Assessor Coordinator Degree

Position #: 201543

Expected Start Date: December 23, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Kikinahk Friendship Centre

City/Town: La Ronge

Department: New Alcohol and Drug Initiatives - Project Hope Youth Worker

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work:  224 hours per 6 weeks

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Reporting to the Manager, the incumbent is responsible for the screening and coordination of initial service requests for all programs within Mental Health and Addictions Services in the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The Assessor Coordinator Degree provides screening, triage, assessments for urgency/risk, and coordinates case assignments. The position facilitates crisis response and short-term support for services to clients presenting with a variety of mental health and addictions issues. The Assessor Coordinator Degree provides consultation to Community Agencies and Programs regarding services available in Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience working with mental health and addictions clients

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Bachelor of Addictions Counseling is acceptable
• Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable
• Bachelor of Social Sciences is acceptable
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable

Competencies

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in Mental Health and Addictions
• Knowledge in community resources and services in the clinical area
• Knowledge of crisis and suicide intervention and prevention programs
• Knowledge of assessment, triage, treatment and case management.

Other Information

• Travel required
• Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body
• La Ronge is located approximately 241 km north of Prince Albert
• For more information on the town of La Ronge please visit https://www.laronge.ca/
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement