SPO MH 24 - High Intensity/Outreach Clinician

The Team
The High Intensity Outreach Team (HIOT) is a dedicated group within our larger community mental health team, providing crucial short-term stabilization for children and youth facing severe mental health or substance use challenges. This team, comprising two clinicians and one Mental Health Outreach Worker, has been instrumental in connecting families to the right community supports for the past two years. As part of HIOT, you’ll collaborate closely with other mental health clinicians, psychiatry, and psychiatric nurses, while also engaging with a variety of community partners. We value the team’s ability to be flexible, creative, and leverage diverse skills to make a real impact in mitigating long-term difficulties for those we serve.

The Role
As a High Intensity/Outreach Clinician, you will play a key role in supporting the development and implementation of regional services aligned with the Pathway to Hope provincial strategy. You will provide community-based mental health care to reduce hospitalizations and ensure smooth transitions back home for children and youth. By working closely with families and caregivers, you’ll help implement treatment plans and provide day-to-day support for those experiencing acute mental health or substance use challenges. Your work will have a direct impact on the lives of children and youth, offering intensive services such as risk assessments, safety planning, crisis intervention, and stabilization care.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience Requirements

• Masters in Counselling, Social Work, Educational Counselling, Clinical Counselling, Clinical Psychology or Child and Youth Care or comparable graduate degree at the Master’s level in a similar subject may be considered
  • NOTE: If your degree was obtained outside of Canada, you need to confirm it has been assessed for equivalency through the International Credential Evaluation Services (ICES). You must provide a basic report by the closing date of this posting to be considered.
• Minimum of one (1) year full-time experience in a treatment role working with children and youth with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
• Must possess and maintain a valid B.C. Class 5 driver’s license (note - if you currently have valid driver’s license in Canada, and if you are the successful applicant, you must acquire a valid B.C. driver's Class 5 driver's license immediately).

Preference may be given to applicant with the following:

• Two (2) or more years of experience in a treatment role working with children and youth with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
• Experience using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) with children and/or youth.
• Experience treating children and youth with suicidal risk.
• Experience with family based treatment.
• Experience with trauma-informed practice.
• Experience providing services utilizing an outreach model.
• Experience providing services utilizing a strength-based case management model and multi-disciplinary wrap around services.
• Experience liaising with or working in hospital settings.
• Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) with the required combination of education and experience.

Please refer to the Job Profile for the full list of willingness/ proviso requirements.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Wendy.Bastiaanssen@gov.bc.ca

About this Position:
There are two (2) regular full time positions available.
These positions are also posted as a C NURSE 7 under REQ 118074.
Please refer to MyHR for more information on Temporary Market Adjustments.
Flexible work options are available; this position may be able to work up to one (1) day at home biweekly subject to an approved telework agreement.
An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and permanent vacancies.
A Criminal Record Check (CRC) and Criminal Record Review Act Check (CRRA) will be required.
Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.

Working for the BC Public Service:
The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process, including the assessment and selection stages. Please email the individual or contact listed on the posting if you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process.

The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to Canadian Indigenous (First Nations [status or non-status], Métis, or Inuit) applicants. Indigenous applicants can contact this service for personalized guidance on the BC Public Service hiring process including job applications and interviews.

The BC Public Service is an award-winning employer and offers employees competitive benefits, amazing learning opportunities and a chance to engage in rewarding work with exciting career development opportunities. For more information, please see What We Offer.

How to Apply:
Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the job requirements listed above. Applicants who are selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on their knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and other position related requirements as outlined in the Job Profile at the bottom of the posting.

Cover letter required: NO - Please do not submit a cover letter as it will not be reviewed.

Resume required: YES - A resume is required as part of your application, however, it may not be used for initial shortlisting purposes.

Questionnaire: YES - You will need to complete a comprehensive questionnaire to demonstrate how you meet the job requirements. Include all relevant information about your educational accomplishments and employment history including job titles, start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and how you obtained your relevant experience. The questionnaire will take approximately 60 minutes to complete.

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