Mental Health Therapist Staff

Position #: 130458

Expected Start Date: May 19, 2025

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: 224.00 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

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

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Other Information

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