Mental Health Therapist Staff

Position #: 147329

Expected Start Date: December 23, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: La Ronge Health Centre

City/Town: La Ronge

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics & Programs

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work:  224 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Mental Health Therapist - Staff $35.546 to $43.466

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Provides ongoing mental health and psychosocial client services. Services delivered include screening and assessing client needs and determining relevant treatment plans. Initiates or participates in community development initiatives, participating in PHC initiatives evaluation within site. Promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards of practice to ensure that clients receive a high standard of primary health care. This will be done in accordance with organization mission statement, policies and procedures.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience working with clients and families coping with mental health disorders

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Bachelor Degree in a health related field
• Bachelor of Psychology is acceptable

Competencies

• Computer skills
• High level interpersonal skills to work effectively with clients and colleagues
• Demonstrated skill in maintaining files and records
• Administrative skills
• Keyboarding skills
• Demonstrated skills w/ Addiction and Concurrent disorders assessment/counseling
• Assessment and intervention skills for individual and group theraphy modalities

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in individual assessment and counselling skills
• Knowledge of healing practices and indigenous based healing initiatives
• Ability to advocate on behalf of clients, caregivers /extended family members.
• Knowledge in quality improvement theory and methodologies
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge in substance abuse and addictions, including cause and effect
• Knowledge of Indigenous Culture and traditions
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Ability to conduct a suicide risk assessment with other health care providers
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate level of professional conduct and judgement.
• Knowledge of crisis and suicide intervention and prevention programs
• Knowledge in evidence based models of treatment intervention and application

Other Information

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