Mobile Crisis Response Specialist

Sanya’k̓ula; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is seeking a skilled crisis response professional for the Vancouver area. The role focuses on providing psychosocial outreach after critical incidents, overdoses and traumatic events, and delivering peer-led support to promote emotional wellness.

Responsibilities include developing trainings on psychological first aid, grief and loss, and trauma management, while collaborating with stakeholders across health authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 5+ years of crisis response/mental health experience.
• Knowledge of provincial overdose public health issues and crisis management.
• Ability to stay calm in emotionally volatile situations; strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provides one-to-one and group psychosocial outreach after critical incidents, overdoses, and deaths.
• Promotes peer-led, long-term psychosocial programs.
• Develops and facilitates trauma-informed trainings and education sessions; supports grief and loss interventions.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Trauma-informed care

Communication skills

Leadership/Coaching

Data collection & analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is seeking a skilled crisis response professional for the Vancouver area. The role focuses on providing psychosocial outreach after critical incidents, overdoses and traumatic events, and delivering peer-led support to promote emotional wellness.

Responsibilities include developing trainings on psychological first aid, grief and loss, and trauma management, while collaborating with stakeholders across health authorities.