School-Based Mental Health Clinician

arc programs; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Kelowna is hiring a Part-Time Clinician to support youth in schools. The role involves collaborating with educators and families to enhance students' mental wellness. Ideal candidates should have a relevant master's degree or substantial counseling experience, and be equipped with skills in suicide risk assessment and youth counseling. Competitive pay starts at $35.25 per hour, with benefits for full-time status.

Benefits

Health benefits after probation

Paid vacation

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Sufficient training and experience to perform all responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of mental health challenges in youth.
• Experience working with families to understand mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Support youth facing mental health challenges in school.
• Develop skills in youth for mental wellness.
• Work with school staff and medical professionals for holistic support.

Skills

Suicide risk assessment

Youth counselling

Family support services

Child/youth mental health services

Education

Masters-level degree in a relevant discipline (MSW, MA)

Bachelors-level with extensive mental health counselling experience

Job description

Who We Are:

arc programs exists to create thriving communities, free of systemic barriers and full of belonging, equity, and hope. We have a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for, and we are excited to be expanding our team to help us accelerate our impact!

We're Hiring!

We are now accepting applications for a for a new Part-Time Clinician, to support students attending elementary schools within Central Kelowna family of schools in September 2025.

School-based Mental Health Counsellors will work with children who may have a mental health diagnosis, or who are experiencing mental health challenges that significantly affect their ability to function in the school and home setting.

The School-Based mental Health Counsellor will support children to develop skills to achieve and maintain mental wellness by providing a range of specialized treatment modalities that are developmentally appropriate, and evidence based. Counsellors will work closely with school staff, community services and medical professionals to help children and their families to increase their understanding of the child’s mental health issues.

Hours / Schedule:

• Part-Time, Temporary
• 25 hours per-week

Responsibilities:

The specific responsibilities of the position include:

• School-based Mental Health Counsellors will work with youth who may have a mental health diagnosis, or who are experiencing mental health challenges that significantly affect their ability to function in the school and home setting
• Counsellors will support youth to develop the skills necessary to achieve and maintain mental wellness by applying a range of developmentally appropriate, and evidence-based specialized treatment modalities.
  
• Counsellors will work closely with school staff, community services and medical professionals to help youth and their families increase their understanding of the youth’s mental health issues.
  
  

Preferred Education and Experience:

Candidates for this position will possess sufficient training and experience to perform all responsibilities of the job description.

• Masters-level degree in a relevant discipline (MSW, MA in Counselling or Psychology, etc.) is strongly preferred.
  
• Candidates with a bachelors-level with extensive (i.e.: 3+ years) mental health counselling experience may be considered.
  

Other Skills and attributes Include:

• Knowledge and experience in suicide risk assessment, safety planning and treatment is a strong asset, as is clinical experience related to supporting youth experiencing complex mental health issues.
  
• 3-years of clinical experience in mental health and/or family support services.
  
• (Protective) Family Support services
  
• Youth and family counselling
  
• Child/youth mental health services
  
• Other relevant community-based services
  

Other Requirements

• Need a valid BC Driver's License, regional insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle.
• Must Undergo a screening process, including a criminal record search

Wage / Benefits:

$35.25 – $36.75 hour to start based on relevant experience and education.

Upon successful completion of a probationary period, full-time employees
(minimum 20-hrs per week) are eligible for a full benefit package (including dental plan, vision coverage, life insurance, extended medical coverage, long-term disability plan, and RRSP or TFSA contributions).

New full-time employees are eligible for 3-weeks paid vacation to start, and paid sick days as needed.

Why we're an employer of choice!
Like most in the social services sector, arc programs is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and ensure everyone on the team demonstrates cultural safety and sensitivity of all populations we serve.

But we believe there’s more to our work culture that promotes high levels of employee satisfaction and retention…

We are inclusive.

We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality.

We are ever-evolving.

We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education, research, best practices, and innovation.

We foster a culture of continuous learning and lean into diverse perspectives, encouraging all voices to be heard and honoring the wisdom of Metaptmumk - 'all-around seeing,' a multidimensional way of knowing, doing and being that reinforces positive, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, while decolonizing western knowledge and supporting an intersectional lens to cultivate warm, reciprocal relationship - while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, Indigenous communities and agencies.

Discover more about our agency services and work culture at arcprograms.com.

If you feel a connection to our values and work, we'd love to hear from you!

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We appreciate your interest, but kindly note that due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We acknowledge that arc programs is situated in the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Syilx peoples in the Okanagan and West Kootenay regions. We also acknowledge the Métis peoples and the Inuit who reside in these regions.