Student Learning

School + Community Relationships

Inclusive + Healthy Environments

we are seeking a MENTAL HEALTH WORKER to join our team!

The Mental Health Worker will provide one-on-one support to students and/or engage in targeted groups: this involves a process of engagement, data collection and general assessment for case planning, intervention, evaluation, and program design. Within this process this position focus on providing emotional support regarding current and/or specific problems in the emotional and social/relationship domain, as well as providing information and advice, and supporting skill building regarding the self-regulation of feelings and behaviors, positive well-being and healthy living, healthy relationships, stress management, problem solving and decision making, crisis management, and conflict resolution. In this role, will need to complete ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), support abuse disclosures, and complete VTRA (Violence Threat Risk Assessment) training.

This position is a part of the Calgary Police Youth Foundation Integrated School Support Program (ISSP). The ISSP's objective is to provide the necessary wraparound school supports that are essential to address a variety child wellness initiatives in diverse schools and communities. These initiatives are delivered through multi disciplinary teams that are comprised of essential contributors to provide a positive police presence, on-site professional Mental Health support, physical education, nutrition programs, and after-school programs. The combination of these essential elements ensures that children who may be facing access barriers have a safe, healthy school experience where they are able to focus on their learning, unburdened by other concerns. With this support pre k to grade 6 students will have access to support and interventions to improve academic performance and their social, emotional, and physical well-being far beyond their elementary years.

IT'S GREAT TO WORK at Grasslands!

• Up to 92% of benefit premiums paid and effective your first day under contract (extended health & dental, Extended Disability, Group Life, and more)
• premium percentage paid is based on hours worked
• Paid Sick Leave, Family Medical Leave, and Personal leave.
• In this role you will have weekends and summers off, and often have extended time off during holiday seasons, as scheduled on the school calendar.
• Grasslands Public Schools, has partnerships with the City of Brooks Recreation Services and Anytime Fitness, to offer discounts at the JBS Canada Centre and Anytime Fitness, on memberships and passes, for Grasslands employees and qualifying family members.
• Early dismissal on Fridays, for students, gives more flexibility in schedules, for colleagues to meet, collaborate, and learn within working hours.
  
  

To Learn More About Us Please Visit

• Grasslands Public Schools website at:
  
  

Job Duties

• Provide assessment, consultation, and treatment services to students.
• Determines special education eligibility, recommending programming strategies and/or placements.
• Provide reports and documentation of psychological assessments for students.
• Keep up to date contact notes from sessions with students and document contact with parents, school staff, and community agencies.
• Act as case coordinator for the student and communicate with teachers, administrators, and other school staff regarding the student’s needs, the level of support needed, the support that the wellness mentor can provide, and the outcomes of the service being provided.
• Meet with parents and guardians regarding informed consent, to provide updates regarding service and make suggestions regarding the wellbeing of the student, to disclose major concerns (suicide, self-harm, abuse disclosures, etc.), and to provide the parents with resources for further support.
• Communicate with community agencies to facilitate referrals and to advocate for the needs of students from a community perspective. This may involve linking parents to parenting supports, referring students to mental health or outside counseling, and taking the time to research supports that are available.
• Stay up to date on recent approaches and methods for managing the difficulties that students are experiencing.
• Assist personnel with strategies for students encountering learning, behavioural, emotional, and social difficulties.
• Liaise with external professionals/agencies toward integrated understanding and support of students.
• Develop and deliver quality clinical services to students and families.
• Work collaboratively with the school/school boards multidisciplinary team.
• Keep up to date statistics of the program such as numbers on caseload, referrals received by each school, number of needs identified across their caseload, etc.
• Provide information to the school community and parents/guardians to foster greater understanding of mental health issues and the impact of trauma.
• Be a consistent and positive role model to children and youth.
• Facilitate a psychologically safe school environment and establish positive expectations for children and youth.
• Attend team meetings that focus on team administration and organization needs, professional development, and team unity.
• Attend supervision/consultation time and consult regarding one-on-one work with students, ethical dilemmas that arise during service, professional boundaries, and professional development and growth.
  
  

Ideal Candidates Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding and appreciation of Grasslands Public Schools mission and values.
• Able to effectively protect sensitive and private information to compliance requirements.
• Proven Cultural, Diversity and Inclusion Competencies and able to apply these competencies to all aspects of the job.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Excellent communication skills in speaking, active listening and writing.
• Able to think critically to analyze, assess situations to develop interventions.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Able to advocate in student's best interest.
• Flexible and able to work independently, as a team and with community agencies.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and the able to prioritize multiple demands.
• Strong computer skills; able to pick up new and existing programs relate to the job quickly.
• Able to design program content and present to groups and individuals.
• Able to establish trust and rapport with students.
  
  

Education & Experience

• Post-secondary Education or Relevant Training health or social sciences field preferred.
• Up to date registration with regulating bodies for applicable profession.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children and adults in large and small group settings.
• Experienced in working with diverse and multicultural populations would be considered an asset.
• A combination of the minimum education requirements, along with relevant experience, may be considered-
  
  

Successful applicants will be required to submit before start date:

Current Criminal Record Check (CRC) with Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)

Original document reported within the last 6 months of hire date; condition of employment

• Applicants cannot work before a clear CRC with VSC has been provided and approved*
  
  

Please Include In Your Application

• current cover letter and resume
• contacts for three (3) professional references
• transcripts if applicable
  
  

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Thank you for your interest in being a member of our team at Grasslands Public Schools!

We are looking forward to reviewing the submissions from all who apply, and will contact those who are selected for an interview.

• Wishing you a fantastic School Year!
  
  

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