Assessor Coordinator Degree

Position #: V37799

Expected Start Date: February 09, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services

City/Town: Regina

Department:  Community Outreach and Support Team

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends, Stats

Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Assessor Coordinator - Degree $36.721 to $44.902

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Under the direction of a Program Manager and as part of the interdisciplinary Community Outreach and Support Team, the Assessor Coordinator provides a range of screening, triage, assessment, treatment and case coordination services to a community mental health and addictions population. The Community Outreach and Support Team provide crisis intervention, support, assessment and follow-up plans to clients in the community who are in crisis or require assistance. The team also assists in the successful stabilization and/or transition of acute patients from hospital/detox to community or alternatively to prevent admission/readmission by providing short term acute mental health/addiction services to those who present in crisis. Follow-up may include brief monitoring/support, referral to appropriate community organizations/support networks or collaboration with existing supportive organizations. Prevention of ongoing or future crisis is a goal of the program. The model of service is mental health and addiction outreach and crisis intervention. Services are provided through extended hours (days, evenings and weekends).

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Recognized degree/diploma in nursing, social work degree or addiction counsellor degree.

Experience

• One year of recognized experience (postgraduate) in working within community mental health and addiction services.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of a variety of mental health disorders and interventions required to enable clients to sustain stability.
• Knowledge of a variety of addiction and harm reduction strategies and interventions required to enable clients to sustain stability.
• Knowledge of community resources is essential.
• Work experience with mental health and addictions community outreach and competence in delivering mental health and addiction crisis interventions.
• Demonstrated clinical assessment skills, case planning, and consultation experience.
• Able to work independently and in a self-motivated manner, ability to respond under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with a multidisciplinary team and other agencies in the community.
• Demonstrated cultural competency skills.
• Knowledge and practical application of the Mental Health Services Act.
• Demonstrated consultation and public relation skills with the ability to maintain effective work relationships.
• Demonstrated interpersonal competence including effective problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated communication skills - both written and oral.
• Ability to enter and retrieve data in a computer database system

   

Other Information

• Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement.  HSAS seniority within the Saskatchewan Health Authority will be considered under the Selection Criteria.
• Please submit a cover letter and resume when applying for this position.
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/