Assessor Coordinator Degree

Position #: V44123

Expected Start Date: May 05, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services

City/Town: Regina

Department: Centralized Intake

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts

Shift Information: days

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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

Travel Required: Yes

Human Resources Exemption: No

Job Description

Under the direction of the Program Manager responsible for Intake, and as part of an interdisciplinary team, the Assessor Coordinator is responsible to respond to initial requests for information and services across Mental Health and Addiction sites. The Assessor Coordinator will provide a range of screening, triage, assessment, treatment and case management services to a population of acute and chronic mentally disordered adults as well as children /youth and their families. The incumbent will provide program consultation and coordination of service including prioritizing and assigning to multidisciplinary staff or referring to community agencies . Also provides professional and public education regarding mental health issues and resources.

Education

• Recognized degree/diploma in nursing, or a degree in Social Work.
• Must have a current practicing registration with their professional association.

Experience

• Requires a minimum of one (1) year recent post graduate experience working within community mental health and addiction services, with combined experience working with adults, children/youth and their families in a health care service setting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge and skill in assessment, triage, treatment, case management, community outreach and crisis interventions. Knowledge of normal child and adolescent development and psychopathology.  Knowledge of family systems and models for therapeutic intervention strategies appropriate to the treatment of child, adolescent mental health diagnoses and family problems.  Knowledge of interventions empirically validated or supported by best practice literature.  Knowledge of a variety of mental health disorders and addiction and harm reduction strategies required to enable client to sustain stability.  Ability to identify, implement and evaluate areas of client difficulty across a wide rangy of clinical presentation and formulate evidence based intervention.  Ability to implement a variety of intervention strategies (individual or group) for individuals with mental health and addiction problems in a community based setting, including but not limited to assessment, triage, treatment, case management.  Knowledge and practical application of the Mental Health Services Act, the Family Services Act and the Health Information Privacy Act.  Demonstrated cultural competency skills. Organizational skills, including the ability to maintain priorities while managing multiple and diverse demands.  Leadership abilities and the ability to work within a change management model.  Interpersonal competence, including effective problem solving and conflict resolutions skills.  Knowledge of community resources and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain consulting relationships within a multidisciplinary team, interagency programs and across the community of human services.  Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and independently to manage complex and multiple demands.  Sound communication skills - both written and oral.  Ability to prepare reports in a clear, concise and timely manner  and ability to provide public presentations and professional training.  Effective problem solving, decision-making and conflict resolution skills.

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.
• Must hold a valid driver's license.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to enter and retrieve data in a computer database system.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including an ability to work day, evening and weekend shifts based on operational needs.
• This position will be located at 2110 Hamilton Street.
• Please provide cover letter and resume when applying for this position.
• For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/